Bishop of Croydon

The Bishop of Croydon is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The Croydon Archdeaconry was transferred from Canterbury Diocese to Southwark in 1984.[1]

The bishops suffragan of Croydon have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.[2] The Bishop of Croydon oversees the Episcopal Area of Croydon, which is made up of the Archdeaconries of Croydon and Reigate. The Archdeaconry of Croydon comprises the Deaneries of Croydon Addington (9 parishes), Croydon Central (10 parishes), Croydon North (12 parishes), Croydon South (10 parishes) and Sutton (14 parishes). The Archdeaconry of Reigate comprises the Deaneries of Caterham (9 parishes), Godstone (14 parishes) and Reigate (24 parishes), extending as far as Gatwick Airport and Banstead.

The Episcopal area was historically in the Diocese of Canterbury, as the Archbishop of Canterbury lived at Croydon Palace and Addington Palace when he did not live at Lambeth Palace or other episcopal residences, from their medieval construction until the 19th century. On 21 March 2012, Jonathan Clark was consecrated as bishop, and took up his post as Area Bishop of Croydon in May 2012.[3]

List of the bishops
Bishops of Croydon
From Until Incumbent Notes
19041924Henry Pereira(1845–1926)
19241930no appointment
19301937Edward Woods(1877–1953). Translated to Lichfield.
19371942William Anderson(1892–1972). Translated to Portsmouth.
19421947Maurice Harland(1896–1986). Translated to Lincoln.
19471956Cuthbert Bardsley(1907–1991). Translated to Coventry.
19571977John Hughes(1908–2001)
19771985Stuart Snell(1920–1988)
19852003Wilfred Wood(b. 1936) First area bishop from 1991.
20032011Nick Baines(b. 1957). Translated to Bradford.
2012presentJonathan Clark(b. 1961). Consecrated on 21 March 2012.[3]
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References
  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "Episcopal Team completed in Southwark Diocese" (Press release). Diocese of Southwark. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
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