After 11 years as Bishop of Southwark and 45 years service to the Church of England, Bishop Tom Butler was reluctantly retiring.
Mayor of Lambeth with Bishop Tom
A wide range of the community joined him for a farewell reception followed by a service held at Southwark Cathedral. The popularity of Bishop Tom was evident by the numbers who filled the Cathedral and through the kind words at his service.
The service included ladies from a Zimbabwean choir.
London Mayors at the retirement of Bishop Tom
