Bishop of Sherwood
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The Bishop of Sherwood is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
, in the Province of York
, England
. The title takes its name after the Royal forest
of Sherwood
in Nottinghamshire
.
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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 Southwell and Nottingham
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York. It is headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. The diocese covers all of the English county of Nottinghamshire and part of South Yorkshire...
, in the Province of York
Province of York
The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England, and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop...
, 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 title takes its name after the Royal forest
Royal forest
A royal forest is an area of land with different meanings in England, Wales and Scotland; the term forest does not mean forest as it is understood today, as an area of densely wooded land...
of Sherwood
Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest is a Royal Forest in Nottinghamshire, England, that is famous through its historical association with the legend of Robin Hood. Continuously forested since the end of the Ice Age, Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve today encompasses 423 hectares surrounding the village of...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
.
List of the Bishops of Sherwood
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Thompson | 1965 | 1975 | |
| 2 | Dick Darby | 1975 | 1989 | |
| 3 | Alan Morgan Alan Morgan (bishop) The Rt Rev Alan Wyndham Morgan OBE was the Suffragan Bishop of Sherwood from 1989 until 2004.He was born on and educated at Gowerton Boys’ Grammar School and St David's College, Lampeter. He was ordained in 1966 and began his ecclesiastical career with curacies in Llangyfelach, Cockett and ... |
1989 | 2006 | |
| 4 | Tony Porter Tony Porter Anthony Porter is the suffragan Bishop of Sherwood in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.-Early life and education:... |
2006 | present |
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