Bishop of Dorking

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The Bishop of Dorking is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name from the town of Dorking in Surrey. However, the bishop of Dorking lives in Guildford.[ citation needed ]

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The first suffragan bishop was appointed for the Diocese of Winchester; the see's erection in 1904 and Boutflower's appointment in 1905 was in order to supplement the work of the suffragan bishops of Southampton and of Guildford [2] — the latter, George Sumner, was ageing. The appointment of the only bishop of Dorking for that diocese was, functionally, an interruption in the See of Guildford; Boutflower took on suffragan duties in the north of the diocese. When Boutflower departed for missionary duty in Japan, Sumner was persuaded to resign the See of Guildford and John Randolph was appointed bishop suffragan of Guildford, succeeding Boutflower in duties and Sumner in his see. [3]

Winchester diocese was subdivided in 1927 to create what is now the Diocese of Guildford, in which the appointment of bishops of Dorking resumed in 1968.

List of the bishops of Dorking

Bishops of Dorking
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19051909 Cecil Boutflower Suffragan for north of Winchester diocese (see Bishop suffragan of Guildford) Translated to South Tokyo, and later to Southampton.
19091968in abeyance
19681986 Kenneth Evans
19861996 David Wilcox
19962015 Ian Brackley Retired 30 September 2015. [4]
20162023 Jo Bailey Wells From her consecration, on 29 June 2016; [5] [6] resigned c. January 2023. [7]
2023present Paul Davies Consecrated 29 September 2023. [8]
Source(s): [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ↑ "New suffragan bishop" . Church Times . No. 2184. 2 December 1904. p. 735. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 7 March 2021– via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ↑ "Church News. General" . Church Times . No. 2405. 26 February 1909. p. 266. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 7 March 2021– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "Gazette: Resignations and Retirements" . Church Times . No. 7936. 24 April 2015. p. 29. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Diocese of Guildford — News: Bishop of Dorking announced (Accessed 24 March 2016)
  6. ↑ Twitter — Adrian Harris (Accessed 29 June 2016)
  7. ↑ "Bishop for Episcopal Ministry appointed to build on successful Lambeth Conference". Anglican Communion News Service. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sixth Bishop of Dorking announced". Diocese of Guildford. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.


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