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]
Emma Ineson became Bishop of Kensington upon swearing the oaths at a service on 19 February 2023. [7] [8]
Bishops of Kensington | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1901 | 1911 | Frederick Ridgeway | (1875–1921). Translated to Salisbury |
1911 | 1932 | John Maud | (1860–1932). Died in post. |
1932 | 1942 | Bertram Simpson | (1883–1971). Translated to Southwark |
1942 | 1949 | Henry Montgomery Campbell | (1887–1970). Formerly Bishop of Willesden. Translated to Guildford |
1949 | 1961 | Cyril Easthaugh | (1897–1988). Translated to Peterborough |
1962 | 1964 | Edward Roberts | (1908–2001). Formerly Bishop of Malmesbury. Translated to Ely |
1964 | 1980 | Ronald Goodchild | (1910–1998) First area bishop from 1979. |
1981 | 1987 | Mark Santer | (born 1936). Translated to Birmingham |
1987 | 1994 | John Hughes | (1935–1994) Died in office 19 August 1994. |
1994 | 1996 | no appointment | |
1996 | 2008 | Michael Colclough | (born 1944). Moved to become Canon Residentiary and Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral |
2009 | 2015 | Paul Williams [9] | Translated to Southwell & Nottingham 11 May 2015. [10] |
23 September 2015 | 2022 | Graham Tomlin | [11] Consecrated 23 September 2015; [12] resigned [13] 30 August 2022. [14] |
2023 | present | Emma Ineson | Previously Bishop of Penrith and Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York; [15] |
Source(s): [1] |
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