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Dorchester Episcopal Area
The modern Bishop Suffragan of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford, usually contracted to Bishop of Dorchester, is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The Bishop of Dorchester, along with the Bishop of Buckingham and the Bishop of Reading, assists the Diocesan Bishop of Oxford in overseeing the diocese. The title takes its name from the town of Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, and was first used by the historic Bishops of Dorchester: at first for a West Saxon diocese (see Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England. The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') is at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire. The Bishop of Winchester has always held ''ex officio'' (except dur ...), and later for a Mercian diocese (see Bishop of Lincoln). The suffragan See was erected by Order-in-Council (under the Suffragans Nomi ... [...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] |
Suffragans Nomination Act 1888
The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 (26 Hen 8 c 14) is an Act of the Parliament of England that authorised the appointment of suffragan (i.e., assistant) bishops in England and Wales. The tradition of appointing suffragans named after a town in the diocese other than the town the diocesan bishop is named after can be dated from this act. The act named Thetford, Ipswich, Colchester, Dover, Guildford, Southampton, Taunton, Shaftesbury, Molton, Marlborough, Bedford, Leicester, Gloucester, Shrewsbury, Bristol, Penrydd, Bridgwater, Nottingham, Grantham, Hull, Huntingdon, Cambridge, Penrith, Berwick-upon-Tweed, St Germans and the Isle of Wight as specific suitable suffragan sees. This act was partly in force in Great Britain at the end of 2010. The repeal by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 of section 2 of the Act of Supremacy (1 Eliz 1 c 1) (1558) does not affect the continued operation, so far as unrepealed, of the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. Since 1898, notwithstanding anything ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Collins
Gavin Andrew Collins (born 31 December 1966) is a British Anglican bishop. He has been Bishop of Dorchester, an area bishop in the Diocese of Oxford, since 14 April 2021. From 2011 to 2021, he had been Archdeacon of The Meon in the Diocese of Portsmouth in Hampshire. Early life and education Collins was born on 31 December 1966, and grew up in Sussex, England. He was educated at Sackville School, a comprehensive school in East Grinstead. He read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1989, automatically progressing to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1993. While at Cambridge University, he served as prayer secretary of the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union. Having attended the College of Law, Guildford, he qualified as a solicitor and worked in the City of London. He left his legal career to train for ordination at Trinity College, Bristol, an evangelical Anglican theological college. He graduated with another BA in 1996 and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Fletcher (bishop)
Colin William Fletcher (born 17 November 1950) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He served as area Bishop of Dorchester in the Diocese of Oxford. Early life and ministry Fletcher was educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Oxford. After studying at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford he was ordained into the Church of England: he was made a deacon at Michaelmas 1975 (20 September), in Bradford Cathedral and ordained a priest the following Michaelmas (19 September 1976), at Holy Trinity Church, Skipton; both times by Ross Hook, Bishop of Bradford. His ordained ministry began with a curacy at Shipley. Fletcher was then a tutor at Wycliffe Hall and after that Vicar of Holy Trinity in Margate for eight years, before becoming chaplain to George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury — a post he held for seven years. During his time as chaplain, he was co-chair of the Lambeth Group, which was set up to advise the British government on the "spiritual aspects of the millenniu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Russell (bishop)
Anthony John Russell (born 25 January 1943) is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the Diocesan Bishop of Ely from 2000 to 2010, having previously served as an area bishop in the Diocese of Oxford from 1988. Early life Russell was educated at Uppingham School, St Chad's College, Durham (he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree) and Trinity College, Oxford, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree. He studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon. Ecclesiastical career Russell was made a deacon during Advent 1970 (13 December) by Launcelot Fleming, Bishop of Norwich, and ordained a priest the Michaelmas following (26 September 1971) by William Llewellyn, Bishop of Lynn — both times at Norwich Cathedral; he was then a curate in the Hilborough group of parishes in the Diocese of Norwich from 1970 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976 he was priest-in-charge of Preston-on-Stour with Whitchurch and of Atherstone on Stour in the Diocese of Coventry. For the next 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Meyer (bishop)
