Bishop of Barking

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The Suffragan Bishop of Barking is a post in the Church of England.[1]

The current bishop is The Rt Revd David Hawkins, former Rector of St George's Church in Leeds. He was consecrated bishop on 17 October 2002 and began his public ministry as Anglican Bishop of Barking in the Diocese of Chelmsford in January 2003.

The Barking area comprises of the East London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, together with the Epping Forest and Harlow districts of west Essex. The population is 1.3 million and includes a wide mix of ethnicity and culture. The area comprises 166 churches, 60 of which are set in urban priority area parishes. The Barking area also includes the main site for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

Canon David Hawkins said: "It is an immense privilege to be invited to provide support and leadership to clergy and residents in this area of such variety and opportunity. The work that I have done with the people in Leeds has been some preparation for the challenge ahead in the rapid regeneration region of East London and Essex".[3]

[edit] List of the Bishops of the Episcopal Area of Barking, England

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1901 to 1919 Thomas Stevens (1841-1920)
1919 to 1948 James Theodore Inskip (1868-1949)
1948 to 1959 Hugh Rowlands Gough (1905-1997). Translated to Sydney
1959 to 1975 William Frank Percival Chadwick (1905-1991)
1975 to 1983 Albert James Adams (1915-1999)
1983 to 1990 James William Roxburgh (b.1921)
1991 to 2002 Roger Frederick Sainsbury (b.1936)
2002 to Present David John Leader Hawkins (b.1949)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ Church of England, Essex & East London
  3. ^ Press Release, Barking & Dagenham

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