Bishop of Croydon

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The Bishop of Croydon is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The Croydon Archdeaconry was transferred from the Canterbury Diocese to Southwark in 1984. [1]

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The bishops suffragan of Croydon have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991. [2] The Bishop of Croydon oversees the Episcopal Area of Croydon, which is made up of the Archdeaconries of Croydon and Reigate. The Archdeaconry of Croydon comprises the Deaneries of Croydon Addington (nine parishes), Croydon Central (10 parishes), Croydon North (12 parishes), Croydon South (10 parishes) and Sutton (14 parishes). The Archdeaconry of Reigate comprises the Deaneries of Caterham (nine parishes), Godstone (14 parishes) and Reigate (24 parishes), extending as far as Gatwick Airport and Banstead.

The Episcopal area was historically in the Diocese of Canterbury, as the Archbishop of Canterbury lived at Croydon Palace and Addington Palace when he did not live at Lambeth Palace or other episcopal residences, from their medieval construction until the 19th century.

List of the bishops

Bishops of Croydon
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19041924 Henry Pereira (1845–1926)
19241930no appointment
19301937 Edward Woods (1877–1953). Translated to Lichfield.
19371942 William Anderson (1892–1972). Translated to Portsmouth.
19421947 Maurice Harland (1896–1986). Translated to Lincoln.
19471956 Cuthbert Bardsley (1907–1991). Translated to Coventry.
19571977 John Hughes (1908–2001)
19771985 Stuart Snell (1920–1988)
19852003 Wilfred Wood (b. 1936) First area bishop from 1991.
20032011 Nick Baines (b. 1957). Translated to Bradford.
20122022 Jonathan Clark (b. 1961). Consecrated on 21 March 2012; [3] retired 21 March 2022. [4]
2022present Rosemarie Mallett (b. 1959). Previously Archdeacon of Croydon. [5]
Source(s): [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Episcopal Team completed in Southwark Diocese" (Press release). Diocese of Southwark. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Bishop of Croydon, The Rt Revd Jonathan Clark, announces departure from the Diocese of Southwark". The Diocese of Southwark. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "New Bishop of Croydon appointed". Diocese of Southwark. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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