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
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and in the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
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
Retrieved on 10 June 2008.
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