The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames) is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.[1]
On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023.[2]
| Bishops of Kingston | ||||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
| 1905 | 1915 | Cecil Hook | ||
| 1915 | 1922 | Samuel Taylor | ||
| 1922 | 1927 | Percy Herbert | ||
| 1927 | 1952 | Frederick Hawkes | ||
| 1952 | 1970 | William Gilpin | ||
| 1970 | 1978 | Hugh Montefiore | ||
| 1978 | 1984 | Keith Sutton | Translated to Lichfield | |
| 1984 | 1992 | Peter Selby | ||
| 1992 | 1997 | Martin Wharton | ||
| 1997 | 2001 | Peter Price | ||
| 2002 | 2022 | Richard Cheetham | Retired 17 October 2022.[3] | |
| 2023 | present | Martin Gainsborough | Consecrated 2 February 2023.[4] | |
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