Bishop of Woolwich

The Bishop of Woolwich is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1][2]

The title takes its name after Woolwich, a suburb of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Two of the best known former bishops are John A. T. Robinson, who was a major figure in Liberal Christianity, and David Sheppard, the former Sussex and England cricketer who went on to become the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool. The bishops suffragan of Woolwich have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.[3]

The incumbent is Karowei Dorgu, since his episcopal consecration on 17 March 2017.[4][5][6][7]

List of bishops
Bishops of Woolwich
From Until Incumbent Notes
19051918John Leeke
19181932William Hough
19321936Arthur Preston
19361947Leslie Lang
19471959Robert Stannard
19591969John Robinson
19691975David SheppardTranslated to Liverpool
19751984Michael Marshall
19841996Peter HallFormerly Rector of St Martin in the Bull Ring; first area bishop from 1991
19962005Colin BuchananFormerly Bishop of Aston
20052011Christopher ChessunTranslated to Southwark
20122016Michael IpgraveNominated on 3 February 2012[8] and consecrated on 21 March 2012;[9] translated to Lichfield 10 June 2016.[10]
17 March 2017presentKarowei Dorgu[4][5]
Source(s):[1]

References
  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. Diocesan web site Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. https://www.naij.com/1094334-london-ordains-nigerian-bishop-photos.html
  5. Diocese of Southwark — Bishop of Woolwich Appointed (Accessed 20 December 2016)
  6. https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopKarowei?src=hash
  7. Diocese of London — New Bishop of Woolwich announced (Accessed 20 December 2016)
  8. "Two new Area Bishops for Southwark Diocese" (Press release). Diocese of Southwark. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  9. "Episcopal Team completed in Southwark Diocese" (Press release). Diocese of Southwark. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  10. OurCofE twitter (Accessed 11 June 2016)


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