Bishop of Swindon

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The Bishop of Swindon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bristol, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Swindon in Wiltshire. The title of Bishop of Malmesbury was the precursor title, named after Malmesbury in Wiltshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 25 July 1927.[2]

## List of bishops of Swindon

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Bishops of Malmesbury

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
1927 | 1946 | Ronald Ramsay |
1946 | 1956 | Ivor Watkins | Translated to Guildford
1956 | 1962 | Edward Roberts | Translated to Kensington
1962 | 1973 | Jim Bishop |
1973 | 1983 | Freddy Temple |
1983 | 1994 | Peter Firth |
Bishops of Swindon
1994 | 2004 | Michael Doe |
2005 | 2023 | Lee Rayfield | Also Acting Bishop of Bristol, 2017–18.[3] Retired 30 April 2023.[4]
2023 | present | Neil Warwick | Consecrated 30 November 2023.[5]
Source(s):[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 947–949\. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. ^ "No. 33299". The London Gazette. 2 August 1927. p. 4979.
3. ^ "Senior clergy". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
4. ^ "Bishop Lee announces his retirement". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
5. ^ "New Bishop of Swindon consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral". Diocese of Bristol. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

## External links

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* Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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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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