Bishop of Basingstoke
The Bishop of Basingstoke is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Winchester, in the province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire. The see was vacant since the translation of Peter Hancock to the Bishop of Bath and Wells on 4 March 2014;[2] on 26 June 2014, it was announced that David Williams, Vicar of Christ Church Winchester, was to be consecrated Bishop of Basingstoke. Williams assumed the role on 19 September 2014 at a consecration service at Winchester Cathedral.[3]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Basingstoke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1973 | 1977 | Colin James | (1926–2009) Translated to Wakefield, and later to Winchester |
| 1977 | 1993 | Michael Manktelow | (1927–2017) |
| 1994 | 2001 | Geoffrey Rowell | (1943–2017) Translated to Gibraltar in Europe |
| 2002 | 2009 | Trevor Willmott | (b. 1950) Translated to Dover |
| 2010 | 2014 | Peter Hancock | (b. 1955)[2][4] Translated to Bath and Wells |
| 2014 | Present | David Williams | (b. 1961) Formerly Vicar of Christ Church, Winchester[3] |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 945. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- Diocese of Bath and Wells – Bishop's Synod address (24 March 2014) & Welcome to Christ Church Winchester, 9 March 2014 Archived 27 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (both accessed 4 April 2014)
- Diocese of Winchester – A new Bishop for Basingstoke Archived 2014-06-26 at Archive.today (Accessed 26 June 2014)
- Number 10 — See of Basingstoke
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