Bishop of Woolwich
Bishop in England
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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 current bishop is Alastair Cutting, since his consecration on 3 July 2024 at Southwark Cathedral.[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.[7] |
| 2017 | 2023 | Karowei Dorgu | [8][9] Died in post, 8 September 2023.[10] |
| 2024 | present | Alastair Cutting | Consecrated 3 July 2024[4] |
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