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The '''Bishop of Maidstone''' was an [[Episcopal polity|episcopal]] title used by a [[suffragan bishop]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Canterbury]], in the [[Province of Canterbury]], [[England]].<ref name=crockfords947/> The title takes its name after the [[county town]] of [[Maidstone]] in [[Kent]] and had a similar though subordinate role to that of the [[Bishop of Dover]]. It was decided at the Diocesan Synod of November 2010 that a new bishop will not be appointed.<ref>[http://www.canterburydiocese.org/diocesansynodnews/index.htm Canterbury Diocese — Synod News]</ref> |
The '''Bishop of Maidstone''' was an [[Episcopal polity|episcopal]] title used by a [[suffragan bishop]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Canterbury]], in the [[Province of Canterbury]], [[England]].<ref name=crockfords947/> The title takes its name after the [[county town]] of [[Maidstone]] in [[Kent]] and had a similar though subordinate role to that of the [[Bishop of Dover]]. It was decided at the Diocesan Synod of November 2010 that a new bishop will not be appointed.<ref>[http://www.canterburydiocese.org/diocesansynodnews/index.htm Canterbury Diocese — Synod News]</ref> |
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On 4 December 2014, it was announced that the see of Maidstone would be filled again in order to provide a further ''provincial episcopal visitor'' for particular conservative evangelical members of the Church who take a minority view on "headship".<ref>[http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/006797.html Thinking Anglicans – Appointment of a bishop who takes a conservative evangelical view on headship] (Accessed 4 December 2014)</ref> |
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==List of bishops== |
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|align="center"| 2001 ||align="center"| 2009 || '''[[Graham Cray]]''' || |
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|align="center"| 2009 ||align="center"| present || ''vacant'' || |
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|align="center" colspan="4"| Source(s): <ref name=crockfords947>{{cite book |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory |edition=100th |location=London |publisher=Church House Publishing |year=2007 |page=947 |isbn=978-0-7151-1030-0}}</ref> |
|align="center" colspan="4"| Source(s): <ref name=crockfords947>{{cite book |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory |edition=100th |location=London |publisher=Church House Publishing |year=2007 |page=947 |isbn=978-0-7151-1030-0}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:04, 5 December 2014
The Bishop of Maidstone was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the county town of Maidstone in Kent and had a similar though subordinate role to that of the Bishop of Dover. It was decided at the Diocesan Synod of November 2010 that a new bishop will not be appointed.[2]
On 4 December 2014, it was announced that the see of Maidstone would be filled again in order to provide a further provincial episcopal visitor for particular conservative evangelical members of the Church who take a minority view on "headship".[3]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Maidstone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1944 | 1946 | Leslie Owen | Translated to Lincoln |
| 1946 | 1956 | no appointment | |
| 1956 | 1966 | Stanley Betts | |
| 1966 | 1969 | no appointment | |
| 1969 | 1976 | Geoffrey Tiarks | |
| 1976 | 1980 | Richard Third | Translated to Dover |
| 1980 | 1987 | Robert Hardy | Translated to Lincoln |
| 1987 | 1992 | David Smith | Translated to Bradford |
| 1992 | 2001 | Gavin Reid [4] | |
| 2001 | 2009 | Graham Cray | |
| 2009 | present | vacant | |
| Source(s): [1] | |||
References
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ Canterbury Diocese — Synod News
- ^ Thinking Anglicans – Appointment of a bishop who takes a conservative evangelical view on headship (Accessed 4 December 2014)
- ^ Succession details
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