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The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames) [1] is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [2] The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991. [3]

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On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023. [4] [5]

List of bishops

Bishops of Kingston
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19051915 Cecil Hook
19151922 Samuel Taylor
19221927 Percy Herbert Translated to Blackburn
19271952 Frederick Hawkes
19521970 William Gilpin
19701978 Hugh Montefiore Translated to Birmingham
19781984 Keith Sutton Translated to Lichfield
19841992 Peter Selby First area bishop from 1991; translated to Worcester
19921997 Martin Wharton Translated to Newcastle
19972001 Peter Price Translated to Bath and Wells
20022022 Richard Cheetham Retired 17 October 2022. [6]
2023present Martin Gainsborough Consecrated 2 February 2023. [7]
Source(s): [2]

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  1. ↑ "No. 27801". The London Gazette . 6 June 1905. p. 4030.
  2. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  3. ↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bristol's Bishop's Chaplain appointed new Bishop of Kingston". Diocese of Bristol. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "No. 63943". The London Gazette . 20 January 2023. p. 934.
  6. ↑ "Bishop of Kingston, Richard Cheetham, announces retirement". Diocese of Southwark. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "(Order of Service) Eucharist with the Ordination and Consecration..." (PDF). Canterbury Cathedral. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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