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Bishop Of Maidstone
The Bishop of Maidstone is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the county town of Maidstone in Kent. Canterbury suffragan Until 2009, the suffragan Bishop of Maidstone had a similar, though subordinate, role to that of the Bishop of Dover: to assist the diocesan bishop (the Archbishop of Canterbury) in the episcopal leadership of the Diocese of Canterbury. It was decided at the diocesan synod of November 2010 that a new bishop would not be appointed; rather the Archdeaconry of Ashford was erected. "Headship" bishop On 4 December 2014, it was announced that the see of Maidstone would be filled again in order to provide alternative episcopal oversight for particular members of the Church of England who take a conservative evangelical view on male "headship". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Polity
An episcopal polity is a Hierarchy, hierarchical form of Ecclesiastical polity, church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. (The word "bishop" derives, via the British Latin and Vulgar Latin term ''*ebiscopus''/''*biscopus'', from the Ancient Greek ''epískopos'' meaning "overseer".) It is the structure used by many of the major Christian Churches and Christian denomination, denominations, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Anglicanism, Anglican, Lutheranism, Lutheran and Methodist churches or denominations, and other churches founded independently from these lineages. Churches with an episcopal polity are governed by bishops, practising their authorities in the dioceses and Episcopal Conference, conferences or synods. Their leadership is both sacramental and constitutional; as well as performing ordinations, confirmations, and cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Oswestry
__NOTOC__ The Bishop of Oswestry is a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield who fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor in the Church of England. Background Following the first ordinations of women in 1993 to the priesthood in the Church of England, Bishops suffragan of Ebbsfleet and of Richborough were appointed "proverbial episcopal visitors" - known as "flying bishops" - to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province of Canterbury which reject the ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women. Creation of bishopric In June 2022, it was announced that, from January 2023, oversight of traditional Catholics in the west of Canterbury province (formerly the Bishop of Ebbsfleet's area) would be taken by a new Bishop of Oswestry, suffragan to the Bishop of Lichfield; while oversight of conservative Evangelicals (formerly the duties of a Bishop suffragan of Maidstone) would be taken by the next Bishop of Ebbsfleet. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Cray
Graham Alan Cray (born 21 April 1947) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Maidstone in the Diocese of Canterbury from 2001 to 2009, and was the Archbishops' Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions from 2009 to 2014. Early life and education Cray grew up without his mother Doris, who killed herself when he was 8 years old. Cray was educated (gaining a Bachelor of Arts), at Leeds University and St John's College, Nottingham. Ordained ministry He began his ministry as a curate at St Mark's Church, Gillingham. Cray later spent 14 years at St Michael-le-Belfry in York (at first working with, and later succeeding, David Watson before becoming Principal of Ridley Hall theological college in Cambridge. Cray was consecrated a bishop in March 2001. He served as the Bishop of Maidstone, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Canterbury, between 2001 and 2009. In 2009, he was appointed to lead the Archbishops' (of Canterbury and of York) Fresh Expressions team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Reid
Gavin Hunter Reid OBE (born 24 May 1934) was the Bishop of Maidstone from 1992 until 2001."Reid, Rt Rev. Gavin Hunter", ''Who's Who 2012'', A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2011; online edn, Nov 201 accessed 9 July 2012 Primary school : part educated at Blackheath and Kidbrooke C of E school. Reid was educated at The John Roan School in Greenwich and King's College London. Ordained deacon in 1960 and priest in 1961, after a curacy at St Paul's East Ham he served in a succession of administrative posts for the Church Pastoral Aid Society before his ordination to the episcopate. He is a prolific author and his works include ''The Gagging of God'' (1969), ''A New Happiness'' (1974), ''To Reach a Nation'' (1987), ''Our Place in his Story'' (1994) and ''To Canterbury with Love''. He was awarded the OBE in 1999 for his contribution to the Millennium celebrations. He retired to Beccles in 2001 and is an assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Bradford (diocese)
The Bishop of Bradford was, until 20 April 2014, the ordinary of the Diocese of Bradford, which covered the extreme west of Yorkshire and was centred in the city of Bradford where the bishop's seat ('' cathedra'') is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter. The bishop's residence was "Bishopscroft" in Bradford. The office existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Diocese of Ripon in 1920 under George V. The last diocesan Bishop of Bradford was Nick Baines, from 21 May 2011 until 20 April 2014. Baines was on sabbatical from February 2014 until the dissolution of the diocese on Easter Day 2014, during which time retired bishop Tom Butler was acting diocesan Bishop of Bradford.Diocese of Bradford – Former Bishop of Southwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Smith (bishop)
