Bishop of Kingston explained

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]

List of bishops

Bishops of Kingston
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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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002 . Church of England. 23 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Bristol . Bristol's Bishop's Chaplain appointed new Bishop of Kingston . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230103222056/https://bristol.anglican.org/news/bristols-bishops-chaplain-appointed-new-bishop-of-kingston.php . 3 January 2023 . 4 January 2023 . live .
  3. Web site: Bishop of Kingston, Richard Cheetham, announces retirement. Diocese of Southwark. 17 February 2022. 8 February 2022. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208190614/https://southwark.anglican.org/news-events/news/latest-news/bishop-of-kingston-the-rt-revd-dr-richard-cheetham-announces-retirement-2/. live.
  4. Web site: Canterbury Cathedral . (Order of Service) Eucharist with the Ordination and Consecration... . 2 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203194356/https://www.canterbury-cathedral.org/media/3w0hjliu/230202-consecration-2pm-final.pdf . 3 February 2023 . 3 February 2023 .
  5. Book: Crockford's Clerical Directory . 100th . London . Church House Publishing . 2007 . 947 . 978-0-7151-1030-0.