The Bishop of Edmonton is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Edmonton, an area in the North of the London Borough of Enfield; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 29 May 1970.[2]
The See was erected in order to take oversight of a new fourth suffragan area (initially the deaneries of North and South Camden, Central and West Barnet, East and West Haringey, and Enfield)[3] created by the diocese's 1970 experimental area scheme;[4] bishops suffragan of Edmonton have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.[5] The See has been vacant since Rob Wickham's resignation on 9 July 2023.[6]
On 20 December 2023 it was announced by the Diocese of London that the role will be filled in 2024 by Anderson Jeremiah, who is currently Associate Dean at Lancaster University and a priest in the Diocese of Blackburn.[7]
The episcopal title of "Bishop of Edmonton" is one of three that are duplicated in the Anglican Communion. The other Bishop of Edmonton is a diocesan bishop in Canada.[citation needed]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Edmonton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1970 | 1975 | Alan Rogers | (1907-2003) |
| 1975 | 1984 | Bill Westwood | (1925-1999). First area bishop from 1979; translated to Peterborough |
| 1985 | 1998 | Brian Masters | (1932-1998). Died in office. Formerly Bishop of Fulham |
| March 1999[8] | 31 December 2014[9] | Peter Wheatley | (b. 1947). Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead; retired at the end of 2014 |
| 2014 | 2015 | Pete Broadbent, area Bishop of Willesden | acting area bishop |
| 23 September 2015 | 9 July 2023 | Rob Wickham | [10] Resigned to become CEO of Church Urban Fund[6] |
| "spring 2024" | bishop-designate | Anderson Jeremiah | [7] |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ "No. 45124". The London Gazette. 11 June 1970. p. 6515.
- ^ "London's new suffragan see". Church Times. No. 5599. 5 June 1970. p. 2. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Virtual autonomy for London's 'area bishops'?". Church Times. No. 5584. 20 February 1970. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
nb: the description of the "new suffragan's" area was either misreported in February 1970, or had changed by June. - ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Classified advertisements". Church Times. No. 8362. 23 June 2023. p. 35. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 6 July 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ a b "New Bishop for North London and for Racial Justice". Diocese of London. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Bishop of Edmonton Archived December 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 16 June 2008.
- ^ Thinking Anglicans – Bishop of Edmonton to retire (Accessed 19 July 2014)
- ^ Diocese of London – Two new bishops and new archdeacon for London announced (Accessed 9 July 2015)
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