Bishop of Crediton
Episcopal title
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The Bishop of Crediton is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Crediton in Devon, England. Since 1897, it has been used by the Church of England as the title of a suffragan bishop who, along with the Bishop of Plymouth, assists the diocesan Bishop of Exeter in overseeing the Diocese of Exeter.[1]
The title was originally used by the Anglo-Saxons in the 10th and 11th centuries for a diocese covering Devon and Cornwall.[2][3]
List of bishops suffragan
| Bishops suffragan of Crediton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1897 | 1930 | Robert Trefusis | |
| 1930 | 1954 | William Surtees | |
| 1954 | 1974 | Wilfrid Westall | |
| 1974 | 1984 | Philip Pasterfield | |
| 1984 | 1996 | Peter Coleman | |
| 1996 | 2004 | Richard Hawkins | Formerly Bishop of Plymouth. |
| 2004 | October 2012 | Bob Evens[4] | Retired on 31 October 2012.[5] |
| November 2012 | 19 April 2015 | Nick McKinnel[6] | Translated to Plymouth 19 April 2015.[7] |
| 22 July 2015 | 8 March 2018 | Sarah Mullally | Announced 9 June 2015; consecrated 22 July;[8] translated to London on 8 March 2018.[9] translated to Canterbury on 28 January 2026.[10][11] |
| 2018 | 2025 | Jackie Searle | Consecrated 27 September 2018;[12] retired January 2025.[13] |
| 2025 | present | Moira Astin | Announced June 2025;[14][15] and consecrated 3 July.[16] |
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