The Bishop of Dunwich is an

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title which was first used by an Anglo-Saxons bishop between the 7th and 9th centuries and is currently used by the

suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...

of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The title takes its name after Dunwich in the English county of

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

, which has now largely been lost to the sea. In 1934 the

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revived title Bishop of Dunwich as a suffragan see; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council on 14 August 1934. The bishop's duties are to assist the diocesan

Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is the Ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Province of Canterbury. The current bishop is Martin Seeley. The Bishop's residence is the Bishop's House, Ipswich ...

in overseeing the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Mike Harrison became Bishop of Dunwich from his episcopal consecration on 24 February 2016.St Edmundsbury & Ipswich — The next Bishop of Dunwich announced
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List of bishops

References

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
{{Bishops of Dunwich Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich