Bishop of Ebbsfleet
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The Bishop of Ebbsfleet is a suffragan bishop
who fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor
for the whole of the Province of Canterbury
in the Church of England
.
The position was created in 1994 and licensed by the Archbishop of Canterbury
as a "flying bishop
" to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province which do not accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women
. The position is named after Ebbsfleet
in Thanet
, Kent
.
Jonathan Baker was consecrated as a bishop on 16 June 2011 at Southwark Cathedral
. His installation as the fourth Bishop of Ebbsfleet is yet to be announced.
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Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
who fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor
Provincial episcopal visitor
A provincial episcopal visitor is a Church of England bishop assigned to minister to many of the clergy, laity and parishes who do not in conscience accept the ministry of women priests....
for the whole of the Province of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
in 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...
.
The position was created in 1994 and licensed by 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...
as a "flying bishop
Provincial episcopal visitor
A provincial episcopal visitor is a Church of England bishop assigned to minister to many of the clergy, laity and parishes who do not in conscience accept the ministry of women priests....
" to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province which do not accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women
Ordination of women
Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated . The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious groups, as it was of several religions of antiquity...
. The position is named after Ebbsfleet
Ebbsfleet, Thanet
Ebbsfleet is a hamlet near Ramsgate, Kent, at the head of Pegwell Bay. Historically it was a peninsula on the south coast of the Isle of Thanet, marking the eastern end of the Wantsum Channel that separated Thanet from the rest of Kent....
in Thanet
Thanet
Thanet is a local government district of Kent, England which was formed under the Local Government Act 1972, and came into being on 1 April 1974...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
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Jonathan Baker was consecrated as a bishop on 16 June 2011 at Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge....
. His installation as the fourth Bishop of Ebbsfleet is yet to be announced.
List of the Bishops of Ebbsfleet
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Richards | 1994 | 1998 | |
| 2 | Michael Houghton Michael Houghton Michael Alan Houghton was Bishop of Ebbsfleet from 1998 to 1999.Houghton was born on 14 June 1949 and educated at the University of Lancaster. He worked for British Rail and as a teacher before studying for the priesthood. He was a curate at All Hallows' Wellingborough followed by a period... SSC Society of the Holy Cross The Society of the Holy Cross is an international Anglo-Catholic society of priests with members in the Anglican Communion, the Continuing Anglican Movement and the Roman Catholic Church's Anglican Use... |
1998 | 1999 | |
| 3 | Andrew Burnham SSC | 2000 | 2010 | Resigned 31 December 2010 to become Roman Catholic |
| 4 | Jonathan Baker SSC | 2011 | present |
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