We have a visitor at the Cathedral for the next couple of weeks; he is Bishop Greg Thompson
from the New Territories in Australia. He told us that his Diocese in New Territories has the same footprint as France, Germany and Italy all pushed alongside each other.
There was a loud gasp as we tried to take that information in and imagine it - that wasn't easy as our Diocese in the UK is 35 miles from top to bottom! In that small space we have one million people which apparently is many, many more than in the New Territories.
I think the most difficult problem to get their heads around is that they are visiting us in
'high summer'.....we find it difficult to believe too.
This is interesting, Winifred! I was a bit bamboozled by 'New Territories', so checked your bishop out - he is a very nice-looking chap! - and it's the Northern Territory! I still find it hard to get my head around the tiny islands of UK with so many people, and as I've mentioned before, you'd expect there to be standing room only! The summer I met you was the hottest ever for me, well in Italy at least, and I couldn't get home quickly enough as I was too hot to think. Mind you, I haven't experienced the heat of the Northern Territory...
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