The Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe is the ordinary

Ordinary

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 of the Church of England

Church of England

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's Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe

Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe

The Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe is geographically the largest diocese of the Church of England and arguably the largest diocese in the Anglican Communion, covering some one-sixth of the Earth's landmass, including Morocco, Europe , Turkey, and the territory of the former Soviet...

 in the Province of Canterbury

Province of Canterbury

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The diocese

Diocese

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 covers not only the area of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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 in British jurisdiction but also all of mainland Europe

Europe

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, Morocco

Morocco

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 and the territory of the former Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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. The see

Episcopal See

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 is based in the City of Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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 where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is the cathedral for the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. Located in Cathedral Square, it is sometimes referred to simply as Gibraltar Cathedral, although it should not be confused with the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned, which is Gibraltar's...

. The bishop

Bishop

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's residence, however, is in England at Bishop's Lodge in Worth, Crawley

Crawley

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, West Sussex and the diocesan office is in Tufton Street, London, part of the Church House complex.

The bishopric has existed since the union in 1980 of the see of Gibraltar (founded 1842) with the Jurisdiction of North and Central Europe of the see of London (headed by the suffragan bishop of Fulham

Bishop of Fulham

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). The current bishop is the Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell

Geoffrey Rowell

Douglas Geoffrey Rowell is an Anglican bishop, currently serving as the third Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe.-Education:Rowell was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.-Career:...

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List of the Bishops of Gibraltar in Europe and earlier diocesan bishops

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1842 to 1863	George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar
1863 to 1868	Walter Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar
1868 to 1873	Charles Harris, Bishop of Gibraltar	Resigned due to ill health, October 1873
1874 to 1903	Charles Sandford, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 8 December 1903
1904 to 1911	William Collins, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 22 March 1911
1911 to 1920	Henry Knight, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 27 November 1920
1921 to 1927	John Greig, Bishop of Gibraltar	Translated to 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...  1927
1927 to 1933	Frederick Hicks, Bishop of Gibraltar	Translated to Lincoln Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral...  1932
1933 to 1946	Harold Buxton, Bishop of Gibraltar	Retired, 1947
1947 to 1953	Cecil Horsley, Bishop of Gibraltar	Died in office, 10 March 1953
1954 to 1960	Frederick Craske, Bishop of Gibraltar	Retired 1959
1960 to 1970	Stanley Eley Stanley Eley Stanley Albert Hallam Eley was the Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar from 1960 to 1970 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Gibraltar.... , Bishop of Gibraltar	Retired 1970
1970 to 1980	John Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar	Translated to Gibraltar in Europe 1980
1980 to 1993	John Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe	Retired 1993
1993 to 2001	John Hind, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe	Translated to Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...
2001 to present	Geoffrey Rowell Geoffrey Rowell Douglas Geoffrey Rowell is an Anglican bishop, currently serving as the third Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe.-Education:Rowell was educated at Winchester College and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.-Career:... , Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe

Suffragan and assistant bishops

The bishop also has one suffragan bishop, known as the Suffragan Bishop in Europe (currently the Right Reverend David Hamid) and various honorary assistant bishops from other churches in communion with the Church of England.

Sources

• Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
• http://www.europe.anglican.org/diocese/thediocese_bishops.htm