Bishop of Kensington

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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.

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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]

List of bishops

Bishops of Kensington
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19011911 Frederick Ridgeway (1875–1921). Translated to Salisbury
19111932 John Maud (1860–1932). Died in post.
19321942 Bertram Simpson (1883–1971). Translated to Southwark
19421949 Henry Montgomery Campbell (1887–1970). Formerly Bishop of Willesden. Translated to Guildford
19491961 Cyril Easthaugh (1897–1988). Translated to Peterborough
19621964 Edward Roberts (1908–2001). Formerly Bishop of Malmesbury. Translated to Ely
19641980 Ronald Goodchild (1910–1998) First area bishop from 1979.
19811987 Mark Santer (b. 1936). Translated to Birmingham
19871994 John Hughes (1935–1994) Died in office 19 August 1994.
19941996no appointment
19962008 Michael Colclough (b. 1944). Moved to become Canon Residentiary and Canon Pastor at St Paul's Cathedral
20092015 Paul Williams [9] Translated to Southwell & Nottingham 11 May 2015. [10]
23 September 20152022 Graham Tomlin [11] Consecrated 23 September 2015; [12] resigned [13] 30 August 2022. [14]
2023present Emma Ineson Previously Bishop of Penrith and Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York; [15]
Source(s): [1]

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  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ↑ "Church news" . Church Times . No. 2089. 6 February 1903. p. 170. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 19 September 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  3. ↑ "Church news" . Church Times . No. 1951. 15 June 1900. p. 690. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 19 September 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "Church news. Personal" . Church Times . No. 2283. 26 October 1906. p. 518. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 10 January 2021– via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ↑ "Virtual autonomy for London's 'area bishops'?" . Church Times . No. 5584. 20 February 1970. p. 1. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 29 September 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Sarah Mullally [@bishopSarahM] (19 February 2023). "Welcome @e_ineson Bishop of Kensington..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Kensington Area Welcome Service for the Right Reverend Dr Emma Ineson - St Barnabas Kensington (livestream). 19 February 2023. Event occurs at 55:00. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ↑ The Daily Telegraph Issue no 47,759 (dated Saturday 20 December 2008) Appointments in the clergy p 26
  10. ↑ Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed Archived 25 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 24 May 2015)
  11. ↑ Diocese of London – Graham Tomlin announced as the new Bishop of Kensington (Accessed 2 July 2015)
  12. ↑ Diocese of London – A new Bishop of Kensington (Accessed 2 July 2015)
  13. ↑ "Bishop Graham to step down this Summer". Diocese of London. 16 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Consultation: The See of Kensington". Diocese of London. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "New Bishop for West London". Diocese of London. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.


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