Bishop of Sherborne

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The Bishop of Sherborne is an episcopal title given to a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England.[1]

The title takes its name after the market town of Sherborne in Devon and was first used between the 8th and 10th centuries by the historic bishops of Sherborne.

[edit] List of the Suffragan Bishops of Sherborne

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1925 to 1928 Robert Crowther Abbott
1928 to 1936 Gerald Burton Allen Translated to Dorchester
1936 to 1947 Harold Nickinson Rodgers
1947 to 1960 John Maurice Key
1960 to 1976 Victor Joseph Pike
1976 to 2001 John Dudley Galtrey Kirkham
2001 to Present Timothy Martin Thornton [2] To be the next Bishop of Truro.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ Bishop Tim: Seven years in Sherborne. Retrieved on 11 June 2008.
  3. ^ Diocese of Truro. Retrieved on 11 June 2008.

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