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The '''[[Bishop]] of [[Bury St Edmunds|Saint Edmundsbury]] and [[Ipswich]]''' is the [[Ordinary]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich]] in the [[Province of Canterbury]]. |
The '''[[Bishop]] of [[Bury St Edmunds|Saint Edmundsbury]] and [[Ipswich]]''' is the [[Ordinary]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich]] in the [[Province of Canterbury]]. |
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The current incumbent is the Right Reverend [[Nigel Stock (bishop)|Nigel Stock]], 10th Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The Bishop's residence is The Bishop's House, Ipswich, Suffolk. |
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The diocese covers most of the County of [[Suffolk]] and has its [[Episcopal see|see]] is in the town of [[Bury St Edmunds]] where the seat is located at the [[Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral|Cathedral Church of Saint James]], formerly a parish church, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1913. |
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==History== |
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The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Ipswich, Suffolk. |
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Under the [[Suffragan Bishops Act 1534]], the title ''[[Bishop of Ipswich]]'' was created in 1536, but it fell into [[abeyance]] following the death of the first holder in 1538.<ref>{{Harvnb|Fryde|Greenway|Porter|Roy|1986}}, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 288.</ref><ref name=crockfords947>{{Harvnb|Crockford's Clerical Directory|2007|p=947}}.</ref> In 1899, the title was revived with two [[suffragan bishop]]s of Ipswich were appointed to assist the diocesan [[bishop of Norwich]].<ref name=crockfords947/> Through reorganisation in the [[Church of England]], the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich was established by [[Act of Parliament]] in 1913 under [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]. The bishop's and the diocesan offices are located in [[Ipswich]], while the [[Cathedra|bishop's seat]] is located at the [[St Edmundsbury Cathedral|Cathedral Church of St James]] in [[Bury St Edmunds]]. Since 1934, the bishops of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich have been assisted by the suffragan [[Bishop of Dunwich|bishops of Dunwich]] in overseeing the diocese.<ref>{{Harvnb|Crockford's Clerical Directory|2007|p=946}}</ref> |
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== List of bishops == |
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The office has existed since the foundation of the diocese from the dioceses of [[Diocese of Ely|Ely]] and [[Anglican Diocese of Norwich|Norwich]] by [[Act of Parliament]] in 1913 under [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]]. The current bishop is the Right Reverend [[William Nigel Stock]]. |
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== List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, England == |
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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
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! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|From |
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! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|Until |
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! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="30%"|Incumbent |
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|align="center"| 1914 |
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|align="center"| 1921 |
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! width="100"|Tenure |
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| '''[[Henry Hodgson]]''', <small>DD</small> |
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! width="200"|Incumbent |
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| <small>Nominated on 18 February, [[Consecration|consecrated]] on 24 February, [[Enthronement|enthroned]] in March 1914. Died in office on 28 February 1921.</small> |
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! width="200"|Notes |
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|1913 to 1921||[[Henry Hodgson]] <small>DD</small>||<small>Enthroned March 1914</small> |
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|align="center"| 1921 |
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|align="center"| 1923 |
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|1921 to 1923||[[Albert David (bishop)|Albert David]]||| |
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| '''[[Albert David (bishop)|Albert David]]''' |
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| <small>Nominated on 21 January and consecrated on 25 July 1921. [[Translation (ecclesiastical)|Translated]] to [[Bishop of Liverpool|Liverpool]] on 18 October 1923.</small> |
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|1923 to 1940||[[Walter Whittingham]]|| |
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|1940 to 1954||[[Richard Brook (bishop)|Richard Brook]] <small>DD</small>|| |
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|align="center"| 1923 |
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|align="center"| 1940 |
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|1954 to 1966||[[Arthur Morris (bishop)|Arthur Morris]] <small>DD</small>|| |
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| '''[[Walter Whittingham]]''', <small>DD, MA</small> |
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| <small>Nominated on 22 October and consecrated on 1 November 1923. Resigned on 31 August 1940 and died on 17 June 1941.</small> |
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|1966 to 1978||[[Leslie Brown (bishop)|Leslie Brown]] <small>CBE DD</small>||<small>[[Archbishop of Uganda]]</small> |
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|1978 to 1986||[[John Waine]] <small>KCVO BA</small>||<small>Translated to [[Bishop of Chelmsford|Chelmsford]]</small> |
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|align="center"| 1940 |
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|align="center"| 1953 |
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|1986 to 1992||[[John Dennis (bishop)|John Dennis]]||<small>Father of British comedian [[Hugh Dennis]]</small> |
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| '''[[Richard Brook (bishop)|Richard Brook]]''', <small>DD</small> |
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| <small>Nominated on 24 September and consecrated on 1 November 1940. Resigned on 1 October 1953 and died on 31 January 1969.</small> |
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|1992 to 2007||[[Richard Lewis (bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)|Richard Lewis]]|| |
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|2007 to present||[[Nigel Stock (bishop)|Nigel Stock]]|| |
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|align="center"| 1954 |
