Bishop of Reading
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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
.
The title takes its name after the town of Reading
in Berkshire
. The Bishop of Reading is responsible for the archdeaconry of Berkshire. In 2003, the Reverend Dr Jeffrey John
was originally appointed to succeeded the previous incumbent, but withdrew after controversy about his homosexuality
.
Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
title used by a suffragan bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
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 Oxford
Diocese of Oxford
-History:The Diocese of Oxford was created in 1541 out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln.In 1836 the Archdeaconry of Berkshire was transferred from the Diocese of Salisbury to Oxford...
, which is within 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...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The current Bishop is the Rt Revd Andrew Proud
Andrew Proud
Andrew John Proud is the current suffragan Bishop of Reading in the Church of England . He was formerly the Area Bishop for the Horn of Africa in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East ....
.
The title takes its name after the town of Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. The Bishop of Reading is responsible for the archdeaconry of Berkshire. In 2003, the Reverend Dr Jeffrey John
Jeffrey John
Jeffrey Philip Hywel John SCP is a Church of England priest and the current Dean of St Albans. He made headlines in 2003 when he was the first person to have openly been in a same-sex relationship to be nominated as a Church of England bishop...
was originally appointed to succeeded the previous incumbent, but withdrew after controversy about his homosexuality
Anglican views of homosexuality
Since the 1990s, the Anglican Communion has struggled with controversy regarding homosexuality in the church. In 1998, the 13th Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops passed a resolution stating that homosexual acts are "incompatible with Scripture". In 2002, the Diocese of New Westminster, in the...
.
List of the Bishops of Reading
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Randall | 1889 | 1909 | |
| – | in abeyance | 1909 | 1942 | |
| 2 | Arthur Parham | 1942 | 1954 | |
| 3 | Eric Knell | 1954 | 1972 | |
| 4 | Eric Wild Eric Wild Eric Wild was Bishop of Reading from 1972 to 1982. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Keble College, Oxford, he was ordained in 1938. His first post was as a Curate at St Anne, Liverpool... |
1972 | 1982 | |
| 5 | Ronald Foley | 1982 | 1989 | |
| 6 | John Bone | 1989 | 1997 | |
| 7 | Dominic Walker Dominic Walker (bishop) Dominic Edward William Murray Walker OGS is an Anglican bishop. He was born on 28 June 1948 and educated at Plymouth College King's College London and Heythrop College, London.... |
1997 | 2003 | Also known as Edward William Murray Walker. 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... to Monmouth Bishop of Monmouth The Bishop of Monmouth is the diocesan bishop of the Church in Wales Diocese of Monmouth.The see covers the historic county of Monmouthshire with the bishop's seat located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Woolos in Newport, which had been elevated to that status in 1921.The Bishop's residence is... . |
| 8 | 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.... |
2004 | 2010 | Translated to Chelmsford Bishop of Chelmsford 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... . |
| 9 | Andrew Proud Andrew Proud Andrew John Proud is the current suffragan Bishop of Reading in the Church of England . He was formerly the Area Bishop for the Horn of Africa in the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East .... |
2011 | Incumbent |