Bishop of Truro

Bishop of Truro
Bishopric
anglican
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Truro
Incumbent:
vacant (acting bishop: Hugh Nelson, Bishop of St Germans;
bishop-designate: David Williams (Bishop of Basingstoke))
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ResidenceLis Escop, Feock
Information
First holderEdward White Benson
Established1876
DioceseTruro
CathedralTruro Cathedral

The bishop of Truro is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.[1]

History

There had been between the 9th and 11th centuries a Bishopric of Cornwall until it was merged with Crediton and the sees were transferred to Exeter in 1050.[2]

The Diocese of Truro was established by Act of Parliament in 1876 under Queen Victoria. It was 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 River Tamar were included in the new diocese). The bishop's seat is located at Truro Cathedral and his official residence at Lis Escop, Feock, south of Truro. The Bishop of Truro is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of St Germans in overseeing the diocese.

Until they moved to Feock the bishops resided at Kenwyn. Lis Escop (the Kenwyn Vicarage of 1780) became after the establishment of the Diocese of Truro the bishop's palace.[3] After the bishops moved out for some years it housed part of Truro Cathedral School (closed 1981) then the Community of the Epiphany (Anglican nuns) and is now, as Epiphany House, a Christian retreat and conference centre. Lis Escop is Cornish for "bishop's palace".

List of bishops

Bishops of Truro
From Until Incumbent Notes
1877 1883 Edward White Benson Translated to Canterbury
1883 1891 George Wilkinson Translated to St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane; later became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church
1891 1906 John Gott Confirmed 28 September 1891.
1906 1912 Charles Stubbs
1912 1919 Winfrid Burrows Translated to Chichester
1919 1923 Guy Warman Translated to Chelmsford; later to Manchester
1923 1935 Walter Frere CR
1935 1951 Joseph Hunkin[4]
1951 1960 Edmund Morgan Translated from Southampton
1960 1973 Maurice Key Translated from Sherborne
1973 1981 Graham Leonard Translated from Willesden; later to London. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1994.
1981 1989 Peter Mumford Translated from Hertford
1990 1997 Michael Ball CGA Translated from Jarrow. Founder of the Community of the Glorious Ascension with his twin brother.
1997 2008 Bill Ind Translated from Grantham
2009 2017 Tim Thornton Translated from Sherborne; resigned c. August 2017.[5]
2017 2018 Chris Goldsmith, Bishop of St Germans Acting diocesan bishop, August 2017 – 30 November 2018
2018 2023 Philip Mounstephen
2023 present Hugh Nelson, Bishop of St Germans Acting diocesan bishop since 17 September 2023
2025 onwards David Williams, bishop-designate Announced 11 December 2024[6][7]
Source(s):[8][9][10]

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were:

Honorary assistant bishops — retired bishops taking on occasional duties voluntarily — have included:

References

  1. ^ The Diocese of Truro: Homepage. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
  2. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 214–215.
  3. ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. Penguin Books; pp. 84-85
  4. ^ "Joseph Hunkin in New York". Time Inc. 14 February 1938. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  5. ^ Lambeth Palace — Tim Thornton announced as new Bishop at Lambeth (Accessed 4 April 2017)
  6. ^ "Appointment of Bishop of Truro". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "New Bishop of Truro announced". Diocese of Truro. 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. ^ "The Bishops of Truro". The Diocese of Truro. Retrieved 14 July 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Historical successions: Truro". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  10. ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 275.
  11. ^ "Mounsey, William Robert (Rupert)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ^ "Holden, John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  13. ^ "Wellington, John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. ^ "Lash, William Quinlan". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. ^ "Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 4585. 22 December 1950. p. 931. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 February 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.

Bibliography

  • Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.