Bishop of Maidstone

The Bishop of Maidstone is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the county town of Maidstone in Kent and had a similar though subordinate role to that of the Bishop of Dover. It was decided at the diocesan synod of November 2010 that a new bishop would not be appointed.[2]

On 4 December 2014, it was announced that the see of Maidstone would be filled again in order to provide alternative episcopal oversight for particular members of the Church of England who take a conservative evangelical view on male "headship".[3] On 23 September 2015, Rod Thomas was consecrated Bishop of Maidstone.[4]

List of bishops

Bishops of Maidstone
From Until Incumbent Notes
1944 1946 Leslie Owen Translated to Lincoln
1946 1956 no appointment
1956 1966 Stanley Betts
1966 1969 no appointment
1969 1976 Geoffrey Tiarks
1976 1980 Richard Third Translated to Dover
1980 1987 Robert Hardy Translated to Lincoln
1987 1992 David Smith Translated to Bradford
1992 2001 Gavin Reid [5]
2001 2009 Graham Cray
2009 2015 vacant
2015 present Rod Thomas [4] Since 23 September 2015 consecration.
Source(s):[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. Canterbury Diocese — Synod News
  3. Thinking Anglicans – Appointment of a bishop who takes a conservative evangelical view on headship (Accessed 4 December 2014)
  4. 1 2 Lambeth Palace – Suffragan Bishop of Maidstone announced (Accessed 5 May 2015)
  5. Succession details

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