Trevor Willmott (born 29 March 1950) is a British retired bishop in the

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. He served as

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(one of two suffragan bishops in the

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) from 2002 to 2009 and then

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(''de facto'' diocesan bishop of the

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) from 2010 until his retirement in 2019. In retirement, he remains bishop for the

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Early life and education

Willmott undertook an

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degree at

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. He studied for ordination at

Fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer academically excellent students of all ...

and

Westcott House, Cambridge Westcott House is an Anglican theological college based on Jesus Lane in the centre of the university city of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.Westcott House website, Home pag Retrieved on August 27, 2006. Its main activity is training people for ...

Ordained ministry

Willmott was made a

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at Petertide 1974 (30 June), by John Hare,

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, at St Mary's Church, Luton, and ordained a

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the Petertide following (6 July 1975), by

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, at

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. He was a curate at St George's Church, Parish of Norton,

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in the

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from 1974 to 1977. From 1978 to 1979 he was assistant chaplain of

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with

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before moving to become the chaplain of

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with Capri, Bari and

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from 1979 to 1983. He was also Officiating Chaplain to the British and American forces in Southern Europe from 1979 to 1983. All of these appointments were in the

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. In 1983, Willmott returned to the United Kingdom as Rector of

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and warden of the Peterborough diocesan retreat house at Ecton House. In addition to these positions, he became Diocesan Director of Ordinands and of Post-Ordination Training in 1986. He became a Canon residentiary and

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in 1989 (remaining Diocesan Director of Ordinands and of Post-Ordination Training) until 1997, when he became a canon residentiary of Durham Cathedral and

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Episcopal ministry

On 8 May 2002, Willmott was consecrated a bishop by

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, Archbishop of Canterbury, at

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. He succeeded

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as Bishop suffragan of Basingstoke (in the

) following Rowell's appointment as

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. He was installed as the Bishop of Basingstoke on 11 May 2002 at Winchester Cathedral. In 2010, he was

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to Dover: the Bishop suffragan of Dover is legally delegated full responsibility for the

, acting as diocesan bishop in place of the Archbishop of Canterbury (who is

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and first bishop in the

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); Willmott was installed as the

on 6 February 2010 at Canterbury Cathedral. In January 2014, in an interim arrangement, Willmott was appointed to oversight of the

(part of the

) following a breakdown of relations with the Bishop of Winchester over the handling of alleged abuse. Willmott retired on 12 May 2019.https://www.canterburydiocese.org/we-can-bring-hope-says-bishop-of-dover In retirement, Willmott retains oversight of the Channel Islands and his commission as an

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of the

Styles

*''

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'' Trevor Willmott (1973–1989) *''The Reverend''

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Trevor Willmott (1989–1997) *''

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'' Trevor Willmott (1997–2002) *''

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'' Trevor Willmott (2002–present)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Willmott, Trevor 1951 births Living people Archdeacons of Durham Bishops of Basingstoke Bishops of Dover, Kent Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Alumni of Westcott House, Cambridge