Bishop of Dunwich
The Bishop of Dunwich is an episcopal title which was first used by an Anglo-Saxons bishop between the 7th and 9th centuries and is currently used by the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The title takes its name after Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk, which has now largely been lost to the sea.
In 1934 the
episcopal consecration on 24 February 2016.[2]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Dunwich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1934 | 1945 | Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton | Formerly Bishop of Ballarat; assistant bishop in St Edmundsbury since 1931. |
| 1945 | 1955 | Clement Mallory Ricketts
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| 1955 | 1967 | Thomas Cashmore | |
| 1967 | 1977 | David Maddock | |
| 1977 | 1980 | William Johnston | |
| 1980 | 1992 | Eric Devenport | |
| 1992 | 1995 | Jonathan Bailey | Translated to Derby. |
| 1995 | 1999 | Tim Stevens | Translated to Leicester. |
| 1999 | 2013 | Clive Young | Retired 12 May 2013.[3] |
| 2013 | 2016 | vacant | No new suffragan could be appointed during the lengthy vacancy (October 2013–May 2015) in the diocesan see, because the diocesan bishop makes the appointment.[4] |
| 2016 | present | Mike Harrison | Consecrated on 24 February 2016.[2]
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References
- ^ "No. 34079". The London Gazette. 17 August 1934. p. 5251.
- ^ a b St Edmundsbury & Ipswich — The next Bishop of Dunwich announced Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 16 December 2015)
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese – Bishop Nigel set for new role at Lambeth (Accessed 25 June 2013)
- ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.