Anglican Diocese of Southwark

The Diocese of Southwark /ˈsʌðɪk/[3] is one of the 42 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was created on 1 May 1905[4] from part of the ancient Diocese of Rochester that was served by a Suffragan Bishop of Southwark (1891–1905). Before 1877 the area was part of the Diocese of Winchester.[4] The diocese covers Greater London south of the River Thames (except for the London Borough of Bexley and London Borough of Bromley) and east Surrey. Since the creation of the episcopal area scheme in 1991,[5] the diocese is divided into three episcopal areas each of which contains two archdeaconries:[6]

Not to be confused with Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.
Diocese of Southwark
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesCroydon, Lambeth, Lewisham & Greenwich, Reigate, Southwark, Wandsworth
Statistics
Parishes300
Churches370
Information
CathedralSouthwark Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopChristopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark
SuffragansRichard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston
Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon
Karowei Dorgu, area Bishop of Woolwich
ArchdeaconsAlastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich[1]
Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark[1]
Simon Gates, Archdeacon of Lambeth[2]
John Kiddle, Archdeacon of Wandsworth
Moira Astin, Archdeacon of Reigate
David Stephenson, Acting Archdeacon of Lambeth
Rosemarie Mallett, Archdeacon of Croydon
Website
southwark.anglican.org
Southwark Cathedral

In other ecclesiastical use, although having lost religious orders in the English Reformation, the diocese has the London home of the Archbishop of Canterbury and records centre of the Church of England in the diocese, Lambeth Palace.

Bishops

Alongside the diocesan Bishop of Southwark (Christopher Chessun), the Diocese has three area (suffragan) bishops: Richard Cheetham, area Bishop of Kingston; Jonathan Clark, area Bishop of Croydon; and Karowei Dorgu, area Bishop of Woolwich. Since 1994 the Bishop of Fulham (currently Jonathan Baker, since 2013) has provided 'alternative episcopal oversight' in the diocese (along with those of London and Rochester) to those parishes which reject the ministry of priests who are women. Baker is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop in Southwark diocese in order to facilitate his work there.

Several other bishops are licensed as honorary assistant bishops in the diocese:

See also

References
  1. "New Archdeacons for Southwark Diocese". 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. Diocese of Southwark – New Archdeacon of Lambeth Archived 20 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Southwark", in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
  4. "No. 27777". The London Gazette. 21 March 1905. p. 2169.
  5. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers Archived 7 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
  7. "Doe, Michael David". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  8. "Harries, Richard Douglas". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  9. "Atksinson, David John". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  10. "Alan David Chesters". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  11. "Selby, Peter Stephen Maurice". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  12. "Stock, (William) Nigel". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 21 August 2014. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  13. "Appointments". Church Times (#7920). 2 January 2014. p. 31. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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