Bishop of Kingston

The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames)[1] is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[2] The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.[3]

For other places called Kingston with bishops, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Canada; Diocese of Ontario; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica; and Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023.[4][5]

List of bishops
Bishops of Kingston
From Until Incumbent Notes
19051915Cecil Hook
19151922Samuel Taylor
19221927Percy HerbertTranslated to Blackburn
19271952Frederick Hawkes
19521970William Gilpin
19701978Hugh MontefioreTranslated to Birmingham
19781984Keith SuttonTranslated to Lichfield
19841992Peter SelbyFirst area bishop from 1991; translated to Worcester
19921997Martin WhartonTranslated to Newcastle
19972001Peter PriceTranslated to Bath and Wells
20022022Richard CheethamRetired 17 October 2022.[6]
2023presentMartin GainsboroughConsecrated 2 February 2023.[7]
Source(s):[2]

References
  1. "No. 27801". The London Gazette. 6 June 1905. p. 4030.
  2. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  3. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Bristol's Bishop's Chaplain appointed new Bishop of Kingston". Diocese of Bristol. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. "No. 63943". The London Gazette. 20 January 2023. p. 934.
  6. "Bishop of Kingston, Richard Cheetham, announces retirement". Diocese of Southwark. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  7. "(Order of Service) Eucharist with the Ordination and Consecration..." (PDF). Canterbury Cathedral. 2 February 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.


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