List of Anglican bishops who converted to Catholicism
This is a list of notable Anglican bishops who converted to the Catholic Church. In recent years, an increasing number of Anglican bishops have left their own churches to join the Roman Catholic Church, often spurred by controversial theological reforms within the Anglican Communion.[1][2][3]
| Name | Date of conversion | Previous church | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Clement Gordon | 1702 (circa) | Church of Scotland | Bishop of Galloway, 1688–1689 |
| Levi Silliman Ives | 1852 | Episcopal Church | Bishop of North Carolina, 1831–1852 |
| Frederick Joseph Kinsman | 1919 | Episcopal Church | Bishop of Delaware, 1908–1919 |
| Graham Douglas Leonard | 1994 | Church of England | Bishop of Willesden, 1964–1973
Bishop of Truro, 1973–1981 Bishop of London, 1981–1991 |
| Conrad John Eustace Meyer | 1994 | Church of England | Bishop of Dorchester, 1979–1988 |
| Cecil Richard Rutt | 1994 | Church of England | Bishop of Daejeon, 1968–1974
Bishop of St Germans, 1974–1979 Bishop of Leicester, 1979–1990 |
| Clarence Cullam Pope | 1995 | Episcopal Church | Bishop of Fort Worth, 1986–1995 |
| Charles John Klyberg | 1996 | Church of England | Bishop of Fulham, 1985–1996 |
| John Bailey Lipscomb | 2007 | Episcopal Church | Bishop of Southwest Florida, 1997–2007 |
| Jeffrey Neil Steenson | 2007 | Episcopal Church | Bishop of Rio Grande, 2004–2007 |
| Paul Richardson | 2009 | Church of England
Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea Anglican Church of Australia |
Bishop of Aipo Rongo, 1987–1995
Bishop of Wangaratta, 1995–1997 Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, 1998–2009 |
| Ross Owen Davies | 2010 | Anglican Church of Australia | Bishop of The Murray, 2002–2010 |
| Andrew Burnham | 2011 | Church of England | Bishop of Ebbsfleet, 2000–2010 |
| Edwin Barnes | 2011 | Church of England | Bishop of Richborough, 1995–2002 |
| John Charles Broadhurst | 2011 | Church of England | Bishop of Fulham,1996–2010 |
| Keith Newton | 2011 | Church of England | Bishop of Richborough, 2002–2010 |
| Robert David Silk | 2011 | Church of England | Bishop of Ballarat, 1994–2003 |
| Robert William Stanley Mercer | 2012 | Church of the Province of Central Africa
Anglican Catholic Church of Canada |
Bishop of Matabeleland (1977–1987)
Metropolitan Bishop of Canada (1988–2005) |
| Carl Leonard Reid | 2012 | Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Catholic Church of Canada |
|
| Peter Donald Wilkinson | 2012 | Anglican Church of Canada | |
| David Lloyd Moyer | 2014 | Episcopal Church | |
| Gavin Roy Pelham Ashenden | 2019 | Church of England
Christian Episcopal Church |
Missionary bishop to the United Kingdom and Europe, 2017–2019 |
| Jonathan Michael Goodall | 2021[4] | Church of England | Bishop of Ebbsfleet, 2013–2021 |
| Michael James Nazir-Ali | 2021[5] | Church of England
Church of Pakistan |
Bishop of Rochester, 1994–2009
Bishop of Raiwind, 1984–1986 |
| John William Goddard | 2021 | Church of England | Bishop of Burnley, 2000–2014 |
| Peter Robert Forster | 2021[6] | Church of England | Bishop of Chester, 2001–2019 |
| Peter Francis Watterson | 1984 | ||
| Harry Entwistle | 2012 | Anglican Catholic Church in Australia |
References
- ^ Stobart, Janet (9 November 2010). "5 Anglican bishops will convert to Catholicism". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Anglicans' regret over bishop's conversion to Rome". BBC News. 17 October 2010.
- ^ Girardot, Doug (15 September 2021). "Explainer: What happens when an Anglican bishop becomes Catholic?". America.
- ^ "Bishop of Ebbsfleet quits to go over to Rome". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Dr Michael Nazir-Ali received into the Ordinariate". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Former Bishop of Chester received into Roman Catholic Church". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-10.