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|align="center"| 1965 |
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| '''[[Arthur Morris (bishop)|Arthur Morris]]''', <small>DD</small> |
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| <small>Translated from [[Bishop of Pontefract|Pontefract]]. Nominated on 4 May and confirmed on 2 June 1954. Resigned on 31 December 1965 and died on 15 October 1977.</small> |
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|align="center"| 1966 |
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|align="center"| 1978 |
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| '''[[Leslie Brown (bishop)|Leslie Brown]]''', <small>CBE, DD</small> |
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| <small>Previously [[Archbishop of Uganda]]. Nominated on 25 January and confirmed on 25 March 1966. Resigned on 30 September 1978 and 27 December 1999.</small> |
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|align="center"| 1978 |
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|align="center"| 1986 |
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| '''[[John Waine]]''', <small>KCVO, BA</small> |
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| <small>Translated from [[Bishop of Stafford|Stafford]]. Nominated on 23 October and confirmed on 21 November 1978. Translated to [[Bishop of Chelmsford|Chelmsford]] in 1986. </small> |
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|align="center"| 1986 |
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|align="center"| 1992 |
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| '''[[John Dennis (bishop)|John Dennis]]''' |
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| <small>Father of the British comedian [[Hugh Dennis]]. Translated from [[Bishop of Knaresborough|Knaresborough]]. Nominated and confirmed in 1986. Retired in 1992.</small> |
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|align="center"| 1992 |
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|align="center"| 2007 |
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| '''[[Richard Lewis (bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)|Richard Lewis]]''' |
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| <small>Translated from [[Bishop of Taunton|Taunton]]. Nominated and confirmed in 1992. Retired in June 2007.</small> |
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|align="center"| 2007 |
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|align="center"| present |
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| '''[[Nigel Stock (bishop)|Nigel Stock]]''', <small>BA, DipTh</small> |
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| <small>Translated from [[Bishop of Stockport|Stockport]]. Nominated and confirmed in 2007.</small> |
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|align=center colspan="4"| Source(s): <ref name=crockfordsweb484>{{cite web |url=http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=484 |title=Historical successions: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |work=Crockford's Clerical Directory |accessdate=14 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=handbook270>{{Harvnb|Fryde|Greenway|Porter|Roy|1986}}, ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 270.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=22 Crockfords] |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book |last= |first= |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory |edition=100th |publisher=Church House Publishing |location=London |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7151-1030-0 |ref=harv}} |
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* {{cite book |editor1-last=Fryde |editor1-first=E. B. |editor2-last=Greenway |editor2-first=D. E. |editor3-last=Porter |editor3-first=S. |editor4-last=Roy |editor4-first=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |edition=3rd, reprinted 2003 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1986 |isbn=0-521-56350-X |ref=harv}} |
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The Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Province of Canterbury.
The current incumbent is the Right Reverend Nigel Stock, 10th Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The Bishop's residence is The Bishop's House, Ipswich, Suffolk.
History
Under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, the title Bishop of Ipswich was created in 1536, but it fell into abeyance following the death of the first holder in 1538.[1][2] In 1899, the title was revived with two suffragan bishops of Ipswich were appointed to assist the diocesan bishop of Norwich.[2] Through reorganisation in the Church of England, the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich was established by Act of Parliament in 1913 under King George V. The bishop's and the diocesan offices are located in Ipswich, while the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St James in Bury St Edmunds. Since 1934, the bishops of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich have been assisted by the suffragan bishops of Dunwich in overseeing the diocese.[3]
List of bishops
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1914 | 1921 | Henry Hodgson, DD | Nominated on 18 February, consecrated on 24 February, enthroned in March 1914. Died in office on 28 February 1921. |
1921 | 1923 | Albert David | Nominated on 21 January and consecrated on 25 July 1921. Translated to Liverpool on 18 October 1923. |
1923 | 1940 | Walter Whittingham, DD, MA | Nominated on 22 October and consecrated on 1 November 1923. Resigned on 31 August 1940 and died on 17 June 1941. |
1940 | 1953 | Richard Brook, DD | Nominated on 24 September and consecrated on 1 November 1940. Resigned on 1 October 1953 and died on 31 January 1969. |
1954 | 1965 | Arthur Morris, DD | Translated from Pontefract. Nominated on 4 May and confirmed on 2 June 1954. Resigned on 31 December 1965 and died on 15 October 1977. |
1966 | 1978 | Leslie Brown, CBE, DD | Previously Archbishop of Uganda. Nominated on 25 January and confirmed on 25 March 1966. Resigned on 30 September 1978 and 27 December 1999. |
1978 | 1986 | John Waine, KCVO, BA | Translated from Stafford. Nominated on 23 October and confirmed on 21 November 1978. Translated to Chelmsford in 1986. |
1986 | 1992 | John Dennis | Father of the British comedian Hugh Dennis. Translated from Knaresborough. Nominated and confirmed in 1986. Retired in 1992. |
1992 | 2007 | Richard Lewis | Translated from Taunton. Nominated and confirmed in 1992. Retired in June 2007. |
2007 | present | Nigel Stock, BA, DipTh | Translated from Stockport. Nominated and confirmed in 2007. |
Source(s): [4][5] |
References
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 288.
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory 2007, p. 947 .
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2007, p. 946
- ^ "Historical successions: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 270.
Bibliography
- Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
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