Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican)
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The Anglican Bishop of Plymouth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the city of Plymouth in Devon; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 21 November 1922.[2] The suffragan bishop has particular episcopal oversight of the archdeaconries of Plymouth and of Totnes.
The current bishop, since September 2022, is James Grier.[3]
List of Bishops of Plymouth
[edit]| Anglican Bishops of Plymouth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1923 | 1933 | Howard Masterman | |
| 1934 | 1950 | Whitfield Daukes | |
| 1950 | 1962 | Norman Clarke | |
| 1962 | 1972 | Guy Sanderson | |
| 1972 | 1982 | Richard Cartwright | |
| 1982 | 1988 | Kenneth Newing | |
| 1988 | 1996 | Richard Hawkins | Translated to Crediton |
| 1996 | 2005 | John Garton | |
| 2005 | 2013 | John Ford | Translated to The Murray, Australia |
| 19 April 2015 | 2022 | Nick McKinnel | Translated from Crediton 19 April 2015.[4] |
| Sep 2022[5] | present | James Grier | Consecrated 29 September 2022[6] |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ "No. 32769". The London Gazette. 21 November 1922. p. 8186.
- ^ "New Bishop of Plymouth is Coming Home". Diocese of Exeter. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Diocese of Exeter — Vacancy in the See of Crediton (Archive.org) (Accessed 1 May 2015)
- ^ "No. 63829". The London Gazette (invalid
|supp=(help)). 30 September 2022. p. 18518. - ^ "Plymouth's New Bishop James Consecrated at Westminster Abbey". Diocese of Exeter. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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