Bishop of Swindon explained

The Bishop of Swindon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bristol, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Swindon in Wiltshire. The title of Bishop of Malmesbury was the precursor title, named after Malmesbury in Wiltshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 25 July 1927.

List of bishops of Swindon

Bishops of Malmesbury
From Until Incumbent Notes
1927 1946 Ronald Ramsay
1946 1956 Ivor Watkins
1956 1962 Edward Roberts
1962 1973 Jim Bishop
1973 1983 Freddy Temple
1983 1994 Peter Firth
Bishops of Swindon
1994 2004 Michael Doe
2005 2023 Lee Rayfield Also Acting Bishop of Bristol, 2017–18.[1] Retired 30 April 2023.[2]
2023 present Neil Warwick Consecrated 30 November 2023.[3]
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior clergy. Diocese of Bristol. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191717/https://www.bristol.anglican.org/senior-clergy/. 9 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Diocese of Bristol . Bishop Lee announces his retirement . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306030024/https://bristol.anglican.org/bishop-lee-announces-his-retirement.php . 6 March 2023 . 10 March 2023 .
  3. Web site: Diocese of Bristol . New Bishop of Swindon consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral . 30 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231201214951/https://bristol.anglican.org/next-bishop-of-swindon-consecrated-at-canterbury-cathedral.php . 1 December 2023 . 20 December 2023 .
  4. Book: Crockford's Clerical Directory . 100th . London . Church House Publishing . 2007 . 947–949 . 978-0-7151-1030-0.