Bishop of Lynn

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The Bishop of Lynn is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 26 June 1963. [2] The Bishop of Lynn has particular oversight of the Archdeaconry of Lynn. [3]

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The present bishop is Jane Steen, who was consecrated at Norwich Cathedral on 23 June 2021. [4]

List of Bishops of Lynn

Bishops of Lynn
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19631972 William Llewellyn Also Archdeacon of Lynn
19721986 Aubrey Aitken
19861993 David Bentley Translated to Gloucester
19941999 David Conner Translated to Dean of Windsor
19992003 Tony Foottit
20042010 James Langstaff Translated to Rochester
20112021 Jonathan Meyrick Previously Dean of Exeter; retired 25 January 2021. [5]
2021present Jane Steen Previously Archdeacon of Southwark [4]
Source(s): [1]

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Jane Elizabeth Steen is a British Church of England bishop. Since June 2021, she has served as the Bishop of Lynn, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Norwich. Previously, from 2013 to 2021, she served as Archdeacon of Southwark; and before that, from 2005 to 2013, she served as Canon Chancellor of Southwark Cathedral, and also as Director of Ministerial Education and Canon Theologian for the Diocese of Southwark.

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "No. 43041". The London Gazette . 28 June 1963. p. 5533.
  3. "Diocese of Norwich – See of Lynn job description" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 "New Bishop of Lynn announced". Diocese of Norwich. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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