Bishop of Plymouth (Anglican)

Episcopal title used in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter

For the Roman Catholic Bishop, see Roman Catholic Bishop of Plymouth.

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The Anglican Bishop of Plymouth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the city of Plymouth in Devon; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 21 November 1922.[2] The suffragan bishop has particular episcopal oversight of the archdeaconries of Plymouth and of Totnes.

The current bishop, since September 2022, is James Grier.[3]

## List of Bishops of Plymouth

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Anglican Bishops of Plymouth

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
1923 | 1933 | Howard Masterman |
1934 | 1950 | Whitfield Daukes |
1950 | 1962 | Norman Clarke |
1962 | 1972 | Guy Sanderson |
1972 | 1982 | Richard Cartwright |
1982 | 1988 | Kenneth Newing |
1988 | 1996 | Richard Hawkins | Translated to Crediton
1996 | 2005 | John Garton |
2005 | 2013 | John Ford | Translated to The Murray, Australia
19 April 2015 | 2022 | Nick McKinnel | Translated from Crediton 19 April 2015.[4]
Sep 2022[5] | present | James Grier | Consecrated 29 September 2022[6]
Source(s):[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948\. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. ^ "No. 32769". The London Gazette. 21 November 1922. p. 8186.
3. ^ "New Bishop of Plymouth is Coming Home". Diocese of Exeter. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
4. ^ Diocese of Exeter — Vacancy in the See of Crediton (Archive.org) (Accessed 1 May 2015)
5. ^ "No. 63829". The London Gazette (invalid `|supp=` (help)). 30 September 2022. p. 18518.
6. ^ "Plymouth's New Bishop James Consecrated at Westminster Abbey". Diocese of Exeter. 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

## External links

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* Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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Diocese of Exeter

* Exeter Cathedral
* The Palace, Exeter
* The Old Deanery, Exeter

Office holders|

* Mike Harrison, Bishop of Exeter
* James Grier, Bishop suffragan of Plymouth
* Bishop suffragan of Crediton (vacant)
* AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Jonathan Greener, Dean of Exeter
* Douglas Dettmer, Archdeacon of Totnes
* Andrew Beane, Archdeacon of Exeter
* Verena Breed, Archdeacon-designate of Barnstaple
* Jane Bakker, Archdeacon of Plymouth

Selected deaneries|

* Deanery of Barnstaple
* Deanery of Cadbury
* Deanery of Christianity (Exeter)
* Deanery of Hartland

Historic offices|

* Archdeacon of Cornwall (11th century – 1876; became the Diocese of Truro)

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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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