Bishop of Southwark (Anglican)

For the Roman Catholic Bishop, see Archbishop of Southwark.

The Bishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark in the Province of Canterbury.[1][2]

Until 1877, Southwark had been part of the Diocese of Winchester when it was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester. In 1891, the Bishop of Rochester appointed the only Suffragan Bishop of Southwark, and an ancient parish church in Southwark was restored to become a pro-Cathedral in 1897, which later became Southwark Cathedral.[1]

On the 1 May 1905,[3] the Diocese of Southwark was created and covers Greater London south of the River Thames and north and east Surrey.[1] The Bishop of Southwark is assisted by the suffragan bishops of Croydon, Kingston and Woolwich who each oversee an episcopal area of the diocese.[4]

The current and previous bishops of Southwark have both been cited as the reasons for "valid but irregular" ordinations of candidates associated with a conservative evangelical church planting group based in the diocese.[5][6]

The current bishop is the Right Reverend Christopher Chessun, the 10th Bishop of Southwark, who signs +Christopher Southwark. He had previously been the Bishop of Woolwich (2005–2011).

Contents

List of the Bishops of Southwark

Suffragan Bishop

Suffragan Bishop of Southwark [1][2]
No. Incumbent From Until Notes
1 Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs 1891 1905 Translated to Worcester, and later to Coventry
In 1905, Southwark became a diocesan see

Diocesan Bishops

Diocesan Bishops of Southwark [1][2]
No. Incumbent From Until Notes
1 Edward Talbot 1905 1911 Translated from Rochester, later moved to Winchester
2 Hubert Burge 1911 1919 Translated to Oxford
3 Cyril Garbett 1919 1932 Translated to Winchester, and later to York
4 Richard Parsons 1932 1942 Translated from Middleton, later moved to Hereford
5 Bertram Simpson 1942 1959 Translated from Kensington
6 Mervyn Stockwood 1959 1980
7 Ronald Bowlby 1980 1991 Translated from Newcastle
8 Robert Williamson 1991 1998 Translated from Bradford
9 Thomas Butler 1998 2010 Translated from Leicester
10 Christopher Chessun 2011 Translated from Woolwich

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Diocese of Southwark: History. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  3. ^ London Gazette. March 21, 1905.
  4. ^ Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  5. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1502179/Evangelicals-defy-bishop-by-holding-irregular-ordinations.html
  6. ^ http://www.co-mission.org.uk/Groups/175156/Co_Mission/ABOUT_US/A_M_I/A_M_I.aspx

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