Bishop of Dover is the title given to a suffragan bishop of the diocese of Canterbury in the Church of England. A suffragan bishop is a Bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan bishop or Diocesan bishop. The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent, founded by St Augustine in 597 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican [1] The title takes its name from the town of Dover in Kent. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Unlike the other three suffragans in the diocese, he holds the additional title of "Bishop in Canterbury" and is empowered to act almost as if he were the diocesan bishop of Canterbury, since the actual diocesan bishop (the Archbishop of Canterbury) is so frequently away fulfilling national and international duties. A diocesan Bishop is a bishop in charge of a Diocese. These are to be distinguished from Suffragan bishops assistant bishops, coadjutor bishops The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Among other things, this gives the Bishop of Dover an ex officio seat in the Church's General Synod. The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations
List of holders of the office
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1537 to 1545 | Richard Yngworth | |
| 1545 to 1557 | Richard Thornden | |
| 1557 to 1569 | no appointment | |
| 1569 to 1597 | Richard Rogers | |
| 1597 to 1870 | in abeyance | |
| 1870 to 1890 | Edward Parry | |
| 1890 to 1897 | George Rodney Eden | Translated to Wakefield |
| 1898 to 1916 | William Walsh | |
| 1916 to 1927 | Harold Ernest Bilbrough | Translated to Newcastle |
| 1927 to 1934 | John Victor Macmillan | Translated to Guildford |
| 1935 to 1957 | Alfred Careywollaston Rose | |
| 1957 to 1964 | Lewis Evan Meredith | |
| 1964 to 1980 | Anthony Paul Tremlett | |
| 1980 to 1992 | Richard Henry McPhail Third | Formerly Bishop of Maidstone |
| 1992 to 1999 | John Richard Allan Llewellin | Formerly Bishop of St Germans |
| 1999 to Present | Stephen Squires Venner | (b. George Rodney Eden ( 9 September 1853 – 7 January 1940) was a former Bishop of Dover and Wakefield. Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one Diocese to another The Bishop of Wakefield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Wakefield William Walsh (1836-1918 was a former Bishop of Mauritius and Dover. You may be looking for the Bishop of Newcastle Australia The Bishop of The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury. Richard Henry McPhail Third was an Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the latter part of the 20th century. The Bishop of Maidstone is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, which is within the John Richard Allan LLewellin was an Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the latter decades of the 20th century The Bishop of St Germans is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Truro, which is within the Stephen Venner (born 1944) is the present Bishop of Dover (and thus 'bishop in Canterbury' in the Church of England. 1944). Formerly Bishop of Middleton |
References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0). The Bishop of Middleton is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, which is within the
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