Prince William has given a “renewed glimmer of hope” with his “commitment to the Church of England” after ending years of speculation about his religious beliefs.The Prince of Wales appeared with his wife, Catherine, at Canterbury Cathedral for the installation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.His appearance followed sources close to William saying he had disclosed his “quiet faith” and “commitment to the Church of England”.Bishop Ceirion H Dewar, who recently expressed his concerns about the suppression of Christianity, shared with GB News his optimism that the Prince of Wales would take such a line.Prince William has given a ‘renewed glimmer of hope’ | PAThe bishop told the People’s Channel: “It has renewed a glimmer of hope within me that our next sovereign king will be the defender of the faith.”I think that by his life journey, it had a strong influence on his devoutness to his faith and commitment to both the church and Christians in the United Kingdom.”Sources said that “this week [was] an opportunity to be very clear in people’s minds, when he walks into Canterbury Cathedral, of where he stands.”For him, it is a drawing of a line in the sand of where he’s at, and it’s really important that it [the question over his commitment to the Church] is cleared up.”The bishop explained that he is ‘glad’ the prince is a ‘man of quiet faith’ | PAThe source added: “His feeling is: ‘I might not be at church every day, but I believe in it, I want to support it, and this is an important aspect of my role and the next role, and I will take it very seriously, in my own way.'”Bishop Ceirion explained that he is “glad” the prince is a “man of quiet faith” despite not being a regular churchgoer.The bishop added that he is “thankful that that [William’s message] has come about” following fears of Christianity being suppressed.His comments come after publishing a letter to the King calling for him to do more as the monarch and Supreme Governor of the Church of England in supporting Christianity.Bishop Ceirion expressed his concerns about the suppression of Christianity | GETTYAddressing the King, the bishop told GB News: “My expectation is you made a vote to protect and defend the protestant form of religion, which in the United Kingdom is increasingly and acceleratingly under attack.”You need to fulfil your oath, and you need to be far more vocal in your defence of the faith, like Queen Elizabeth II.”His key point, which he shared in his letter signed by thousands of people, is that His Majesty should address the concern of Christianity diminishing.Sharing an anecdote with the People’s Channel about when he spoke with the King, Bishop Ceirion said: “I had a conversation with the then Prince Charles when he was Prince of Wales, and the conversation was about his concern for the future of the church.The bishop has called on the King to do ‘more’ | GETTY”The first three years of his reign as sovereign, I haven’t seen those concerns addressed, especially a similar concern that you could tell was in his voice at the time we had the conversation.”The Bishop continued: “I just felt like somebody needs to do something or say something, and the only person that’s got a powerful enough voice is the man that is the Church of England, a man that before almighty God in a congregation of people in Westminster Abbey and took an oath to the Church of Scotland on the day of his accession speech at St James’s Palace.”Just to remind His Majesty, you have a constitutional responsibility to protect and defend the Protestant Reformed faith and to remind him of that.”Bishop Ceirion’s letter has been viewed by millions across social media and has received over 6,900 signatures at the time of publication.