Conrad John Eustace Meyer (2 July 1922"Debrett People of Today", 10 July 2001 – 23 July 2011) was an English Catholic priest and a former Church of England bishop. Meyer was the son of William Eustace Meyer. He was educated at Clifton College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He was made deacon in Advent 1948 (19 December) and ordained priest the following Advent (18 December 1949) — both times by Frederick Cockin, Bishop of Bristol, at Bristol Cathedral. His first ordained ministry positions were curacies at Ashton Gate and Kenwyn. He was vicar of Devoran from 1954 to 1964. From 1969 to 1979 he was Archdeacon of Bodmin. On 25 January 1979, he was consecrated a bishop by Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey; to serve as Bishop suffragan of Dorchester, a position that he held until 1987; he became the first area bishop in 1984 when the diocese's a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Peterborough), together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its episcopal see in the City of Ely, Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. The current bishop is Stephen Conway, who signs ''+Stephen Elien:'' (abbreviation of the Latin adjective ''Eliensis'', meaning "of Ely"). The diocesan bishops resided at the Bishop's Palace, Ely until 1941; they now reside in Bishop's House, the former cathedral deanery. Conway became Bishop of Ely in 2010, translated from the Diocese of Salisbury where he was Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury. The roots of the Diocese of Ely are ancient and the area of Ely was part of the patrimony of Saint Etheldreda. Prior to the elevation of Ely Cathedral as the seat of the diocese, it existe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Walker (bishop)
Peter Knight Walker (6 December 1919 – 28 December 2010) was an Anglican bishop. Early life and education Walker was educated at Leeds Grammar School and The Queen's College, Oxford. During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). He was then a teacher at The King's School, Peterborough and Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood. Ordained ministry Walker was ordained in 1954. His first ordained ministry position was a curacy at Hemel Hempstead, after which he was fellow, dean and lecturer at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. From 1962 to 1972 he was principal of Westcott House, Cambridge. In 1972 he was consecrated to the episcopate as the Suffragan Bishop of Dorchester. In 1977 he was translated to become the Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Loveday
David Goodwin Loveday (13 April 1896 – 7 April 1985) was an Anglican bishop during the second half of the 20th century. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, and after World War I service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry he went up to Magdalene College, Cambridge. Ordained in 1924, his first posts were chaplaincies at Aldenham School and Malvern, after which he became Headmaster of Cranleigh School from 1931 to 1954. He was then appointed Archdeacon of Dorking before his elevation to the episcopate as the 3rd Bishop suffragan of Dorchester in 1957.''New Bishop of Dorchester'' The Times Friday, Dec 28, 1956; pg. 6; Issue 53724; col E Retiring after 14 years, he continued to serve the Church as an assistant bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop. Church of England In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually retired (diocesan or suffragan) bishops – in which ... [...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] |
Kenneth Riches
Kenneth Riches (20 September 1908 – 15 May 1999) was an Anglican bishop during the second half of the 20th century. He served as the bishop of Dorchester from 1952 to 1957, and as the Bishop of Lincoln from 1957 to 1974. He was also the principal of Cuddesdon College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college, between 1945 and 1952. Early life and education Riches was born on 20 September 1908. He was educated at Colchester Royal Grammar School, a state grammar school in Colchester, Essex. He studied theology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1931. As per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) in 1935. He then trained for Holy Orders at Cuddesdon College, an Anglo-Catholic theological college near Oxford. Ordained ministry Riches was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1932 and as a priest in 1933. From 1932 to 1935, he served his curacy at St Mary's Church, Portsea. From 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon Of Oxford
The Archdeacon of Oxford is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Diocese of Oxford, Church of England, England. The office responsibility includes the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the ''Archdeaconry of Oxford.'' History The first archdeacon of Oxford is recorded before 1092 – around the time when archdeacons were first appointed across England – in the Diocese of Lincoln. He was one of eight archdeacons appointed by the bishop: Archdeacon of Lincoln, Lincoln, Archdeacon of Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Archdeacon of Northampton, Northampton, Archdeacon of Leicester, Leicester, Archdeacon of Buckingham, Buckingham, Archdeacon of Bedford, Bedford and Archdeacon of Stow, Stow. In the Henrican Reorganization, the archdeaconry was transferred to the newly-erected Diocese of Oxford in 1546. On 1 March 2014, the Archdeaconry of Oxford was split to create the new Archdeaconry of Dorchester; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
