The Bishop of Gloucester is the
ordinary
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of the
Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the
Province of Canterbury
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.
The diocese covers the
County of Gloucestershire and part of the
County of Worcestershire. The
see
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's centre of governance is the
City of Gloucester
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where the bishop's chair (''cathedra'') is located in the
Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity.
The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Gloucester; very near the Cathedral.
The office has been in existence since the foundation of the see in 1541 under
King Henry VIII
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from part of the
Diocese of Worcester. On 5 August 2014,
Martyn Snow, the
suffragan
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Bishop of Tewkesbury
The Bishop of Tewkesbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, but the ...
, became acting bishop of Gloucester.
[Diocese of Gloucester – Letter from the Bishop of Tewkesbury](_blank)
(Accessed 7 August 2014)
On 26 March 2015, it was announced that
Rachel Treweek was to become the next bishop of Gloucester (and the first woman to serve as a diocesan bishop in the Church of England);
[Diocese of Gloucester — The Bishop of Gloucester Designate](_blank)
(Accessed 26 March 2015) she legally became the bishop of Gloucester with the confirmation of her election on 15 June 2015.
[Archbishop of Canterbury — Diary: Bishop of Gloucester — Confirmation of Election](_blank)
(Accessed 27 May 2015)
List of bishops
Chronological list of the bishops of the Diocese of Gloucester.
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office)
Assistant bishops
Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were:
*1892–?:
Samuel Marsden (also
Assistant Bishop of Bristol after 1897), former
Bishop of Bathurst
*19291954 (d.):
James Palmer, former
Bishop in Bombay
*
Lumsden Barkway
James Lumsden Barkway (9 July 187812 December 1968) was a bishop in the 20th century.
Biography
He was born on 9 July 1878 and educated at Liverpool University and Westminster College, Cambridge. After ten years as a Presbyterian minister his fi ...
, former
Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane
The Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. The see is located at St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, Scotland.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edi ...
, undertook some bishop's duties in Gloucestershire around 1954
*1955–1956 (res.):
Ronald O'Ferrall, Rector of
Cranham; former
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Grosvenor Miles was an assistant bishop of the diocese from 1938 to 1960. Jean Marcel
Jea ...
and
Assistant Bishop of Derby
Among those who have served as (honorary) assistant bishops in retirement have been:
*20052020 (d.):
Patrick Harris
Patrick Burnet Harris (30 September 193426 December 2020) was a Church of England bishop who served in two episcopal positions.
He was educated at St Albans School and Keble College, Oxford. He trained for ordination at Clifton Theological C ...
, retired
Bishop of Southwell
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*20052011 (res.):
Peter Vaughan, retired
Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury
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*20052008 (d.):
Jonathan Bailey, retired
Bishop of Derby
References
External links
Bishop of Gloucester's homepage
{{Anglican Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain
1541 establishments in England
Gloucester
Gloucestershire-related lists