Bishop of Lynn

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The Bishop of Lynn is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 26 June 1963. [2] The Bishop of Lynn has particular oversight of the Archdeaconry of Lynn. [3]

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The present bishop is Jane Steen, who was consecrated at Norwich Cathedral on 23 June 2021. [4]

List of Bishops of Lynn

Bishops of Lynn
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19631972 William Llewellyn Also Archdeacon of Lynn
19721986 Aubrey Aitken
19861993 David Bentley Translated to Gloucester
19941999 Officers of the Order of the Garter (David Conner cropped).JPG David Conner Translated to Dean of Windsor
19992003 Tony Foottit
20042010 Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of Rochester crop 2, 2019.jpg James Langstaff Translated to Rochester
20112021 Bishop of Lynn & the Rural Dean (7651213642) (cropped).jpg Jonathan Meyrick Previously Dean of Exeter; retired 25 January 2021. [5]
2021present Jane Steen Previously Archdeacon of Southwark [4]
Source(s): [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ↑ "No. 43041". The London Gazette . 28 June 1963. p. 5533.
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Norwich – See of Lynn job description" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. 1 2 "New Bishop of Lynn announced". Diocese of Norwich. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ↑ &


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