Bishop of Edmonton (London)

The Bishop of Edmonton is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Edmonton, an area in the North of the London Borough of Enfield; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 29 May 1970.[2]

The bishops suffragan of Edmonton have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.[3] The post of suffragan fell vacant following the retirement of Peter Wheatley, who began his ministry as suffragan bishop in March 1999[4] and retired at the end of 2014.[5] On 9 July 2015, it was announced that Rob Wickham was to become the next area bishop from his consecration on 23 September of that year.[6]

The episcopal title of "Bishop of Edmonton" is one of three that are duplicated in the Anglican Communion. The other Bishop of Edmonton is a diocesan bishop in Canada.

List of bishops
Bishops of Edmonton
From Until Incumbent Notes
19701975Alan Rogers(1907-2003)
19751984Bill Westwood(1925-1999). First area bishop from 1979; translated to Peterborough
19851998Brian Masters(1932-1998). Died in office. Formerly Bishop of Fulham
199931 December 2014Peter Wheatley(b. 1947). Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead; retired at the end of 2014
20142015Pete Broadbent, area Bishop of Willesdenacting area bishop
23 September 2015presentRob Wickham[6]
Source(s):[1]

References
  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "No. 45124". The London Gazette. 11 June 1970. p. 6515.
  3. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. Bishop of Edmonton Archived December 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 16 June 2008.
  5. Thinking Anglicans – Bishop of Edmonton to retire (Accessed 19 July 2014)
  6. Diocese of London – Two new bishops and new archdeacon for London announced (Accessed 9 July 2015)


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