| Bishop of Truro | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: Timothy Martin Thornton |
|
| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Truro |
| Cathedral: | Truro Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | Edward White Benson |
| Formation: | 1876 |
The Bishop of Truro is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.[1][2]
The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the younger dioceses of the Church of England, created by the division of the Diocese of Exeter in 1876 approximately along the Devon-Cornwall border (a few parishes of Devon west of the Tamar were included in the new diocese). Edward White Benson was consecrated the first Bishop of Truro in 1877.[2]
There had been a Bishopric of Cornwall between the 9th and 11th century until it merged with Crediton and the see was transferred to Exeter in 1050.[2]
The bishop's seat (Cathedra) is located at Truro Cathedral and his official residence at Lis Escop, Truro. The see was vacant for ten months following the retirement of the Right Reverend William (Bill) Ind at Easter 2008. Her Majesty The Queen appointed the Bishop of Sherborne, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton as the next bishop, and he was enthroned on 7 March 2009.[3]
List of Ordinaries
| Bishops of Truro [2][4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
| 1 | Edward White Benson | 1877 | 1883 | Translated to Canterbury |
| 2 | George Howard Wilkinson | 1883 | 1891 | Translated to St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane; later became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church |
| 3 | John Gott | 1891 | 1906 | |
| 4 | Charles William Stubbs | 1906 | 1912 | |
| 5 | Winfrid Oldfield Burrows | 1912 | 1919 | Translated to Chichester |
| 6 | Frederic Sumpter Guy Warman | 1919 | 1923 | Translated to Chelmsford; later to Manchester |
| 7 | Walter Howard Frere, C.R. | 1923 | 1935 | |
| 8 | Joseph Wellington Hunkin[5] | 1935 | 1951 | |
| 9 | Edmund Robert Morgan | 1951 | 1960 | Translated from Southampton |
| 10 | John Maurice Key | 1960 | 1973 | Translated from Sherborne |
| 11 | Graham Douglas Leonard | 1973 | 1981 | Translated from Willesden; later to London. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1994. |
| 12 | Peter Mumford | 1981 | 1989 | Translated from Hertford |
| 13 | Michael Thomas Ball, C.S.A. | 1990 | 1997 | Translated from Jarrow. Founder of the Community of the Glorious Ascension with his twin brother Peter Ball. Ordained the first woman priest. |
| 14 | William (Bill) Ind | 1997 | 2008 | Translated from Grantham |
| 15 | Timothy (Tim) Martin Thornton [3] | 2009 | Translated from Sherborne | |
See also
References
- ^ The Diocese of Truro: Homepage. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ a b Truro Cathedral News. Retrieved on 27 January 2009.
- ^ The Diocese of Truro: Bishops of Truro. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
- ^ "Joseph Hunkin in New York". Time Inc. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,848822,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
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