Bishop of Dover
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Bishop of Dover is the title given to a suffragan bishop of the diocese of Canterbury in the Church of England.[1] The title takes its name from the town of Dover in Kent. Unlike the other three suffragans in the diocese, he holds the additional title of "Bishop in Canterbury" and is empowered to act almost as if he were the diocesan bishop of Canterbury, since the actual diocesan bishop (the Archbishop of Canterbury) is so frequently away fulfilling national and international duties. Among other things, this gives the Bishop of Dover an ex officio seat in the Church's General Synod.
[edit] List of holders of the office
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1537 to 1545 | Richard Yngworth | |
| 1545 to 1557 | Richard Thornden | |
| 1557 to 1569 | no appointment | |
| 1569 to 1597 | Richard Rogers | |
| 1597 to 1870 | in abeyance | |
| 1870 to 1890 | Edward Parry | |
| 1890 to 1897 | George Rodney Eden | Translated to Wakefield |
| 1898 to 1916 | William Walsh | |
| 1916 to 1927 | Harold Ernest Bilbrough | Translated to Newcastle |
| 1927 to 1934 | John Victor Macmillan | Translated to Guildford |
| 1935 to 1957 | Alfred Careywollaston Rose | |
| 1957 to 1964 | Lewis Evan Meredith | |
| 1964 to 1980 | Anthony Paul Tremlett | |
| 1980 to 1992 | Richard Henry McPhail Third | Formerly Bishop of Maidstone |
| 1992 to 1999 | John Richard Allan Llewellin | Formerly Bishop of St Germans |
| 1999 to Present | Stephen Squires Venner | (b. 1944). Formerly Bishop of Middleton |
[edit] References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
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