Bishop of Crediton

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The Diocese of Crediton was created out of the Diocese of Sherborne in 912 to cover the area of Devon and Cornwall. Crediton was chosen as the site for its cathedral possible to due it being the birthplace of Saint Boniface and due to the presence of a monastery.[1]

In 1046 Leofric became Bishop of Crediton. Following his appointment he decided that the cathedral should moved moved to the more culturally aware, larger and walled town of Exeter. In 1050, King Edward the Confessor authorised that Exeter now be the seat of the bishop for Devon and Cornwall, and that a cathedral be built there for the bishop's throne. Thus, Leofric became the last diocesan Bishop of Crediton and the first Bishop of Exeter.[1]

Today, the holder of the office is a suffragan to the Bishop of Exeter.[1] The current holder of the office is the Right Reverend Robert Evens.[2]

[edit] List of the Suffragan Bishops of Crediton

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1897 to 1930 Robert Edward Trefusis
1930 to 1954 William Frederick Surtees
1954 to 1974 Wilfred Arthur Edmund Westall
1974 to 1984 Philip John Pasterfield
1984 to 1996 Peter Everard Coleman
1996 to 2004 Richard Stephen Hawkins Formerly Bishop of Plymouth
2004 to Present Robert John Scott Evens

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ BBC announces appointment

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