Hewlett Thompson

The Rt Revd Hewlett Thompson
Bishop of Exeter
Diocese	Diocese of Exeter
Installed	1985
Predecessor	Eric Mercer
Successor	Michael Langrish
Other posts	Honorary assistant bishop in Carlisle (1999–present) Bishop of Willesden 1974–1985 (area bishop 1979–1985)
Orders
Consecration	1974
Personal details
Born	(1929-08-14) 14 August 1929
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Geoffrey Hewlett Thompson (born 14 August 1929) is a retired Anglican bishop. He is a former Bishop of Exeter in the Church of England.

Thompson was educated at Aldenham School^[1] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. After National Service in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, he studied for ordination at Cuddesdon College and began his ordained ministry with a curacy at St Matthew's Northampton^[2] after which he was first vicar of St Augustine, Wisbech^[3] and subsequently of St Saviour's Folkestone. He was consecrated to the episcopate as suffragan Bishop of Willesden in 1974, became area bishop upon the foundation of the London area scheme in 1979^[4] and six years later he was translated to diocesan Bishop of Exeter.^[5] In retirement he continues to serve the church as an honorary assistant bishop within the Diocese of Carlisle.

References

↑ Who's Who2008: London, A & C Black, ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
↑ Photo of church
↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 Lambeth, Church House Publishing ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0
↑ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
↑ The Times, 12 March 1985; pg. 14; Issue 62085; col D, New bishop named

Bishops of Willesden

William Perrin Guy Smith Henry Montgomery Campbell Edward Jones Gerald Ellison George Ingle Graham Leonard Hewlett Thompson (became first area bishop)

Area bishops	Hewlett Thompson Tom Butler Graham Dow Pete Broadbent

Bishops of Exeter

High Medieval	see removed from Crediton Leofric Osbern FitzOsbern William Warelwast Robert Warelwast Robert of Chichester Bartholomew Iscanus John the Chanter Henry Marshal Simon of Apulia William Briwere Richard Blund Walter Branscombe Peter Quinel Thomas Bitton

Late Medieval	Walter de Stapledon James Berkeley John Godeley John Grandisson Thomas de Brantingham Edmund Stafford John Catterick Edmund Lacey John Hales George Neville John Booth Peter Courtenay Richard Foxe Oliver King Richard Redman

Early modern	John Arundel Hugh Oldham John Vesey Myles Coverdale John Vesey James Turberville William Alley William Bradbridge John Woolton Gervase Babington William Cotton Valentine Cary Joseph Hall Ralph Brownrigg John Gauden Seth Ward Anthony Sparrow Thomas Lamplugh Sir Jonathan Trelawney Bt Ofspring Blackall Lancelot Blackburne Stephen Weston Nicholas Clagett George Lavington Frederick Keppel John Ross William Buller Reginald Courtenay

Late modern	John Fisher George Pelham William Carey Christopher Bethell Henry Phillpotts Frederick Temple Edward Bickersteth Herbert Edward Ryle Archibald Robertson Lord William Cecil Charles Curzon Robert Mortimer Eric Mercer Hewlett Thompson Michael Langrish John Ford (acting) Nick McKinnel (acting) Robert Atwell

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