Bishop of Tewkesbury
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The Bishop of Tewkesbury is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Gloucester
, in the Province of Canterbury
, England
. The title takes its name after the town of Tewkesbury
in Gloucestershire
.
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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 Gloucester
Diocese of Gloucester
The Diocese of Gloucester is a Church of England diocese based in Gloucester, covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire. The cathedral is Gloucester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Gloucester...
, 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...
, England
England
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. The title takes its name after the town of Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
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List of the Bishops of Tewkesbury
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augustine John Hodson Augustine John Hodson Augustine John Hodson was Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1938 to 1955. Born on 6 May 1879 he was educated at Lichfield Grammar School and Christ Church, Oxford . In 1906 he studied for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford followed by a curacy at All Saint’s, Cheltenham... |
1938 | 1955 | (1879–1961) |
| 2 | Edward Henderson | 1955 | 1960 | (1910–1986). 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 Bath and Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in... |
| 3 | Forbes Horan | 1960 | 1973 | (1905–1996) |
| 4 | Robert Deakin Robert Deakin Thomas Carlyle Joseph Robert Hamish Deakin, known as Robert Deakin , was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1973 until his death in 1985.... |
1973 | 1985 | (1917–1985) |
| 5 | Jeremy Walsh Jeremy Walsh (Bishop) For the astronomer with the same name see Jeremy Walsh Geoffrey David Jeremy Walsh was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1986 until 1995. Educated at Felsted School and Pembroke College, Cambridge Walsh studied for ordination at Lincoln Theological College before embarking on curacies in... |
1986 | 1995 | (b.1929) |
| 6 | John Went | 1996 | present | (b.1944) |
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