Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe

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The Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe in the Province of Canterbury.

The diocese covers not only the area of Gibraltar in British jurisdiction but also all of mainland Europe, Morocco and the territory of the former Soviet Union. The see is based in the City of Gibraltar where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. The bishop's residence, however, is in England at Bishop's Lodge in Worth, Crawley, West Sussex.

The office has existed since the union in 1980 of the see of Gibraltar (founded 1842) with the Jurisdiction of North and Central Europe of the see of London (headed by the suffragan bishop of Fulham). The current bishop is the Right Reverend Douglas Geoffrey Rowell, MA, PhD, DD, the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe.

[edit] List of the Bishops of Gibraltar in Europe and earlier diocesan bishops

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1842 to 1863 George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar
1863 to 1868 Walter John Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar
1868 to 1873 Charles Amyand Harris, Bishop of Gibraltar
1874 to 1903 Charles Waldgrave Sandford, Bishop of Gibraltar
1904 to 1911 William Edward Collins, Bishop of Gibraltar
1911 to 1920 Henry Joseph Corbett Knight, Bishop of Gibraltar
1921 to 1927 John Harold Greig, Bishop of Gibraltar
1927 to 1933 Frederick Cyril Nugent Hicks, Bishop of Gibraltar
1933 to 1946 Harold Jocelyn Buxton, Bishop of Gibraltar
1947 to 1953 Cecil Douglas Horsley, Bishop of Gibraltar
1954 to 1960 Frederick William Thomas Craske, Bishop of Gibraltar
1960 to 1970 Stanley Albert Hallam Eley, Bishop of Gibraltar
1970 to 1980 John Richard Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar
1980 to 1993 John Richard Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe
1993 to 2001 John William Hind, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe Translated to Chichester
2001 to present Douglas Geoffrey Rowell, MA, PhD, DD, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe

[edit] Suffragan and assistant bishops

The bishop also has one suffragan bishop, known as the Suffragan Bishop in Europe (currently the Right Reverend David Hamid) and various honourary assistant bishops from other churches in communion with the Church of England.

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