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Bishop Of Huntingdon
The Bishop of Huntingdon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Ely, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Huntingdon, the historic county town of Huntingdonshire, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It .... List of Bishops of Huntingdon References External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings Bishops of Huntingdon Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Ely {{Anglican-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episcopal Polity
An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. The word "bishop" here is derived via the British Latin and Vulgar Latin term ''*ebiscopus''/''*biscopus'', . It is the structure used by many of the major Christian Churches and denominations, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Anabaptist, Lutheran, and Anglican churches or denominations, and other churches founded independently from these lineages. Many Methodist denominations have a form of episcopal polity known as connexionalism. History Churches with an episcopal polity are governed by bishops, practising their authorities in the dioceses and conferences or synods. Their leadership is both sacramental and constitutional; as well as performing ordinations, confirmations, and consecrations, the bishop supervises the clergy within a local jurisdiction and is the representative both to secular structure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Wall
Eric St Quintin Wall (19 April 1915 – 11 April 2011) was the second Bishop of Huntingdon from 1972 to 1980 and from then on an Assistant Bishop within the Diocese of Gloucester. The son of a clergyman – Sydney Herbert Wall —, he was born on 19 April 1915 and educated at Clifton College and Brasenose College, Oxford. Ordained in 1939 he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy in Boston, Lincolnshire after which he was a World War II chaplain in the RAFVR. When peace returned he held incumbencies at Malmesbury, Cricklade and then finally (before his appointment to the ) at |
Hexham Abbey
Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed church dedicated to Saint Andrew, St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East England, North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th century. Since the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, the Abbey has been the parish church of Hexham. In 2014 the Abbey regained ownership of its former monastic buildings, which had been used as Hexham magistrates' court (England and Wales), magistrates' court, and subsequently developed them into a permanent exhibition and visitor centre, telling the story of the Abbey's history. History There has been a church on the site for over 1300 years since Æthelthryth, Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria, made a grant of lands to Wilfrid, St Wilfrid, Archbishop of York, Bishop of York, c.674 AD. Of Wilfrid's Benedictine abbey, which was constructed almost entirely of material ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagmar Winter (bishop)
Dagmar Winter (born 1965) is a bishop in the Church of England. Since 2019, she has served as Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely. She was previously priest in charge of a large, rural parish in Northumbria (2006–2015), and Rector of Hexham Abbey (2015–2019). Early life and education Winter was born in 1965 and is of British and Swiss-German descent. She studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg and Heidelberg University in Germany. She trained for ordination at Herborn Theological Seminary from 1993 to 1996, during which she also completed a Doctor of Theology (DrTheol) degree. Ordained ministry Winter was made a deacon at Petertide 1996 (29 June), and ordained a priest the Petertide following year (28 June 1997) – both times by Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop of Rochester, at Rochester Cathedral. She served her curacy at St Mark's Church, Bromley in the Diocese of Rochester. From 1999 to 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdeacon Of Carlisle
The Archdeacon of Carlisle is a senior ecclesiastical officer within the Diocese of Carlisle. The archdeacon is responsible for some pastoral care and discipline of the clergy in the ancient archdeaconry of Carlisle. Sources would seem to indicate that the archdeaconry was created at the same time as the diocese; it was first split seven centuries later on 31 August 1847 with the creation of the Westmorland archdeaconry. List of archdeacons High Medieval *bef. 1133–bef. 1151: Elias *bef. 1151–aft. 1166: Robert *bef. 1190–aft. 1194: Peter de Ros *–aft. 1208: Aimeric (also Archdeacon of Durham) *18 November 1203: '' Alexander de Lucy'' (ineffective royal grant) *aft. 1208–aft. 1223: G. de Lascy *aft. 1223–aft. 1234: Gervase de Louther *bef. 1238–aft. 1238: Robert de Otrington *bef. 1244–aft. 1255: Walter de Ulceby *bef. 1263–bef. 1267: Michael de Hamsted *bef. 1267–aft. 1267: N. *bef. –aft. : H. *bef. –aft. : Nicholas de Lewelin *bef. 1285–aft. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thomson (bishop)
David Thomson (born 2 February 1952) is a British retired Church of England bishop. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Bishop of Huntingdon, sole suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Ely. Early life Thomson was born in Sunderland, County Durham, where his father, Ronald, was assistant curate; the family moved to the Sheffield area two years later (Ronald was curate of Attercliffe until 1957, and then Vicar of Shiregreen; he has since become an honorary canon of Sheffield). David was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield, followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he was awarded his Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degrees in 1978. He trained for the ministry at Westcott House (1978–1981) and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he studied theology (Selwyn awarded his Bachelor of Arts in 1980 and his Cambridge MA in 1984). Ordained ministry Thomson was made a deacon at Petertide 1981 (28 June) and ordained a priest the Petertide following (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Worcester
