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The '''Bishop of Horsham''' is an [[Anglican]] [[suffragan bishop]] in the [[Diocese of Bristol]], western [[England]]. The current bishop is the Rt Revd Lee Rayfield. |
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The '''Bishop of Swindon''' is an [[Episcopal polity|episcopal]] title used by a [[suffragan bishop]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Bristol]], in the [[Province of Canterbury]], [[England]].<ref name=crockfords949/> 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, Wiltshire|Malmesbury]] in [[Wiltshire]]; the See was erected under the [[Suffragans Nomination Act 1888]] by [[Order in Council]] dated 25 July 1927.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33299 |page=4979 |date=2 August 1927 }}</ref> |
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==List of bishops of Swindon== |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of Malmesbury |
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! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|From |
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|align="center"| 1927 ||align="center"| 1946 || '''[[Ronald Ramsay]]''' || |
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|align="center"| 1946 ||align="center"| 1956 || '''[[Ivor Watkins]]''' || [[Translation (ecclesiastical)|Translated]] to [[Bishop of Guildford|Guildford]] |
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|align="center"| 1956 ||align="center"| 1962 || '''[[Edward Roberts (bishop)|Edward Roberts]]''' || Translated to [[Bishop of Kensington|Kensington]] |
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|align="center"| 1962 ||align="center"| 1973 || '''[[Jim Bishop (bishop)|Jim Bishop]]''' || |
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|align="center"| 1973 ||align="center"| 1983 || '''[[Freddy Temple]]''' || |
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|align="center"| 1983 ||align="center"| 1994 || '''[[Peter Firth (bishop)|Peter Firth]]''' || |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of Swindon |
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|align="center"| 1994 ||align="center"| 2004 || '''[[Michael Doe (bishop)|Michael Doe]]''' || |
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|align="center"| 2005 ||align="center"| 2023 || '''[[Lee Rayfield]]''' || Also Acting Bishop of Bristol, 2017–18.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristol.anglican.org/senior-clergy/|title=Senior clergy|website=Diocese of Bristol|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191717/https://www.bristol.anglican.org/senior-clergy/|archive-date=9 November 2017}}</ref> Retired 30 April 2023.<ref>{{cite web |website=Diocese of Bristol |title=Bishop Lee announces his retirement |url=https://bristol.anglican.org/bishop-lee-announces-his-retirement.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306030024/https://bristol.anglican.org/bishop-lee-announces-his-retirement.php |archive-date=6 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023 }}</ref> |
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|align="center"| 2023 ||align="center"| ''present'' || '''[[Neil Warwick]]''' || Consecrated 30 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |website=Diocese of Bristol |title=New Bishop of Swindon consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral |url=https://bristol.anglican.org/next-bishop-of-swindon-consecrated-at-canterbury-cathedral.php |date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201214951/https://bristol.anglican.org/next-bishop-of-swindon-consecrated-at-canterbury-cathedral.php |archive-date=1 December 2023 |access-date=20 December 2023 }}</ref> |
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|align="center" colspan="4"| Source(s):<ref name=crockfords949>{{cite book |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory |edition=100th |location=London |publisher=Church House Publishing |year=2007 |pages=947–949 |isbn=978-0-7151-1030-0}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.crockford.org.uk/section.asp?id=9 Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings] |
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 20 December 2023
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.[1] 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.[2]
List of bishops of Swindon
[edit]| Bishops of Malmesbury | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1927 | 1946 | Ronald Ramsay | |
| 1946 | 1956 | Ivor Watkins | Translated to Guildford |
| 1956 | 1962 | Edward Roberts | Translated to Kensington |
| 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.[3] Retired 30 April 2023.[4] |
| 2023 | present | Neil Warwick | Consecrated 30 November 2023.[5] |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 947–949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ "No. 33299". The London Gazette. 2 August 1927. p. 4979.
- ^ "Senior clergy". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Bishop Lee announces his retirement". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "New Bishop of Swindon consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral". Diocese of Bristol. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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