Bishop of Kensington
The Bishop of Kensington is an
area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The Bishop of Kensington is responsible for a part of Greater London, including Kensington, Hounslow, Hampton, Hammersmith and Fulham, plus the Spelthorne district in Surrey
.
In February 1903, the first bishop received care of the
area scheme of 1970, the bishop was given oversight of the deaneries of Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Hampton, Staines and Hounslow.[5] The bishops suffragan of Kensington have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.[6]
Emma Ineson became Bishop of Kensington upon swearing the oaths at a service on 19 February 2023.[7][8]
List of bishops
Bishops of Kensington | |||
---|---|---|---|
From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1901 | 1911 | Frederick Ridgeway | (1875–1921). Translated to Salisbury |
1911 | 1932 | John Maud | (1860–1932). Died in post. |
1932 | 1942 | Bertram Simpson | (1883–1971). Translated to Southwark
|
1942 | 1949 | Henry Montgomery Campbell | (1887–1970). Formerly Bishop of Willesden. Translated to Guildford |
1949 | 1961 | Cyril Easthaugh | (1897–1988). Translated to Peterborough |
1962 | 1964 | Edward Roberts | (1908–2001). Formerly Bishop of Malmesbury. Translated to Ely |
1964 | 1980 | Ronald Goodchild | (1910–1998) First area bishop from 1979. |
1981 | 1987 | Mark Santer | (born 1936). Translated to Birmingham |
1987 | 1994 | John Hughes | (1935–1994) Died in office 19 August 1994. |
1994 | 1996 | no appointment | |
1996 | 2008 | Michael Colclough | (born 1944). Moved to become Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral
|
2009 | 2015 | Paul Williams[9] | Translated to Southwell & Nottingham 11 May 2015.[10] |
23 September 2015 | 2022 | Graham Tomlin | [11] Consecrated 23 September 2015;[12] resigned[13] 30 August 2022.[14] |
2023 | present | Emma Ineson | Previously Bishop of Penrith and Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York;[15] |
Source(s):[1] |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Sarah Mullally [@bishopSarahM] (19 February 2023). "Welcome @e_ineson Bishop of Kensington..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kensington Area Welcome Service for the Right Reverend Dr Emma Ineson - St Barnabas Kensington (livestream). 19 February 2023. Event occurs at 55:00. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph Issue no 47,759 (dated Saturday 20 December 2008) Appointments in the clergy p 26
- ^ Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 24 May 2015)
- ^ Diocese of London – Graham Tomlin announced as the new Bishop of Kensington (Accessed 2 July 2015)
- ^ Diocese of London – A new Bishop of Kensington (Accessed 2 July 2015)
- ^ "Bishop Graham to step down this Summer". Diocese of London. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Consultation: The See of Kensington". Diocese of London. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "New Bishop for West London". Diocese of London. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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