The Bishop of Croydon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1]
The Bishop of Croydon oversees the Episcopal Area of Croydon, which is made up of the Archdeaconries of Croydon and Reigate. The Archdeaconry of Reigate comprises the three Rural Deaneries of Caterham (9 parishes), Godstone (14 parishes) and Reigate (24 parishes), extending as far south as Gatwick Airport. The Archdeaconry of Croydon comprises the Rural Deaneries of Croydon Addington (9 parishes), Croydon Central (10 parishes), Croydon North (12 parishes), Croydon South (10 parishes) and Sutton (14 parishes).
The Episcopal area was historically in the Diocese of Canterbury, as the Archbishops of Canterbury lived at Croydon Palace and Addington Palace until the 19th century. Since the Croydon area was transferred from Canterbury to Southwark in 1984, Stuart Snell was presumably the first suffragan Bishop of Croydon for the Diocese of Southwark.
The see is currently vacant following the translation of Bishop Nick Baines to be Bishop of Bradford.
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Pereira | 1904 | 1924 | (1845–1926) |
| – | no appointment | 1924 | 1930 | |
| 2 | Edward Woods | 1930 | 1937 | (1877–1953). Translated to Lichfield |
| 3 | William Anderson | 1937 | 1942 | (1892–1972). Translated to Portsmouth |
| 4 | Maurice Harland | 1942 | 1947 | (1896–1986). Translated to Lincoln |
| 5 | Cuthbert Bardsley | 1947 | 1956 | (1907–1991). Translated to Coventry |
| 6 | John Hughes | 1957 | 1977 | (1908–2001) |
| 7 | Stuart Snell | 1977 | 1985 | (1920–1988) |
| 8 | Wilfred Wood | 1985 | 2003 | (b.1936) |
| 9 | Nick Baines | 2003 | 2011 | (b.1957). Translated to Bradford |
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