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Bishop of Truro
Province Canterbury
Diocese Truro
Founded 1876
Cathedral Truro Cathedral
Present bishop See Vacant
Signature Truro

The Bishop of Truro is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.12

The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the younger dioceses of the Church of England, created by the division of the Diocese of Exeter in 1876 approximately along the Devon-Cornwall border (a few parishes of Devon west of the Tamar were included in the new diocese). Edward White Benson was consecrated the first Bishop of Truro in 1877.2

There had been a Bishopric of Cornwall between the 9th and 11th century until it merged with Crediton and the see was transferred to Exeter in 1050.2

The bishop's seat (Cathedra) is located at Truro Cathedral. The see is currently vacant following the retirement of the Right Reverend William (Bill) Ind at Easter 2008. Her Majesty The Queen appointed the Bishop of Sherborne, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton as the next bishop, who will be enthroned in January 2009.3

List of Ordinaries

Bishops of Truro 24
No. Incumbent From Until Notes
1 Edward White Benson 1877 1883 Translated to Canterbury
2 George Howard Wilkinson 1883 1891 Translated to St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane; later became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
3 John Gott 1891 1906
4 Charles William Stubbs 1906 1912
5 Winfrid Oldfield Burrows 1912 1919 Translated to Chichester
6 Frederic Sumpter Guy Warman 1919 1923 Translated to Chelmsford; later to Manchester
7 Walter Howard Frere, C.R. 1923 1935
8 Joseph Wellington Hunkin 1935 1951
9 Edmund Robert Morgan 1951 1960 Translated from Southampton
10 John Maurice Key 1960 1973 Translated from Sherborne
11 Graham Douglas Leonard 1973 1981 Translated from Willesden; later to London. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1994.
12 Peter Mumford 1981 1989 Translated from Hertford
13 Michael Thomas Ball, C.S.A. 1990 1997 Translated from Jarrow. Founder of the Community of the Glorious Ascension with his twin brother Peter Ball. Ordained the first woman priest.
14 William (Bill) Ind 1997 2008 Translated from Grantham
15 Timothy (Tim) Martin Thornton 3 2009 Bishop-designate. Due to be enthroned on 24 January 2009.

See also

Anglicanism portal

References

  1. ^ The Diocese of Truro: Homepage. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  3. ^ a b The Diocese of Truro: Welcome to Tim. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
  4. ^ The Diocese of Truro: Bishops of Truro. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
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