Bishop at Lambeth
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The Bishop at Lambeth is a position within the hierarchy of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

. It is a non-diocesan appointment in which an experienced bishop acts as head of staff to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...

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Past and present bishops

Bishops at Lambeth
From Until Incumbent Notes
1984 1992 Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon Previously Bishop of Portsmouth (1975–1984). Also became Bishop to the Forces
Bishop to the Forces
The Anglican church in the British Armed Forces falls under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, however for all practical purposes the function is performed by the Bishop to the Forces. His full title is "The Archbishop of Canterbury's Episcopal Representative to the Armed Forces"...

 (1985–1990).
1992 1994 John Yates
John Yates (bishop)
John Yates was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England. He was a bishop for 22 years, serving as the Bishop of Whitby from 1972 to 1975, the Bishop of Gloucester from 1975 to 1992 and the Bishop at Lambeth from 1992 to 1994.-Early life:Yates was born in Burslem, Staffordshire on 17 April 1925...

Previously Bishop of Gloucester
Bishop of Gloucester
The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church...

 (1975 –1992).
1994 1999 Frank Pilkington Sargeant Previously Bishop of Stockport
Bishop of Stockport
The Bishop of Stockport is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chester, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester....

 (1984–1994).
1999 2004 John Richard Allan Llewellin Previously Bishop of Dover
Bishop of Dover
The Bishop of Dover is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Dover in Kent...

(1992–1999). Appointed in 1999. Became Chairman of the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA).
2004 Not known
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