Bishop of Stepney

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The Bishop of Stepney is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after Stepney, an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The See is vacant since Joanne Grenfell's translation to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich on 5 September 2025. [2]

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The first bishop was appointed to take responsibility for North and East London, which had been under the care of the Bishop of Bedford; the new See was erected because the retiring bishop Robert Billing retained the See of Bedford, and Stepney was a more obvious See for the suffragan for the East End. [3] In 1898, the new Bishop of Islington received responsibility for North London. [4] In the experimental area scheme of 1970, the bishop was given oversight of the deaneries of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Islington. [5] The Bishops suffragan of Stepney have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979. [6]

List of bishops

Bishops of Stepney
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18951897
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George Forrest Browne (1833–1930). Translated to Bristol
18971901 [7]
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Arthur Winnington-Ingram (1858–1946). Translated to London
1901 [7] 1909
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Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945). Translated to York, and later to Canterbury
19091919
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Luke Paget (1853–1937). Formerly Bishop of Ipswich. Translated to Chester
19191928
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Henry Mosley (1868–1948). Translated to Southwell
19281936
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Charles Curzon (1878–1954). Translated to Exeter
19361952
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Robert Moberly (1884–1978)
19521957 Joost de Blank (1908–1968)
19571968 Evered Lunt (1900–1982)
19681978
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Trevor Huddleston (1913–1998). Translated to Mauritius
19781991 Jim Thompson (1936–2003). First area bishop from 1979; translated to Bath and Wells
19921995
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Richard Chartres (b. 1947). Consecrated on 22 May 1992. Translated to London in 1995
19962002
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John Sentamu (b. 1949). Translated to Birmingham, and later to York
20032010 Stephen Oliver (b. 1948) Retired 6 July 2010
20102011
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Pete Broadbent
Bishop of Willesden 		Acted as Bishop of Stepney from 7 July 2010, [8] [9] effectively suspended from 23 November 2010 to 10 January 2011, [9] resumed as Acting Bishop until 22 July 2011.
20112018 Adrian Newman [10] [11] (b. 1958) Resigned on 31 October 2018 on health grounds. [12]
20182019
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Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden Acting as Bishop of Stepney from 31 October 2018 until Grenfell's consecration. [12]
20192025 Joanne Grenfell From 3 July 2019 consecration [13] [14] [15] until 5 September 2025 translation to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich [16] [2]
Source(s): [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. 1 2 "Suffolk's incoming Bishop was legally confirmed during a service in London". Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. 15 September 2025. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Church news" . Church Times . No. 1681. 11 April 1895. p. 418. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 19 September 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "London diocesan conference" . Church Times . No. 1840. 29 April 1898. p. 468. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 19 September 2020– 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. 1 2 "No. 27308". The London Gazette . 26 April 1901. p. 2855.
  8. ↑ Diocese of London — Ad clerum: Acting Bishop of Stepney Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. 1 2 Diocese of London — Ad clerum: The Bishop of Willesden Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Suffragan Bishop of Stepney". GOV.UK.
  11. ↑ "Latest news".
  12. 1 2 Bishop of Stepney to step down (Accessed 24 July 2018)
  13. ↑ "New Bishop of Stepney announced". 7 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "New Bishop of Stepney announced | Diocese of London". London.anglican.org. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "New Bishop of Stepney consecrated at St Paul's | Diocese of London". London.anglican.org. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "New Bishop announced today". Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. 27 June 2025. Archived from the original on 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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