The Bishop of Guildford was a

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of the

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in the

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. In the late nineteenth century there were three

s of Guildford appointed to assist six successive

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, in overseeing the Diocese of Winchester. In 1904, George Sumner was ageing but not fully retired, so a

Bishop of Dorking The Bishop of Dorking is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name from the town of Dorking in Surrey. However, the bishop of ...

was also appointed early the next year; The appointment of

Cecil Boutflower Cecil Henry Boutflower (15 August 186319 March 1942) was an Anglican bishop who served both at home and abroad. ''Who Was Who 1897–2007''. London, A & C Black, 2007 He was born at Brathay, Windermere, into a distinguished clerical family, t ...

as the only Bishop of Dorking was, functionally, an interruption in the See of Guildford; Boutflower took on suffragan duties in the north of the Diocese. When Boutflower departed for missionary duty in Japan, Sumner was persuaded to resign the See and John Randolph was appointed Bishop of Guildford, succeeding Boutflower in duties and Sumner in the See.

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{{Bishops suffragan of Guildford Guildford suffragan Diocese of Winchester