Anglican Bishop of Southwark
| Bishop of Southwark | |
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| Bishopric | |
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Incumbent: Christopher Chessun | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Cathedral | St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark |
| Formation | 1905 |
The Bishop of Southwark /ˈsʌðərk/[1] is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark in the Province of Canterbury.[2][3]
Until 1877, Southwark had been part of the Diocese of Winchester when it was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester. In 1891, the Bishop of Rochester appointed Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs the only suffragan bishop of Southwark and an ancient parish church in Southwark was restored to become a pro-cathedral in 1897, which later became Southwark Cathedral.[2]
On 1 May 1905,[4] the Diocese of Southwark was created and covers Greater London south of the River Thames and east Surrey, broadly defined.[2] The Bishop of Southwark is assisted by the suffragan bishops of Croydon, of Kingston and of Woolwich who each oversee an episcopal area of the diocese.[5]
The current and previous bishops have been cited in canonical practice in its interpretation as "valid but irregular" of three ordinations of candidates ordained abroad, associated with a conservative evangelical church-forming group, the Anglican Mission in England, having expressed, in the church's view, extreme views on a complex subject.[6][7]
The current bishop is Christopher Chessun, the 10th Bishop of Southwark, who signs +Christopher Southwark. He had previously been the area Bishop of Woolwich (2005–2011).
When the post-holder ranks among the longest-serving 21 bishops heading a diocese, he or she will qualify for a place in the House of Lords, joining the other five who qualify ex officio, including the two archbishops.
List of bishops
| Diocesan Bishops of Southwark | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1905 | 1911 | Edward Talbot | Translated from Rochester, translated to Winchester |
| 1911 | 1919 | Hubert Burge | Translated to Oxford |
| 1919 | 1932 | Cyril Garbett | Translated to Winchester, and later to York |
| 1932 | 1942 | Richard Parsons | Translated from Middleton, translated to Hereford |
| 1942 | 1959 | Bertram Simpson | Translated from Kensington |
| 1959 | 1980 | Mervyn Stockwood | |
| 1980 | 1991 | Ronald Bowlby | Translated from Newcastle |
| 1991 | 1998 | Robert Williamson | Translated from Bradford |
| 1998 | 2010 | Tom Butler | Translated from Leicester |
| 2011 | present | Christopher Chessun | Translated from Woolwich |
| Source(s):[8][9] | |||
References
- ↑ "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
- 1 2 3 Diocese of Southwark: History Archived January 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 21 October 2013.
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ↑ London Gazette. March 21, 1905.
- ↑ Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
- ↑ Petre, Jonathan (2005-11-04). "Evangelicals defy bishop by holding 'irregular' ordinations". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ "A.M.I.E". Co-Mission. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ↑ "Historical successions: Southwark". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (2003) [1986]. Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 274–275. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
