Bishop of Willesden
The Bishop of Willesden is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Willesden, an area of the London Borough of Brent.
The post was created in 1911, and was the fourth suffragan bishopric in the diocese. The new bishop was given oversight of four rural deaneries: Hampstead, Hornsey, St Pancras and Willesden previously the responsibility of the Bishop of Islington.[2] [3]
The bishop now has responsibility for the Willesden Episcopal Area, comprising four deaneries: Brent, Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon.[4]
List of the Bishops of Willesden
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Willcox Perrin | 1911 | 1929 | |
| 2 | Guy Vernon Smith | 1929 | 1940 | Translated to Leicester |
| 3 | Henry Colville Montgomery Campbell | 1940 | 1942 | Translated to Kensington |
| 4 | Edward Michael Gresford Jones | 1942 | 1950 | Translated to St Albans |
| 5 | Gerald Alexander Ellison | 1950 | 1955 | Translated to Chester |
| 6 | George Ernest Ingle | 1955 | 1964 | Formerly Bishop of Fulham |
| 7 | Graham Douglas Leonard | 1964 | 1973 | Translated to Truro |
| 8 | Geoffrey Hewlett Thompson | 1974 | 1985 | Translated to Exeter |
| 9 | Thomas Frederick Butler | 1985 | 1991 | Translated to Leicester |
| 10 | Geoffrey Graham Dow | 1992 | 2000 | Translated to Carlisle |
| 11 | Peter Alan Broadbent | 2001 | present | Suspended from duty on 23 November 2010.[5] |
References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
- ^ "A Fourth Suffragan For London". The Times. 9 August 1911. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 28520". The London Gazette. 8 August 1911.
- ^ "Willesden Episcopal Area". Diocese of London. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Bishop who said 'shallow' William and Kate's marriage would fall apart within seven years is suspended. Daily Mail. Published on 23 November 2010.
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