The Bishop of St Germans is an episcopal title which was used by Anglo Saxon

Bishops of Cornwall 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 ...

and currently in use in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

and in the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

. The title is used by suffragan bishops of the Church of England, and is currently used by a suffragan bishop assistant to the

Bishop of Truro The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury. History There had been between the 9th and 11th centuries a Bishopric of Cornwall until it was merged with Credi ...

of the Diocese of Truro. In the Roman Catholic Church, ' is a

titular see A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbis ...

, used as the title for a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. The title takes its name after St Germans, a large village in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

. In the 10th and 11th centuries, St Germans Priory was effectively the seat for the bishopric of Cornwall. In 1043,

diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

s of Cornwall and Crediton merged under one bishop, and eventually they moved to Exeter in 1050.St Germans Church, Cornwall
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List of Anglican bishops

List of Catholic bishops

References

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
{{Anglican Suffragan Bishops Bishops of St Germans Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Truro Bishops of St Germans