The Bishop of Reading, Olivia Graham, has announced her retirement later this year. The first female Suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Oxford will lay down her crosier on September 30 after five years of dedicated service. Since her consecration in 2019, Rev Graham has championed efforts to support young people impacted by knife crime, as well as leading the diocese’s response to the climate crisis. In this role, she attended the COP26 conference in Glasgow and worked closely with other faith leaders on environmental leadership. She has also led an annual pilgrimage to Taizé, France with grou…