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Bishop of Tonbridge

Bishop of Tonbridge

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The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Tonbridge, a market town in Kent; the see was erected under the 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]

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  1. [1]
    Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. [2]
    "No. 41495". The London Gazette. 12 September 1958. p. 5597.
  3. [3]
    Diocese of Rochester — New Bishop of Tonbridge Announced (Accessed 27 March 2018)
  4. [4]
    "Gazette: Appointments". Church Times. No. 7930. 13 March 2015. p. 34. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. [5]
    Brian Castle — Retirement as Bishop of Tonbridge Archived 2015-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2015)


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