David James Smith (born 14 July 1935) is a retired Anglican bishop of the Church of England. Biography Born in Hertfordshire, he was educated at Hertford Grammar School (now Richard Hale School) and King's College London,. He was ordained in 1959. His first post was as an assistant curate at All Saints' Gosforth, after which he became the assistant curate of St Francis High Heaton. Following this, he was Priest in Charge St Mary Magdalene, Longbenton and then Vicar of Longhirst with Hebron. He next became Vicar of St Mary's Monkseaton. He was subsequently the Rural Dean of Tynemouth and, in 1981, was collated Archdeacon of Lindisfarne. In 1987, he was ordained to the episcopate as Bishop of Maidstone and was translated in 1992 to be the Bishop of Bradford (until 2002).Debrett's, ''People of Today'': Ed Ellis,P (London, Debtrett's, 1992) From 1990 to 1992, he was also Bishop to the Forces. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 2002. In retirement, he continues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hardy (bishop)
Robert Maynard Hardy (5 October 19369 April 2021) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England. Early life Hardy was born on 5 October 1936. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield and Clare College, Cambridge. Career Hardy trained for ordination at Cuddesdon College, and was ordained deacon in 1962 and priest in 1963. His first position was at All Saints and Martyrs' Church, Langley, Manchester, after which he became a chaplain (and fellow) of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Following this he was appointed Vicar of Borehamwood then Director of the St Albans Diocese Ministerial Training Scheme. In 1980 he was ordained to the episcopate as the Bishop of Maidstone. In 1987 he was translated to be the Bishop of Lincoln. He retired in 2001, resigning his See effective 31 October. He also served as Bishop to HM Prisons, 1985–2001. Later life In retirement, from 2001, he continued to serve as an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of Carlisle, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Third
Richard Henry McPhail Third (29 September 19275 May 2016) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England. Education Third was educated at Reigate Grammar School, and then Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he gained a Master of Arts degree, before studying for ordination at Lincoln Theological College. Ecclesiastical career He was made a deacon on Trinity Sunday 1952 (8 June), and ordained a priest the following Trinity Sunday (31 May 1953), both times by Bertram Simpson, Bishop of Southwark, at Southwark Cathedral. He began his ordained ministry as a curate at St Andrew's Mottingham. He was later Vicar of Sheerness, and All Saints, Orpington then the Rural Dean of Orpington, before his ordination to the episcopate as the Bishop of Maidstone in 1976. He was consecrated a bishop on 30 November 1976, by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral. He was translated to be the Bishop of Dover in 1980 (after July) to assist Robert Runcie, the then Archbishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Tiarks
Geoffrey Lewis Tiarks (8 October 190913 January 1987) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Maidstone in the latter part of the 20th century. Early life and education Born into an ecclesiastical family — his father was Lewis Hermann Tiarks, sometime Rector of Lerwick (in the Scottish Episcopal Church). on 8 October 1909 he was educated at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge. Ordained ministry Tiarks was ordained in the Church of England: made deacon in Advent 1932 (18 December) and ordained priest the following Advent (17 December 1933) — both times by Richard Parsons, Bishop of Southwark at Southwark Cathedral. He served his a curacy at St Peter's Church, Walworth. He was for many years a Royal Navy military chaplain. Following this, he served the Anglican Church in Rondebosch, South Africa, from 1950 to 1953. He then returned to England, and was Vicar of Lyme Regis until 1961. He served as Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight to 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Betts
Stanley Woodley Betts CBE (23 March 1912 – 7 June 2003) was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Life Betts was educated at Perse School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1936 and was successively a wartime chaplain with the RAF, a chaplain at Clare College, Cambridge, the Vicar of Holy Trinity, Cambridge and then, in 1956, the Bishop of Maidstone Crockford's clerical directory (Lambeth Palace, Church House) 1982 with the additional title of ''Archbishop of Canterbury's Episcopal Representative with the three Armed Forces''. (Before his appointment, the last Bishop of Maidstone had been Leslie Owen, who was translated to Lincoln in 1946.) From 1966 he was Dean of Rochester The Dean of Rochester is the head of the chapter of canons at Rochester Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The current dean is Philip Hesketh, who has served in that role since June 2016. List of deans ..., a post he held for 11 years. Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The bishop's seat ('' cathedra'') is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Lincoln. The cathedral was originally a minster church founded around 653 and refounded as a cathedral in 1072. Until the 1530s the bishops were in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. The historic medieval Bishop's Palace lies immediately to the south of the cathedral in Palace Yard; managed by English Heritage, it is open to visitors. A later residence (first used by Bishop Edward King in 1885) on the same site was converted from office accommodation to reopen in 2009 as a 16-bedroom conference centre and wedding venue. It is now known as Edward King House and provides offices for the bishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Translation (ecclesiastical)
Translation is the transfer of a bishop from one episcopal see to another. The word is from the Latin ', meaning "carry across" (another religious meaning of the term is the translation of relics). This can be *From suffragan bishop status to diocesan bishop *From coadjutor bishop to diocesan bishop *From one country's episcopate to another *From diocesan bishop to archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ... References Anglicanism Episcopacy in the Catholic Church Christian terminology {{christianity-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
