Bishop of Basingstoke
The Bishop of Basingstoke is an
David Williams, Vicar of Christ Church Winchester, was to be consecrated Bishop of Basingstoke, and he assumed the role on 19 September 2014 at a consecration service at Winchester Cathedral.[3]
On 20 May 2021, it was reported that Tim Dakin, Bishop of Winchester, had "stepped back" as Bishop for six weeks, in light of the threat of a Diocesan Synod motion of no confidence in his leadership. Williams also "stepped back" and Debbie Sellin, Bishop of Southampton, served as acting diocesan bishop.[4] Williams' leave was later extended to the end of August 2021.[5]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Basingstoke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1973 | 1977 | Colin James | (1926–2009) Translated to Wakefield, and later to Winchester |
| 1977 | 1993 | Michael Manktelow | (1927–2017) |
| 1994 | 2001 | Geoffrey Rowell | (1943–2017) Translated to Gibraltar in Europe
|
| 2002 | 2009 | Trevor Willmott | (b. 1950) Translated to Dover |
| 2010 | 2014 | Peter Hancock | (b. 1955)[2][6] Translated to Bath and Wells |
| 2014 | Present | David Williams (on leave) |
(b. 1961) Formerly Vicar of Christ Church, Winchester;[3] on leave, 20 May 2021–present[4][5] |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ a b Diocese of Bath and Wells – Bishop's Synod address (24 March 2014) Archived 27 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine & Welcome to Christ Church Winchester, 9 March 2014 Archived 27 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (both accessed 4 April 2014)
- ^ a b Diocese of Winchester – A new Bishop for Basingstoke Archived 2014-06-26 at archive.today (Accessed 26 June 2014)
- ^ ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Number 10 — See of Basingstoke
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