The Bishops of Woolwich, Southwark and Kingston will all spend Christmas Day in prison.
Bishop of Woolwich, the Rt Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave will be at Thameside Prison on Christmas morning to lead a service there. The Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, will lead the service at Brixton Prison while Bishop of Kingston, the Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham, will be at Wandsworth.
Bishop Christopher said: "It is so important that we are able to spend time with those who are in the prisons and young offenders’ institution on Christmas Day.
"It is often a difficult time for them and so it is very good to go and pray with them as we celebrate the birth of our Lord.
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