Bishop of Dorchester

Suffragan bishop in the Church of England

This article is about the modern suffragan bishop. For the 7th century bishops in Wessex, see Bishop of Winchester. For the 9th–11th century bishops in Mercia, see Bishop of Lincoln.

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The modern Bishop Suffragan of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford, usually contracted to Bishop of Dorchester, is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The Bishop of Dorchester, along with the Bishop of Buckingham and the Bishop of Reading, assists the Diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing the diocese.

The title takes its name from the town of Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, and was first used by the historic Bishops of Dorchester: at first for a West Saxon diocese (see Bishop of Winchester), and later for a Mercian diocese (see Bishop of Lincoln). Dorchester Abbey was built on the site of the ancient Cathedral. The suffragan See was erected by Order-in-Council (under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888) on 2 February 1939.[2] The bishops suffragan of Dorchester have been area bishops since the Oxford area scheme was founded in 1984.[3]

## List of bishops

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Suffragan Bishops of Dorchester

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
1939 | 1952 | Gerald Allen | Formerly Bishop of Sherborne; hitherto Assistant Bishop of Oxford since 1936; Archdeacon of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church
1952 | 1956 | Kenneth Riches | Translated to Lincoln
1957 | 1972 | David Loveday |
1972 | 1977 | Peter Walker | Translated to Ely
1979 | 1988 | Conrad Meyer | First area bishop from 1984.
1988 | 2000 | Anthony Russell | Translated to Ely
2000 | 2020 | Colin Fletcher | Retired 4 October 2020.[4]
2021 | present | Gavin Collins | Consecration postponed;[5] licensed Episcopal vicar 28 January 2021;[6] consecrated on 14 April 2021[7]
Source(s):[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946\. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. ^ "No. 34596". The London Gazette. 7 February 1939. p. 835.
3. ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
4. ^ "Bishop of Dorchester to retire in 2020". 5 November 2019.
5. ^ "Gavin Collins named Bishop of Dorchester". 24 November 2020.
6. ^ "Bishop of Dorchester update". 22 January 2021.
7. ^ "Consecration service for Bishop of Dorchester". Diocese of Oxford. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

## External links

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* Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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Bishops of Dorchester

for the ancient bishops, see the Bishops of Winchester and of Lincoln

* Gerald Allen
* Kenneth Riches
* David Loveday
* Peter Walker
* Conrad Meyer (became first area bishop)

area bishops|

* Conrad Meyer
* Anthony Russell
* Colin Fletcher
* Gavin Collins

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Bishops suffragan in the Church of England

Active suffragan sees|

| Province of Canterbury|

* Aston
* Barking
* Basingstoke
* Bedford
* Bradwell
* Brixworth
* Buckingham
* Colchester
* Crediton
* Croydon
* Dorchester
* Dorking
* Dover
* Dudley
* Dunwich
* Ebbsfleet
* Edmonton
* Europe
* Fulham
* Grantham
* Grimsby
* Hertford
* Horsham
* Huntingdon
* Islington
* Kensington
* Kingston-upon-Thames
* Lewes
* Loughborough
* Lynn
* Oswestry
* Plymouth
* Ramsbury
* Reading
* Repton
* Richborough
* Sherborne
* Shrewsbury
* Southampton
* St Germans
* Stafford
* Stepney
* Swindon
* Taunton
* Tewkesbury
* Thetford
* Tonbridge
* Warwick
* Willesden
* Wolverhampton
* Woolwich

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Province of York|

* Berwick
* Beverley
* Birkenhead
* Bolton
* Bradford
* Burnley
* Doncaster
* Huddersfield
* Hull
* Jarrow
* Kirkstall
* Lancaster
* Middleton
* Penrith
* Ripon
* Selby
* Sherwood
* Stockport
* Wakefield
* Warrington
* Whitby
* Wigan

Former suffragan sees|

| Abeyant|

* Alnwick
* Aylesbury
* Barrow-in-Furness
* Bishopwearmouth
* Boston
* Bristol
* Chelsea
* Cirencester
* Coventry
* Derby
* Guildford
* Halifax
* Hexham
* Hulme
* Ipswich
* Kendal
* Leicester
* Leominster
* Ludlow
* Maidstone
* Marlborough
* Northampton
* Nottingham
* Penrydd
* Rochdale
* Shaftesbury
* Sheffield
* Southwark
* Swansea
* Whalley

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Translated|

* Knaresborough (to Ripon)
* Malmesbury (to Swindon)
* Pontefract (to Wakefield)
* Richmond (to Kirkstall)

See also: Suffragan Bishops Act 1534; Bishop for the Falkland Islands; Bishop to the Forces; spokesperson bishops; Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

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