Bishop of Kensington

The Bishop of Kensington is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The Bishop of Kensington is responsible for a part of Greater London, including Kensington, Hounslow, Hampton, Hammersmith and Fulham, plus the Spelthorne district in Surrey.

In February 1903, the first bishop received care of the rural deaneries of Westminster, Hampton, and Uxbridge from assistant bishop Alfred Barry,[2] who had in turn taken over responsibility for "West London" from the Bishop of Marlborough in 1900.[3] In 1906, Ridgeway moved to a house on Cornwall Gardens, South Kensington.[4] In the experimental area scheme of 1970, the bishop was given oversight of the deaneries of Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith, Hampton, Staines and Hounslow.[5] The bishops suffragan of Kensington have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.[6]

List of bishops
Bishops of Kensington
From Until Incumbent Notes
19011911Frederick Ridgeway(1875–1921). Translated to Salisbury
19111932John Maud(1860–1932). Died in post.
19321942Bertram Simpson(1883–1971). Translated to Southwark
19421949Henry Montgomery Campbell(1887–1970). Formerly Bishop of Willesden. Translated to Guildford
19491961Cyril Easthaugh(1897–1988). Translated to Peterborough
19621964Edward Roberts(1908–2001). Formerly Bishop of Malmesbury. Translated to Ely
19641980Ronald Goodchild(1910–1998) First area bishop from 1979.
19811987Mark Santer(b. 1936). Translated to Birmingham
19871994John Hughes(1935–1994) Died in office 19 August 1994.
19941996no appointment
19962008Michael Colclough(b. 1944). Moved to become Canon Residentiary and Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral
20092015Paul Williams [7]Translated to Southwell & Nottingham 11 May 2015.[8]
23 September 2015presentGraham Tomlin[9] Consecrated 23 September 2015.[10]
Source(s):[1]

References
  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "Church news". Church Times (#2089). 6 February 1903. p. 170. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  3. "Church news". Church Times (#1951). 15 June 1900. p. 690. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  4. "Church news. Personal". Church Times (#2283). 26 October 1906. p. 518. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "Virtual autonomy for London's 'area bishops'?". Church Times (#5584). 20 February 1970. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. The Daily Telegraph Issue no 47,759 (dated Saturday 20 December 2008) Appointments in the clergy p 26
  8. Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed (Accessed 24 May 2015)
  9. Diocese of London – Graham Tomlin announced as the new Bishop of Kensington (Accessed 2 July 2015)
  10. Diocese of London – A new Bishop of Kensington (Accessed 2 July 2015)


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