Bishop in Europe

Bishop in Europe
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent: Robert Innes
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Diocese in Europe
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar
First incumbent	George Tomlinson
Formation	1842

Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop in Europe 2001–2013

The Bishop in Europe (full title: Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe) is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese in Europe in the Province of Canterbury.

The diocese provides the ministry of Anglican chaplains, not only in the area of Gibraltar in British jurisdiction but also in all of mainland Europe, Morocco and the territory of the former Soviet Union.^[1] The see is based in the City of Gibraltar where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. Between 1993 and 2013, the bishop's residence was in England at Bishop's Lodge in Worth, Crawley, West Sussex (close to Gatwick Airport, to facilitate ease of travel). Since 2014, however, the bishop has been based in Brussels. The diocesan office, with its administrative team, with the office of the suffragan bishop, is in Tufton Street, London, part of the Church House complex.^[2]

The bishopric has existed since the union in 1980 of the see of Gibraltar (founded 1842) with the Jurisdiction of North and Central Europe of the see of London (headed by the suffragan Bishop of Fulham). Robert Innes, was commissioned and consecrated Bishop in Europe on 20 July 2014.^[2]

List of bishops

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1842 to 1863	George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar	Was a Cambridge Apostles founder
1863 to 1868	Walter Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar
1868 to 1873	Charles Harris, Bishop of Gibraltar	Resigned due to ill health, October 1873
1874 to 1903	Charles Sandford, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 8 December 1903
1904 to 1911	William Collins, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 22 March 1911
1911 to 1920	Henry Knight, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 27 November 1920
1921 to 1927	John Greig, Bishop of Gibraltar	Translated to Guildford 1927
1927 to 1933	Frederick Hicks, Bishop of Gibraltar	Translated to Lincoln 1932
1933 to 1946	Harold Buxton, Bishop of Gibraltar	Retired, 1947
1947 to 1953	Cecil Horsley, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 10 March 1953
1954 to 1960	Frederick Craske, Bishop of Gibraltar	Retired 1959
1960 to 1970	Stanley Eley, Bishop of Gibraltar	Retired 1970
1970 to 1980	John Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar	Translated to Gibraltar in Europe 1980
1980 to 1993	John Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe	Retired 1993
1993 to 2001	John Hind, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe	Translated to Chichester
2001 to 2013	Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe	Retired 8 November 2013.[3]
2014 to present	Robert Innes, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe	[2]

Suffragan and assistant bishops

The bishop also has one suffragan bishop, known as the Suffragan Bishop in Europe (currently David Hamid) and various honorary assistant bishops from the Church of England and other churches in communion with the Church of England.

Sources

• Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
• Diocese in Europe – Bishops

References

1. Pius IX once remarked on meeting the bishop of the time, "Then I am in your diocese." (J.A.Gere and John Sparrow (ed.), Geoffrey Madan's Notebooks, Oxford University Press, 1981)
2. Diocese in Europe – New Diocesan Bishop Appointed (Accessed 7 May 2014)
3. Diocese in Europe – Bishop announces his retirement