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William Hill news - Race To Canterbury Heading For Photo Finish

ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY RACE HEADING FOR PHOTO FINISH? BET ON IT......

WITH THE Commission charged with appointing the next Archbishop of Canterbury apparently struggling to come up with the answer, the betting reflects the fact that there are still several strong contenders, with the first five in William Hill's markeT all having been favourite at some stage of the process.

Hills currently make Justin Welby, once a 7/1 outsider, the 6/4 favourite to succeed Rowan Williams, with the Bishop of Norwich, Graham James, who is reportedly praying he does not get the position, 9/4 second favourite, ahead of the Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth, a 5/2 shot.

'There seem to be as many candidates to succeed Rowan Williams as there will be to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager -this is the closest race we've ever seen, but the betting strongly suggests the ultimate winner will come from the first six in the market' said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe. 'By the time the decision is announced there will be tens of thousands of pounds riding on the outcome.'

William Hill's odds – Next Archbishop of Canterbury:

6/4 Justin Welby ........Bishop of Durham

9/4 Graham James .......Bishop of Norwich

5/2 Christopher Cocksworth .....Bishop of Coventry

4/1 John Sentamu ......Archbishop of York

6/1 Richard Chartres ....Bishop of London

8/1 James Jones .....Bishop of Liverpool

10/1 Tim Stevens ......Bishop of Leicester

14/1 John Packer ...Bishop of Ripon/Leeds

14/1 Nick Baines ......Bishop of Bradford

16/1 John Inge .....Bishop of Worcester

16/1 Stephen Croft ......Bishop of Sheffield

16/1 Tom Wright ...former Bishop of Durham

25/1 Stephen Cottrell ......Bishop of Chelmsford

33/1 David Urquhart ...Bishop of Birmingham

50/1 Alastair Redfern ...Bishop of Derby

50/1 John Pritchard .....Bishop of Oxford

50/1 Stephen Conway ....Bishop of Ely

100/1 Peter Bryan Price ...Bishop of Bath & Wells

1000/1 Cliff Richard

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