Bishop to HM Prisons

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The Bishop to His Majesty's Prisons is an episcopal post in the Church of England relating to the church's chaplaincy to His Majesty's Prison Service. The bishop holds this role alongside their diocesan or suffragan see and works to support the Chaplain-General of Prisons.

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List of bishops

Bishops to HM Prisons
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19751985 John Cavell Also Bishop of Southampton. [1]
19851985 Br Michael (Fisher) Also Bishop of St Germans. [2]
19852001 Robert Hardy Also Bishop of Maidstone until 1987, thereafter of Lincoln [3]
20012007 Peter Selby Also Bishop of Worcester. [4]
20072013 James Jones Also Bishop of Liverpool. [5]
20132020 James Langstaff Also Bishop of Rochester [6]
2020present Rachel Treweek Also Bishop of Gloucester [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gazette: Personal" . Church Times . No. 5860. 6 June 1975. p. 15. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 7 June 2016– via UK Press Online archives.
  2. ↑ Whitell, Martin (22 May 2020). "Obituary: The Revd Brian Anderson". Church Times. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Gazette: deaths" . Church Times . No. 8248. 16 April 2021. p. 28. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 30 July 2021– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "Appointment of the Bishop to Prisons". Anglican Communion News Service. 16 May 2001. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Church of England – Bishop to Prisons announced". Churchofengland.org. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Archbishop of Canterbury – Bishop of Rochester to be next Bishop to Prisons (Accessed 18 November 2013)
  7. ↑ "Bishop of Gloucester takes on new national role for prisons".


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