Bishop of Truro
| Bishop of Truro | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
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Incumbent: vacant bishop-designate: Philip Mounstephen acting bishop: Chris Goldsmith, Bishop of St Germans | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Truro |
| Cathedral | Truro Cathedral |
| Residence | Lis Escop, Feock |
| First incumbent | Edward White Benson |
| Formation | 1876 |
The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.[1]
The See is vacant following the resignation of Tim Thornton c. August 2017 to become Bishop at Lambeth from September 2017.[2] In August 2018 it was announced that Philip Mounstephen will be the new diocesan bishop.[3][4]
History
There had been between the 9th and 11th centuries a Bishopric of Cornwall until it was merged with Crediton and the sees were transferred to Exeter in 1050.[5]
The Diocese of Truro was established by Act of Parliament in 1876 under Queen Victoria. It was created by the division of the Diocese of Exeter in 1876 approximately along the Devon-Cornwall border (a few parishes of Devon west of the River Tamar were included in the new diocese). The bishop's seat is located at Truro Cathedral and his official residence at Lis Escop, Feock, south of Truro. The Bishop of Truro is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of St Germans in overseeing the diocese.
Until they moved to Feock the bishops resided at Kenwyn. Lis Escop (the Kenwyn Vicarage of 1780) became after the establishment of the Diocese of Truro the bishop's palace.[6] After the bishops moved out for some years it housed part of Truro Cathedral School (closed 1981) then the Community of the Epiphany (Anglican nuns) and is now, as Epiphany House, a Christian retreat and conference centre. Lis Escop is Cornish for "bishop's palace".
List of bishops
| Bishops of Truro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1877 | 1883 |  |
Translated to Canterbury |
| 1883 | 1891 |  |
Translated to St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane; later became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church |
| 1891 | 1906 |  |
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| 1906 | 1912 |  |
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| 1912 | 1919 |  |
Translated to Chichester |
| 1919 | 1923 |  |
Translated to Chelmsford; later to Manchester |
| 1923 | 1935 | |
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| 1935 | 1951 | |
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| 1951 | 1960 | |
Translated from Southampton |
| 1960 | 1973 | |
Translated from Sherborne |
| 1973 | 1981 | |
Translated from Willesden; later to London. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1994. |
| 1981 | 1989 | |
Translated from Hertford |
| 1990 | 1997 | |
Translated from Jarrow. Founder of the Community of the Glorious Ascension with his twin brother. |
| 1997 | 2008 | |
Translated from Grantham |
| 2009 | 2017 | |
Translated from Sherborne; resigned c. August 2017.[2] |
| 2017 | present | |
Acting diocesan bishop |
| 2018 | bishop-designate | |
From late 2018 onwards. |
| Source(s):[8][9][10] | |||
References
- ↑ The Diocese of Truro: Homepage. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
- 1 2 Lambeth Palace — Tim Thornton announced as new Bishop at Lambeth (Accessed 4 April 2017)
- ↑ "CMS leader to be the next Bishop of Truro". Church Times. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ "The new Bishop of Truro named by Downing Street". ITV News. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 214–215.
- ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. Penguin Books; pp. 84-85
- ↑ "Joseph Hunkin in New York". Time Inc. 14 February 1938. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ↑ "The Bishops of Truro". The Diocese of Truro. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Historical successions: Truro". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 275.
Bibliography
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
