For other places called Kingston with bishops, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Canada; Diocese of Ontario; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica; and Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames) is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.
On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023.
List of bishops
| Bishops of Kingston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1905 | 1915 | Cecil Hook | |
| 1915 | 1922 | Samuel Taylor | |
| 1922 | 1927 | Percy Herbert | Translated to Blackburn |
| 1927 | 1952 | Frederick Hawkes | |
| 1952 | 1970 | William Gilpin | |
| 1970 | 1978 | Hugh Montefiore | Translated to Birmingham |
| 1978 | 1984 | Keith Sutton | Translated to Lichfield |
| 1984 | 1992 | Peter Selby | First area bishop from 1991; translated to Worcester |
| 1992 | 1997 | Martin Wharton | Translated to Newcastle |
| 1997 | 2001 | Peter Price | Translated to Bath and Wells |
| 2002 | 2022 | Richard Cheetham | Retired 17 October 2022. |
| 2023 | present | Martin Gainsborough | Consecrated 2 February 2023. |
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References
- "No. 27801". The London Gazette. 6 June 1905. p. 4030.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- "Bristol's Bishop's Chaplain appointed new Bishop of Kingston". Diocese of Bristol. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- "No. 63943". The London Gazette. 20 January 2023. p. 934.
- "Bishop of Kingston, Richard Cheetham, announces retirement". Diocese of Southwark. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- "(Order of Service) Eucharist with the Ordination and Consecration..." (PDF). Canterbury Cathedral. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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| See also: Suffragan Bishops Act 1534; Bishop for the Falkland Islands; Bishop to the Forces; spokesperson bishops; Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York | |||||
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