John Sutton Utterton was the first
Bishop of Guildford
The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury.
The title had first appeared as a suffragan See in the Diocese of Winchester in 1874. The Bishop suffragan of Guildford assis ...
(then a
suffragan bishop in the
Diocese of Winchester
The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England. Founded in 676, it is one of the older dioceses in England. It once covered Wessex, many times its present size which is today most of the historic enl ...
) in the last third of the 19th century.
Born in 1814 and educated at
Oriel College, Oxford, he was
perpetual curate
Perpetual curate was a class of resident parish priest or incumbent curate within the United Church of England and Ireland (name of the combined Anglican churches of England and Ireland from 1800 to 1871). The term is found in common use mainly du ...
of
Holmwood,
rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
Calbourne
Calbourne is a village in the civil parish of Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield, on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) from Newport in the west of the island.
The village takes its name from the stream that passes thr ...
and then the
Archdeacon of Surrey before his ordination to the
episcopate
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
. He was consecrated a bishop on 15 March 1874, by
John Jackson,
Bishop of London
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, at
Lambeth Parish Church. He died on 21 December 1879, and his successor was not appointed until 1898.
The oak screen in front of the Guardian Angels' Chapel at
Winchester Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity,Historic England. "Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity (1095509)". ''National Heritage List for England''. Retrieved 8 September 2014. Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winches ...
was erected in his memory in 1892
[.”Winchester Cathedral:its monuments and memorials” Vaughan,J: London, Selwyn and Blount, 1919]
References
Clergy from Ipswich
1814 births
Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
Archdeacons of Surrey
Bishops suffragan of Guildford
1879 deaths
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