Bishop of Woolwich

The Bishop of Woolwich is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.^[1][2]

The title takes its name after Woolwich, a suburb of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Two of the best known former bishops are John A. T. Robinson, who was a major figure in Liberal Christianity, and David Sheppard, the former Sussex and England cricketer who went on to become the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool. The bishops suffragan of Woolwich have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.^[3]

The see is currently vacant following the confirmation of Michael Ipgrave's election as Bishop of Lichfield on 10 June 2016.^[4]

List of bishops

Bishops of Woolwich
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1905	1918	John Leeke
1918	1932	William Hough
1932	1936	Arthur Preston
1936	1947	Leslie Lang
1947	1959	Robert Stannard
1959	1969	John Robinson
1969	1975	David Sheppard	Translated to Liverpool
1975	1984	Michael Marshall
1984	1996	Peter Hall	Formerly Rector of St Martin in the Bull Ring; first area bishop from 1991
1996	2005	Colin Buchanan	Formerly Bishop of Aston
2005	2011	Christopher Chessun	Translated to Southwark
2012	2016	Michael Ipgrave	Nominated on 3 February 2012[5] and consecrated on 21 March 2012;[6] translated to Lichfield 10 June 2016.[4]
Source(s):[1]

References

1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. Diocesan web site
3. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
4. OurCofE twitter (Accessed 11 June 2016)
5. "Two new Area Bishops for Southwark Diocese" (Press release). Diocese of Southwark. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
6. "Episcopal Team completed in Southwark Diocese" (Press release). Diocese of Southwark. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings