Bishop of Tonbridge
The Bishop of Tonbridge is an
Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 11 September 1958.[2] The bishop assists the diocesan Bishop of Rochester
as well as having a particular ministry in the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge.
The current bishop is Simon Burton-Jones, since his consecration on 3 July 2018.[3]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Tonbridge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1959 | 1968 | Russell White | (1896–1979) |
| 1968 | 1972 | David Halsey | (1919–2009). Translated to Carlisle |
| 1973 | 1982 | Philip Goodrich | (1929–2001). Translated to Worcester |
| 1982 | 1993 | David Bartleet | (1929–2002) |
| 1993 | 2002 | Brian Smith | (b. 1943). Translated to Edinburgh |
| 2002 | 2015 | Brian Castle | (b. 1949) Retired 31 October 2015.[4][5] |
| 2015 | 2018 | vacant | |
| 2018 | present | Simon Burton-Jones | (b. 1962) Consecrated 3 July 2018. |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ "No. 41495". The London Gazette. 12 September 1958. p. 5597.
- ^ Diocese of Rochester — New Bishop of Tonbridge Announced (Accessed 27 March 2018)
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Brian Castle — Retirement as Bishop of Tonbridge Archived 2015-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2015)
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