The Church of England’s Secretary General of the General Synod, William Fittall, is to step down in November.
Mr Fittall, 61, is a career-long civil servant whose appointments included Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Secretary and head of the Counter-Terrorism Division of the Home Office.
In 2012 it was revealed that Mr Fittall had written an internal memo warning that the Church of England must introduce women bishops or face a “major constitutional crisis”.
Mr Fittall, who was appointed as Secretary General in 2002, said: "When the time comes, there will be more to say about the experience and privilege of having occupied this unique role.”
He added: "After a succession of demanding roles I have, with my wife, concluded that the time has come for me to retire from full-time work and move to a more flexible pattern of life."
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