| Bishop of Chelmsford | |
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| Incumbent: John Gladwin |
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| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Chelmsford |
| Cathedral: | Chelmsford Cathedral |
| Formation: | 1914 |
The Bishop of Chelmsford heads the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford in the Province of Canterbury.[1]
The present diocese covers the County of Essex including those parts of Essex added to Greater London on 1 April 1965 and Ballingdon-with-Brundon, transferred to Suffolk and Great/Little Chishill and Heydon, transferred to Cambridgeshire in 1894. The see is in the town of Chelmsford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914. The Bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting, near Ingatestone, Essex.[2]
The diocese was founded in 1914 under King George V from the Diocese of Saint Albans (of which it had been a part since 1877).
The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Warren Gladwin, MA, DipTh, the 9th Bishop of Chelmsford, who signs John Chelmsford. At present the Bishop is permitted to sit in the House of Lords as one of the Lords Spiritual,[3] although he has announced he will retire on 31 August 2009.[4]
List of Bishops of Chelmsford
Abbreviations: cons = consecrated • d. = died. • rtd. = retired • tr. = translated.
| Bishops of Chelmsford [1][5] | ||||
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| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
| 1 | John Edwin Watts Ditchfield | cons 24 Feb 1914 | d. 14 Jul 1923 | died in office |
| 2 | Frederick Sumpter Guy Warman | tr. 1923 | tr. 1929 | Translated from Truro; later translated to Manchester; died 1953 |
| 3 | Henry Albert Wilson | cons 25 Jan 1929 | rtd. 30 Nov 1950 | died 16 July 1961 |
| 4 | Sherard Falkner Allison, DD | cons 2 Feb 1951 | tr. 1961 | Translated to Winchester; died 31 May 1993 |
| 5 | John Gerhard Tiarks | cons 24 Feb 1962 | rtd. 30 Apr 1971 | died 2 January 1974 |
| 6 | Albert John Trillo | tr. 1971 | rtd. 30 Sep 1985 | Translated from Hertford; died 2 August 1992 |
| 7 | John Waine, KCVO, BA | tr. 1986 | rtd. 30 Apr 1996 | Translated from St Edmundsbury |
| 8 | John Freeman Perry | tr. 1996 | rtd. June 2003 | Translated from Southampton |
| 9 | John Warren Gladwin, MA, DipTh | tr. 2003 | present [4] | Translated from Guildford |
References
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
- ^ Provincial Directory: Chelmsford. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
- ^ House of Lords: alphabetical list of Members. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
- ^ a b Bishop of Chelmsford announces retirement. Essex Chronicle, published on 3 December 2008.
- ^ Bishops of Chelmsford. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.
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