Bishop of Fulham
The Bishop of Fulham is a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London in the Church of England. The bishopric is named after Fulham, an area of south-west London.
Until 1980 the Bishop of Fulham was the bishop with episcopal oversight of churches in northern and central Europe. In that year, responsibility for these parishes was transferred to the Bishop of Gibraltar, as head of the renamed Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.
Presently, the Bishop of Fulham fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor for the dioceses of London, Southwark and Rochester, having pastoral oversight of those parishes in the three dioceses which cannot in good conscience accept the ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women.[1][2]
In November 2010, following the announcement of Bishop John Broadhurst's resignation, the Bishop of London temporarily conferred episcopal oversight for traditionalist congregations in the three dioceses to the Bishop of Edmonton.[3] On 31 October 2012 it was announced that Jonathan Baker, then Bishop of Ebbsfleet, would translate to Fulham, resuming Broadhurst's alternative episcopal oversight responsibilities.[4] This took place on 13 February 2013.[5][6]
Bishops over Europe
| Bishops of Fulham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1926 | 1947 | Basil Batty | |
| 1947 | 1949 | William Selwyn | |
| 1949 | 1955 | George Ingle | Translated to Willesden |
| 1955 | 1957 | Robert Stopford | Translated to Peterborough |
| 1957 | 1966 | Roderic Coote | Translated to Colchester |
| 1966 | 1970 | Alan Rogers | |
| 1970 | 1980 | John Satterthwaite | Also Bishop of Gibraltar |
| Source(s): [2] | |||
Bishops giving alternative episcopal oversight
| Bishops of Fulham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1982 | 1985 | Brian Masters | Translated to Edmonton |
| 1985 | 1996 | John Klyberg | Became a Roman Catholic |
| 1996 | 2010 | John Broadhurst SSC | Resigned on 31 December 2010 to become a Roman Catholic |
| 2010 | 2013 | Vacant | Alternative episcopal oversight exercised by the Bishop of Edmonton. |
| 2013 | present | Jonathan Baker | Translated from Ebbsfleet. |
| Source(s): [2] | |||
See also
References
- ↑ Bishop of Fulham's website. Retrieved on 6 June 2008. Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ↑ Diocese of London — Arrangements following the resignation of the Bishop of Fulham
- ↑ . Retrieved on 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "New Bishop of Fulham announced" (Press release). Diocese of London. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "A Message from Bishop Jonathan" (Press release). Bishop of Ebbsfleet. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.