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The Bishop suffragan of Dover (as a quasi-diocesan bishop; Rose Hudson-Wilkin, since 2019) and the Bishop to the Forces (Hugh Nelson, Bishop suffragan of St Germans; since 2021) 9 bishops suffragan (5 from Canterbury province; 4 from York) elected by and from among all the bishops suffragan.
Some Church of England suffragan bishops are legally delegated responsibility by the diocesan bishop for a specific geographical area within the diocese. Such formal arrangements were piloted by the experimental London scheme in 1970. [7] For example, the Bishop of Colchester is an area bishop in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8. c. 14) is an Act of the Parliament of England that authorised the appointment of suffragan (i.e., assistant) bishops in England and Wales. The tradition of appointing suffragans named after a town in the diocese other than the town the diocesan bishop is named after can be dated from this act.
Barbara Andrews (Bishop Suffragan to the Metropolitan {effectively, diocesan bishop} with responsibilities for the Territory of the People, 2009–present) Riscylla Walsh Shaw (Bishop of Trent-Durham, 2016–present) Jenny Andison (Bishop of York-Credit Valley, 2016–present) Annie Ittoshat (Suffragan Bishop of the Arctic, 2019–present)
The appointment of Church of England diocesan bishops follows a detailed process, reflecting the church's traditional tendency towards compromise and complex solutions, traditional ambiguity between hierarchy and democracy, and traditional role as a semi-autonomous state church. (Suffragan bishops are appointed through a much simpler process ...
The Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. The Bishop of Shrewsbury has particular ...
Category: Anglican suffragan bishops in England. 1 language. ... Anglican suffragan bishops of Nottingham (4 P) B. Bishops of Aston (9 P) Bishops of Barking (11 P)
The House of Bishops' membership comprises all 42 of the Church of England's diocesan bishops, including the two outside England: the Bishop of Sodor and Man and Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe. Suffragan bishops are also represented via the Bishop of Dover, acting as episcopal oversight on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Diocese of ...