The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Tonbridge, a market town in Kent; the see was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 11 September 1958.[2] The bishop assists the diocesan Bishop of Rochester as well as having a particular ministry in the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge.

The current bishop is Simon Burton-Jones, since his consecration on 3 July 2018.[3]

List of bishops

Bishops of Tonbridge
From Until Incumbent Notes
1959 1968 Russell White (1896–1979)
1968 1972 David Halsey (1919–2009). Translated to Carlisle
1973 1982 Philip Goodrich (1929–2001). Translated to Worcester
1982 1993 David Bartleet (1929–2002)
1993 2002 Brian Smith (b. 1943). Translated to Edinburgh
2002 2015 Brian Castle (b. 1949) Retired 31 October 2015.[4][5]
2015 2018 vacant
2018 present Simon Burton-Jones (b. 1962) Consecrated 3 July 2018.
Source(s):[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ^ "No. 41495". The London Gazette. 12 September 1958. p. 5597.
  3. ^ Diocese of Rochester — New Bishop of Tonbridge Announced (Accessed 27 March 2018)
  4. ^ "Gazette: Appointments". Church Times. No. 7930. 13 March 2015. p. 34. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ^ Brian Castle — Retirement as Bishop of Tonbridge Archived 2015-08-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 4 September 2015)

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