Bishop of Taunton

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The Bishop of Taunton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 and takes its name after Taunton, the county town of Somerset.

Ruth Worsley was consecrated Bishop of Taunton[2] on 29 September 2015.[3]

## List of bishops

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Bishops of Taunton

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
1538 | 1559 | William Finch |
1559 | 1911 | in abeyance
1911 | 1931 | Charles de Salis | Archdeacon of Taunton; became Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells
1931 | 1945 | George Hollis |
1945 | 1955 | Harry Thomas |
1955 | 1961 | Mark Hodson | Translated to Hereford
1962 | 1977 | Francis West |
1977 | 1985 | Peter Nott | Translated to Norwich
1986 | 1992 | Nigel McCulloch | Translated to Wakefield
1992 | 1997 | Richard Lewis | Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
1997 | 1998 | Will Stewart | Died in office
1998 | 2006 | Andy Radford | Died in office
2006 | 2015 | Peter Maurice | Retired 30 April 2015.[4]
29 September 2015 | present | Ruth Worsley | [3] also Acting Bishop of Coventry (part-time) since 6 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. p. 949\. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells — Ruth Worsley announced as next Bishop of Taunton Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 July 2015)
3. ^ a b Diocese of Bath & Wells — Bishops & Archdeacons (Accessed 4 September 2015)
4. ^ Diocese of Bath & Wells – Bishop of Taunton announces retirement Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2014)
5. ^ "Acting Bishop of Coventry". Diocese of Coventry. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 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
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* 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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Diocese of Bath and Wells

* Wells Cathedral
* Bishop's Palace, Wells
* Bath Abbey
* Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)

Office holders|

* Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells
* Ruth Worsley, Bishop suffragan of Taunton and Bishop suffragan-designate of Wigan (to become Interim Bishop of Liverpool)
* AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
* Toby Wright, Dean of Wells
* Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton
* Anne Gell, Archdeacon of Wells
* Charlie Peer, Archdeacon of Bath

Historic offices|

For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells

Benefices and parishes|

List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

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