Bishop of Dorchester (modern)
The modern Bishop of Dorchester is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The Bishop of Dorchester, along with the Bishop of Buckingham and the Bishop of Reading, assists the Diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing the diocese.
The title takes its name from the town of Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, and was first used by the historic Bishops of Dorchester; at first for a West Saxon diocese, and later for a Mercian diocese. The bishops suffragan of Dorchester have been area bishops since the Oxford area scheme was founded in 1984.[2]
List of bishops
| Suffragan Bishops of Dorchester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1939 | 1952 | Gerald Allen | Formerly Bishop of Sherborne |
| 1952 | 1956 | Kenneth Riches | Translated to Lincoln |
| 1957 | 1972 | David Loveday | |
| 1972 | 1977 | Peter Walker | Translated to Ely |
| 1979 | 1988 | Conrad Meyer | First area bishop from 1984. |
| 1988 | 2000 | Anthony Russell | Translated to Ely |
| 2000 | present | Colin Fletcher OBE [3] | |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ God in the Life of Colin Fletcher. Retrieved on 5 June 2008.
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