Bishop in Europe

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Bishop in Europe
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent:
Robert Innes
Location
Ecclesiastical province Province of Canterbury
Residence Worth, Crawley (1993–2013)
Waterloo, Belgium (since 2014)
Information
First holder George Tomlinson
Established1842
Diocese Diocese in Europe
Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar

The Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe, commonly known as the Bishop in Europe, is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese in Europe in the Province of Canterbury.

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Overview

The diocese provides the ministry of Anglican chaplains, not only in the area of Gibraltar in British jurisdiction but also in all of mainland Europe, Morocco and the territory of the former Soviet Union. [1] The see is based in the City of Gibraltar where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity.

Two previous bishops, John Hind (1993–2001) and Geoffrey Rowell (2001–2013), resided in England at Bishop's Lodge in Worth, Crawley, West Sussex (close to Gatwick Airport, to facilitate ease of travel). The current bishop, Robert Innes (2014–present), is based in Waterloo, Belgium. The diocesan office and administrative team, with the office of the suffragan bishop, is in Tufton Street, London, part of the Church House complex. [2]

The bishopric has existed since the union in 1980 of the see of Gibraltar (founded 1842) with the Jurisdiction of North and Central Europe of the see of London (headed by the suffragan Bishop of Fulham).

List of diocesan bishops

List of Bishops of Gibraltar in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar Anglican bishops of Gibraltar.jpg
List of Bishops of Gibraltar in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

Bishops of Gibraltar
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18421863 George Tomlinson A founder of the Cambridge Apostles
18631868 Walter Trower
18681873 Charles Harris Resigned due to ill health, October 1873
18741903 Charles Sandford Died in office, 8 December 1903
19041911 William Collins Died in office, 22 March 1911
19111920 Henry Knight Died in office, 27 November 1920
19211927 John Greig Translated to Guildford 1927
19271932 Nugent Hicks Translated to Lincoln 1932
19331946 Harold Buxton Retired
19471953 Cecil Horsley Died in office, 10 March 1953
19541960 Thomas Craske Retired
19601970 Stanley Eley Retired
19701980 John Satterthwaite Also Bishop of Fulham. Translated to Gibraltar in Europe 1980
Bishops (of Gibraltar) in Europe
19801993John SatterthwaiteRetired
19932001 John Hind Translated to Chichester
20012013 Geoffrey Rowell Retired 8 November 2013. [3]
2014present Robert Innes [2]

Suffragan and assistant bishops

The bishop also has one suffragan bishop, known as the Suffragan Bishop in Europe (currently vacant; the most recent incumbent was David Hamid) and various honorary assistant bishops from the Church of England and other churches in communion with the Church of England. Immediately prior to the 1980 (re)erection of the diocese and the creation of the post of Suffragan Bishop, the Diocese of Gibraltar and the jurisdiction of Fulham shared a full-time assistant bishop in a similar post – at least Harold Isherwood and Ambrose Weekes served in that role; indeed Weekes became the first Suffragan Bishop in 1980. (See Suffragan Bishop in Europe.)

Edmund Capper and Ambrose Weekes were assistant (auxiliary) bishops of the diocese in 1988; [4] Weekes was still one in 2004. [5] Ken Giggall, former Bishop of St Helena, Chaplain of Sanremo with Bordighera was also an auxiliary bishop (1979–1981). [6] Frank Sargeant, retired Bishop at Lambeth, was an assistant bishop of the diocese, 1999–2008. [7]

Nicholas Reade, retired bishop of Blackburn, was licensed an honorary assistant bishop in 2013. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pius IX once remarked on meeting the bishop of the time, "Then I am in your diocese." (J.A.Gere and John Sparrow (ed.), Geoffrey Madan's Notebooks, Oxford University Press, 1981)
  2. 1 2 Diocese in Europe – New Diocesan Bishop Appointed Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 7 May 2014)
  3. ↑ Diocese in Europe – Bishop announces his retirement
  4. ↑ "Declaration of Unity, Witness and Mission" . Church Times . No. AAMBIT 3. 1 July 1988. p. 1. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 22 July 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ↑ "ordinations" . Church Times . No. 7375. 16 July 2004. p. 26. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 13 February 2021– via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ↑ "Giggall, George Kenneth" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 28 February 2020.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ↑ "Sargeant, Frank Pilkington" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ↑ "Gazette: appointments" . Church Times . No. 7844. 19 July 2013. p. 30. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 13 February 2021– via UK Press Online archives.

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