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The '''Suffragan Bishop of Taunton''' is a post in the [[Church of England]]. The Bishop of Taunton is suffragan to the Bishop of [[Bath and Wells]]. |
The '''Suffragan Bishop of Taunton''' is a post in the [[Church of England]]. The Bishop of Taunton is suffragan to the Bishop of [[Bath and Wells]]. |
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The current bishop is The Right Revd Peter Maurice. Peter was vicar of All Saints, Tooting for seven years before his appointment as [[archdeacon]] and is a graduate of St Chad's, [[Durham]], and was trained for the ministry at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He was ordained deacon in 1972 and priest in 1976. He had a wide-ranging parish ministry in [[Diocese of Southwark]] and was at one time rural dean of [[Bermondsey]] and was also the local ministry adviser.<ref>[http://www.thegoodnews.co.uk/regionFeaturesstory.asp?id=959®ion=reg15 The Good News]</ref> |
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==List of holders of the office== |
==List of holders of the office== |
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Revision as of 18:32, 20 February 2008
The Suffragan Bishop of Taunton is a post in the Church of England. The Bishop of Taunton is suffragan to the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
The current bishop is The Right Revd Peter Maurice. Peter was vicar of All Saints, Tooting for seven years before his appointment as archdeacon and is a graduate of St Chad's, Durham, and was trained for the ministry at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He was ordained deacon in 1972 and priest in 1976. He had a wide-ranging parish ministry in Diocese of Southwark and was at one time rural dean of Bermondsey and was also the local ministry adviser.[1]
List of holders of the office
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| to | ||
| 1986 to 1992 | The Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch | |
| 1992 to 1997 | The Rt Revd Will Stewart | |
| 1997 to May 2006 | The Rt Revd Andrew Radford | |
| December 2006 to present | The Rt Revd Peter Maurice |
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