Bishop of Maidstone
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The Bishop of Maidstone was an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Canterbury
, in the Province of Canterbury
, England
. The title takes its name after the county town
of Maidstone
in Kent
and had a similar though subordinate role to that of the Bishop of Dover
. It was decided at the Diocesan Synod of November 2010 that a new bishop will not be appointed.
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Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
title used by a suffragan bishop
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:...
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...
Diocese of Canterbury
Diocese of Canterbury
The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent, founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. It is centred on Canterbury Cathedral, and is the oldest see of the Church of England....
, in 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...
, England
England
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. The title takes its name after the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of Maidstone
Maidstone
Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural...
in 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...
and had a similar though subordinate role to that of the 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...
. It was decided at the Diocesan Synod of November 2010 that a new bishop will not be appointed.
List of the Bishops of Maidstone
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Owen Leslie Owen Leslie Owen was an Anglican bishop.Owen was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1912 and was firstly a curate at Ashford, Kent, after which he became a chaplain to the British Armed Forces during the First World War... |
1944 | 1946 | Translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another... to Lincoln Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral... |
| – | no appointment | 1946 | 1956 | |
| 2 | Stanley Betts | 1956 | 1966 | |
| – | no appointment | 1966 | 1969 | |
| 3 | Geoffrey Tiarks | 1969 | 1976 | |
| 4 | Richard Third | 1976 | 1980 | Translated to 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... |
| 5 | Robert Hardy | 1980 | 1987 | Translated to Lincoln Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral... |
| 6 | David Smith David Smith (bishop) David James Smith is a retired Anglican bishop of the Church of England.Born on 14 July 1935 and educated at King’s College London, he was ordained in 1959. His first post was as a curate at All Saints' Gosforth, after which he became the Vicar of Monkseaton. He was subsequently the Rural Dean of... |
1987 | 1992 | Translated to Bradford Bishop of Bradford The Bishop of Bradford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bradford, in the Province of YorkThe diocese covers the extreme west of Yorkshire, and has its see in the city of Bradford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.The Bishop's residence is... |
| 7 | Gavin Reid | 1992 | 2001 | |
| 8 | Graham Cray | 2001 | 2009 | |
| Appointments ceased | ||||
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