Anglican_Bishop_of_Southwark

Anglican Bishop of Southwark

Anglican Bishop of Southwark

Diocesan bishop in the Church of England


The Bishop of Southwark (/ˈsʌðərk/ SUDH-ərk)[1] is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark in the Province of Canterbury.[2][3]

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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] The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Streatham.[4]

On 1 May 1905,[5] 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.[6]

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.[7][8]

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

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Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese have been:


References

  1. "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
  2. Diocese of Southwark: History Archived January 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 21 October 2013.
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  4. London Gazette. March 21, 1905.
  5. Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
  6. Petre, Jonathan (4 November 2005). "Evangelicals defy bishop by holding 'irregular' ordinations". Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. "A.M.I.E". Co-Mission. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  8. "Historical successions: Southwark". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  9. 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.
  10. Blain, Michael. Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932 (2019) p. 268 (Accessed at Project Canterbury, 26 June 2019)
  11. "Boys, John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. "Barham, Edward Lawrence". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. "The Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 3255. 12 June 1925. p. 715. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 May 2021 via UK Press Online archives.
  14. "Trinity ordinations". Church Times. No. 3306. 4 June 1926. p. 631. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 May 2021 via UK Press Online archives.
  15. "Farewell for new Bishop of Rwanda". Church Times. No. 5272. 28 February 1964. p. 16. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 26 May 2021 via UK Press Online archives.

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