Anglican Bishop of Southwark

Bishop of Southwark
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent: Christopher Chessun
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Southwark
Cathedral	St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark
Formation	Suffragan in 1891 Diocesan in 1905

The Bishop of Southwark /ˈsʌðərk/^[1] is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark in the Province of Canterbury.^[2][3]

Until 1877, Southwark had been part of the Diocese of Winchester when it was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester. In 1891, the Bishop of Rochester appointed the only suffragan bishop of Southwark and an ancient parish church in Southwark was restored to become a pro-cathedral in 1897, which later became Southwark Cathedral.^[2]

On 1 May 1905,^[4] the Diocese of Southwark was created and covers Greater London south of the River Thames and east Surrey, broadly defined.^[2] The Bishop of Southwark is assisted by the suffragan bishops of Croydon, Kingston and Woolwich who each oversee an episcopal area of the diocese.^[5]

The current and previous bishops have been cited in canonical practice in its interpretation as "valid but irregular" of three ordinations of candidates ordained abroad, associated with a conservative evangelical church-forming group, the Anglican Mission in England, having expressed, in the church's view, extreme views on a complex subject.^[6][7]

The current bishop is Christopher Chessun, the 10th Bishop of Southwark, who signs +Christopher Southwark. He had previously been the area Bishop of Woolwich (2005–2011).

When the post-holder ranks among the longest-serving 21 bishops heading a diocese, he or she will qualify for a place in the House of Lords, joining the other five who qualify ex officio, including the two archbishops.

List of bishops

Suffragan bishop

Suffragan Bishop of Southwark
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1891	1905	Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs	Translated to Worcester, and later to Coventry
In 1905, Southwark became a diocesan see
Source(s): [8]

Diocesan bishops

Diocesan Bishops of Southwark
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1905	1911	Edward Talbot	Translated from Rochester, translated to Winchester
1911	1919	Hubert Burge	Translated to Oxford
1919	1932	Cyril Garbett	Translated to Winchester, and later to York
1932	1942	Richard Parsons	Translated from Middleton, translated to Hereford
1942	1959	Bertram Simpson	Translated from Kensington
1959	1980	Mervyn Stockwood
1980	1991	Ronald Bowlby	Translated from Newcastle
1991	1998	Robert Williamson	Translated from Bradford
1998	2010	Tom Butler	Translated from Leicester
2011	present	Christopher Chessun	Translated from Woolwich
Source(s): [9][10]

References

1. "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
2. Diocese of Southwark: History. Retrieved on 21 October 2013.
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
4. London Gazette. March 21, 1905.
5. Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
6. Petre, Jonathan (2005-11-04). "Evangelicals defy bishop by holding 'irregular' ordinations". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
7. "A.M.I.E". Co-Mission. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
8. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
9. "Historical successions: Southwark". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
10. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (2003) [1986]. Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 274–275. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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