Bishop's wife leaves for vicar

Hull - The Bishop of Hull yesterday told of his sadness at the collapse of his 24-year marriage

Hull - The Bishop of Hull yesterday told of his sadness at the collapse of his 24-year marriage. The Right Rev Richard Frith (50) was speaking after it was revealed his wife, Jill, had left him for the Rev Roger Flower, a vicar in Dartmouth, Devon.

"I am totally devastated by this. Clearly something like this is a pretty shattering blow and has knocked the stuffing out of me," the bishop told the Hull Daily Mail newspaper.