The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary (officer), head of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Worcester, Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title can be traced back to the foundation of the diocese in the year 680. From then until the 16th century, the bishops were in full communion with the Catholic Church. During the English Reformation, Reformation, the church in England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church, at first temporarily and later more permanently. Since the Reformation, the Bishop and Diocese of Worcester has been part of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion. The diocese covers most of the county of Worcestershire, including the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley and parts of the City of Wolverhampton. The Episcopal see is in the city of Worcester, England, Worcester where the Cathedra, bishop's throne is located at the Worcester Cathedral, Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Inge
John Geoffrey Inge ( ; born 26 February 1955) is a retired British Anglican bishop. From 2007 to 2024, he was Bishop of Worcester, the diocesan bishop of the Church of England's Diocese of Worcester. He was previously Bishop of Huntingdon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely, from 2003 to 2007. Inge served as Lord High Almoner, a ceremonial position in the Royal Household, from 2013 to 2024. Early life and education John Inge was born to Geoffrey Alfred and Elsie Inge (''née'' Hill) on 26 February 1955,.Debrett's People of Today — John Inge Worcester He was educated at in Canterbury, at that time an all- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Flack (bishop)
John Robert Flack (born 30 May 1942) is an English Anglican bishop. He is a former Bishop of Huntingdon and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Flack was educated at Leeds University and the College of the Resurrection at Mirfield. He was made deacon in 1966 and ordained priest in 1967. After curacies at Armley and Northampton he was Vicar of St James Chapelthorpe from 1972 to 1981. From here he rose steadily in the church's hierarchy, being successively Team Rector of Brighouse, Rural Dean of Elland and Archdeacon of Pontefract before his ordination to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on 8 January 1997 at Southwark Cathedral, and served as Bishop of Huntington (suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely) until 2003. He was subsequently Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome until 2008.Crockford's Clerical Directory2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing () On his return to the UK, he was Priest-in-charge of Apethorpe, Nassington, Thornhaugh, Wansfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Roe
William Gordon Roe (5 January 193219 July 1999) was a British Anglican bishop who served as Bishop of Huntingdon (the suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Ely) from 1980 until 1997. Roe was educated at Bournemouth School, Jesus College, Oxford and St Stephen's House. He was made deacon on Trinity Sunday 1958 (1 June) and ordained priest the Trinity Sunday following (24 May 1959) — both times by Alwyn Williams, Bishop of Winchester, at Winchester Cathedral. After a curacy at Bournemouth he was Priest in charge of St Michael's, Abingdon and then Vice Principal of St Chad's College, Durham. Following this he was Vicar of St Oswald's Durham from 1974–80 and Rural Dean of Durham until his appointment to the episcopate. He was consecrated a bishop on 3 November 1980, by Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Blackburn
The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York. The diocese covers much of the county of Lancashire and has its Episcopal see, see in the Blackburn, town of Blackburn, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Church of Saint Mary. Although it has a cathedral, Blackburn is not a City status in the United Kingdom, city. The office has existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Diocese of Manchester in 1926 under George V. The current bishop is Philip North, since the confirmation of bishops, confirmation on 25 April 2023 of his canonical election, election. The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Salesbury, Bishop's House, Salesbury. List of bishops Assistant bishops Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were: *19821999 (d.): Ken Giggall (former Bishop of St Helena and Auxiliary Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffragan Bishop
A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led by the suffragan is called a suffragan diocese. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictional in their role. Suffragan bishops may be charged by a metropolitan to oversee a suffragan diocese and may be assigned to areas which do not have a cathedral. Catholic Church In the Catholic Church, a suffragan is a bishop who heads a diocese. His suffragan diocese, however, is part of a larger ecclesiastical province, nominally led by a metropolitan archbishop. The distinction between metropolitans and suffragans is of limited practical importance. Both are diocesan bishops possessing ordinary jurisdiction over thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
