Bishop of Chelmsford
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The Bishop of Chelmsford is the Ordinary
of the Church of England
Diocese of Chelmsford
in the Province of Canterbury
.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell
, the 10th Bishop of Chelmsford, who signs Stephen Chelmsford. Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Reading
, he was nominated Bishop of Chelmsford on 22 March, confirmed on 6 October and installed at Chelmsford Cathedral
on 27 November 2010.
The Bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting
, near Ingatestone
, Essex.
from the Diocese of Saint Albans
(of which it had been a part since 1877).
The present diocese covers the County of Essex
including those parts of Essex added to Greater London
on 1 April 1965 and Ballingdon-with-Brundon, transferred to Suffolk
and Great/Little Chishill and Heydon, transferred to Cambridgeshire
in 1894. The see
is in the town of Chelmsford
where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd
which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914.
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of Chelmsford
Diocese of Chelmsford
The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers Essex and the five East London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest, and is co-terminous with the boundaries of the Catholic Diocese of...
in the Province of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell
Stephen Cottrell
Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell BA SCP is the Church of England Bishop of Chelmsford since 7 October 2010.-Life:Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on 31 August 1958, he was educated at Belfairs High School and the Polytechnic of Central London....
, the 10th Bishop of Chelmsford, who signs Stephen Chelmsford. Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Reading
Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England. The current Bishop is the Rt Revd Andrew Proud....
, he was nominated Bishop of Chelmsford on 22 March, confirmed on 6 October and installed at Chelmsford Cathedral
Chelmsford Cathedral
Chelmsford Cathedral in the county town of Chelmsford, Essex, England is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd. It became a cathedral when the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford was created in 1914 and is the seat of the Bishop of Chelmsford....
on 27 November 2010.
The Bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting
Margaretting
Margaretting is a small village in the Chelmsford District, in the English county of Essex.- Location :The village is located on the B1002 road approximately four miles from Chelmsford and two miles from the small town of Ingatestone. It is near the River Wid...
, near Ingatestone
Ingatestone
Ingatestone is a small town in Essex, England, with a population of about 4500 people. To the immediate north lies the village of Fryerning, and the two form the civil parish of Ingatestone and Fryerning....
, Essex.
History
The diocese was founded in 1914 under King George VGeorge V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
from the Diocese of Saint Albans
Diocese of Saint Albans
The Diocese of St Albans forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the worldwide Anglican Communion....
(of which it had been a part since 1877).
The present diocese covers the County of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
including those parts of Essex added to Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
on 1 April 1965 and Ballingdon-with-Brundon, transferred to Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
and Great/Little Chishill and Heydon, transferred to Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
in 1894. The see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
is in the town of Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester...
where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd
Chelmsford Cathedral
Chelmsford Cathedral in the county town of Chelmsford, Essex, England is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd. It became a cathedral when the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford was created in 1914 and is the seat of the Bishop of Chelmsford....
which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914.
List of Bishops of Chelmsford
| Bishops of Chelmsford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | Period of office | Notes | |
| From | Until | |||
| 1 | John Watts Ditchfield | 1914 | 1923 | Nominated on 18 February and consecrated on 24 February 1914; died in office on 14 July 1923 |
| 2 | Guy Warman | 1923 | 1929 | Translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another... from Truro Bishop of Truro The Bishop of Truro is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the most recently created dioceses of the Church of England... ; nominated on 10 September and invested on 9 October 1923; translated to Manchester Bishop of Manchester The Bishop of Manchester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester in the Province of York.The current bishop is the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, the 11th Lord Bishop of Manchester, who signs Nigel Manchester. The bishop's official residence is Bishopscourt, Bury New Road,... on 21 January 1929 |
| 3 | Henry Wilson | 1929 | 1950 | Nominated on 24 January and consecrated on 25 January 1929; resigned on 30 November 1950; died on 16 July 1961 |
| 4 | Falkner Allison Falkner Allison -Life:He was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1951, and Bishop of Winchester in 1961, retiring in 1974.-Notes:... |
1951 | 1961 | Nominated on 19 December 1950 and consecrated on 2 February 1951; translated to Winchester Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and... on 20 December 1961 |
| 5 | John Tiarks | 1962 | 1971 | Nominated on 30 January and consecrated on 24 February 1962; resigned on 30 April 1971; died on 2 January 1974 |
| 6 | John Trillo | 1971 | 1985 | Translated from the suffragan see of Hertford Bishop of Hertford The Bishop of Hertford is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of St Albans, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire... ; nominated on 10 May and confirmed on 6 July 1971; resigned on 30 September 1985; died on 2 August 1992 |
| 7 | John Waine John Waine John Waine KCVO was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1986 to 1996; and previously Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1978 to 1986, Bishop of Stafford, 1975–1978. He also served as Clerk of the Closet from 1989 to 1997, and in retirement served as a lay member on the Press Complaints Commission... |
1986 | 1996 | Translated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich; nominated and confirmed in 1986; resigned on 30 April 1996 |
| 8 | John Perry John Perry (bishop) The Rt Rev John Freeman Perry was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the last decades of the 20th Century and the very start of the 21st. He was born on 15 June 1935 and educated at Mill Hill School and St John's College, Nottingham... |
1996 | 2003 | Translated from the suffragan see of Southampton Bishop of Southampton The Bishop of Southampton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Winchester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the city of Southampton in Hampshire. The current bishop is The Rt Revd Jonathan Frost, who became bishop... ; nominated and confirmed in 1996; resigned in June 2003 |
| 9 | John Gladwin John Gladwin John Warren Gladwin is the former Bishop of Chelmsford in the Church of England. He stands in the open evangelical tradition.Born in 1942, he was educated at Hertford Grammar School and Churchill College, Cambridge . His ministerial training was at Cranmer Hall, Durham . He was ordained deacon in... |
2003 | 2009 | Translated from the suffragan see of Guildford Bishop of Guildford The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury.The title was first created as a suffragan see in the Diocese of Winchester in 1874. The suffragan bishop of Guildford assisted the Bishop of Winchester in overseeing the diocese... ; nominated on 1 July 2003 and confirmed later; resigned on 31 August 2009 |
| 10 | Stephen Cottrell Stephen Cottrell Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell BA SCP is the Church of England Bishop of Chelmsford since 7 October 2010.-Life:Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex on 31 August 1958, he was educated at Belfairs High School and the Polytechnic of Central London.... |
2010 | present | Translated from the suffragan see of Reading Bishop of Reading The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England. The current Bishop is the Rt Revd Andrew Proud.... ; nominated on 22 March 2010 and confirmed on 6 October 2010. |