The Bishop of Crediton is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Crediton in Devon, England. The title was originally used by the Anglo-Saxons in the 10th and 11th centuries for a diocese covering Devon and Cornwall.[1][2] It is now used by the Church of England as the title of a suffragan bishop who assists the diocesan Bishop of Exeter.[3]
List of bishops suffragan
editThe present Bishop of Crediton is a title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, along with the Bishop of Plymouth, assists the diocesan Bishop of Exeter in overseeing the Diocese of Exeter.[3]
| Bishops suffragan of Crediton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1897 | 1930 | Robert Trefusis | |
| 1930 | 1954 | William Surtees | |
| 1954 | 1974 | Wilfrid Westall | |
| 1974 | 1984 | Philip Pasterfield | |
| 1984 | 1996 | Peter Coleman | |
| 1996 | 2004 | Richard Hawkins | Formerly Bishop of Plymouth. |
| 2004 | October 2012 | Bob Evens[4] | Retired on 31 October 2012.[5] |
| November 2012 | 19 April 2015 | Nick McKinnel[6] | Translated to Plymouth 19 April 2015.[7] |
| 22 July 2015 | 8 March 2018 | Sarah Mullally | Announced 9 June 2015; consecrated 22 July;[8] translated to London on 8 March 2018.[9] |
| 2018 | present | Jackie Searle | Consecrated 27 September 2018;[10] retirement announced for January 2025.[11] |
| Source(s):[3] | |||
References
edit- ^ "Historical successions: Exeter (including precussor offices)". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ a b c Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ BBC: New Bishop for Crediton
- ^ Diocese of Exeter: Bishop of Crediton to retire Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC: New Bishop of Crediton named as Rev Nick McKinnel
- ^ Diocese of Exeter — Vacancy in the See of Crediton (Archive.org) (Accessed 1 May 2015)
- ^ Diocese of Exeter — New Bishop of Crediton to be Dame Sarah Mullally (Accessed 9 June 2015)
- ^ Diocese of London — Mullally’s installation as Bishop of London (Accessed 26 January 2018)
- ^ "Next Bishop of Crediton announced today". Diocese of Exeter. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Axford, Chloe (11 September 2024). "Bishop Jackie Announces Her Retirement". Diocese of Exeter. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.