Bishop in Europe

The Bishop in Europe (full title: Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe) is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese in Europe in the Province of Canterbury.

This article is about the diocesan bishop. For the suffragan bishop, see Suffragan Bishop in Europe.

Bishop in Europe
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent: Robert Innes
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Canterbury
Residence	Bishop's Lodge, Worth (1993–2013) Waterloo, Belgium (since 2014)
Information
First holder	George Tomlinson
Established	1842
Diocese	Diocese in Europe
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar

Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop in Europe 2001–2013

Overview

The diocese provides the ministry of Anglican chaplains, not only in the area of Gibraltar in British jurisdiction but also in all of mainland Europe, Morocco and the territory of the former Soviet Union.[1] The see is based in the City of Gibraltar where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. Between 1993 and 2013, the bishop's residence was in England at Bishop's Lodge in Worth, Crawley, West Sussex (close to Gatwick Airport, to facilitate ease of travel). Since 2014, however, the bishop has been based in Waterloo, Belgium. The diocesan office and administrative team, with the office of the suffragan bishop, is in Tufton Street, London, part of the Church House complex.[2]

The bishopric has existed since the union in 1980 of the see of Gibraltar (founded 1842) with the Jurisdiction of North and Central Europe of the see of London (headed by the suffragan Bishop of Fulham). Robert Innes was commissioned and consecrated Bishop in Europe on 20 July 2014.[2]

List of Anglican Bishops of Europe

(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)

Bishops of Gibraltar
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1842	1863	George Tomlinson	A founder of the Cambridge Apostles
1863	1868	Walter Trower
1868	1873	Charles Harris	Resigned due to ill health, October 1873
1874	1903	Charles Sandford	Died in office, 8 December 1903
1904	1911	William Collins	Died in office, 22 March 1911
1911	1920	Henry Knight	Died in office, 27 November 1920
1921	1927	John Greig	Translated to Guildford 1927
1927	1932	Frederick Hicks	Translated to Lincoln 1932
1933	1946	Harold Buxton	Retired
1947	1953	Cecil Horsley	Died in office, 10 March 1953
1954	1960	Frederick Craske	Retired
1960	1970	Stanley Eley	Retired
1970	1980	John Satterthwaite	Also Bishop of Fulham. Translated to Gibraltar in Europe 1980

Bishops of Gibraltar in Europe
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1980	1993	John Satterthwaite	Retired
1993	2001	John Hind	Translated to Chichester
2001	2013	Geoffrey Rowell	Retired 8 November 2013.[3]
2013	present	Robert Innes	[2]

Suffragan and assistant bishops

The bishop also has one suffragan bishop, known as the Suffragan Bishop in Europe (currently David Hamid) and various honorary assistant bishops from the Church of England and other churches in communion with the Church of England.

Edmund Capper and Ambrose Weekes were assistant (auxiliary) bishops of the diocese in 1988.[4] Ken Giggall, former Bishop of St Helena, Chaplain of Sanremo with Bordighera was also an Auxiliary Bishop (1979–1981).[5]

See also

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar

References

1. Pius IX once remarked on meeting the bishop of the time, "Then I am in your diocese." (J.A.Gere and John Sparrow (ed.), Geoffrey Madan's Notebooks, Oxford University Press, 1981)
2. Diocese in Europe – New Diocesan Bishop Appointed Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 7 May 2014)
3. Diocese in Europe – Bishop announces his retirement
4. "Declaration of Unity, Witness and Mission". Church Times (#AAMBIT 3). 1 July 1988. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
5. "Giggall, George Kenneth". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

Sources

• Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
• Diocese in Europe – Bishops