Bishop of Richborough
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The Bishop of Richborough is a suffragan bishop
and provincial episcopal visitor
for the whole of the Province of Canterbury
in the Church of England
.
The position was created in 1995 and licensed by the Archbishop of Canterbury
as a "flying bishop" to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province which cannot in good conscience accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women
. The title takes its name from Richborough
, a settlement north of Sandwich
in Kent
.
On 31 December 2010, the Right Reverend Keith Newton resigned as the Bishop of Richborough and soon afterwards was received into the Roman Catholic Church
. On 5 May 2011, Norman Banks was announced as the bishop-designate for the position. He was subsequently ordained as a bishop on 16 June 2011.
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The Bishop of Richborough is 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:...
and 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 1995 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" to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province which cannot in good conscience 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 title takes its name from Richborough
Richborough
Richborough is a settlement north of Sandwich on the east coast of the county of Kent, England. Richborough lies close to the Isle of Thanet....
, a settlement north of Sandwich
Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800....
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...
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On 31 December 2010, the Right Reverend Keith Newton resigned as the Bishop of Richborough and soon afterwards was received into the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. On 5 May 2011, Norman Banks was announced as the bishop-designate for the position. He was subsequently ordained as a bishop on 16 June 2011.
List of the Bishops of Richborough
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 1995 to 2002 | Edwin Barnes Edwin Barnes Edwin Ronald Barnes is a Catholic priest and a former Church of England bishop. He was the Bishop of Richborough from 1995 to 2002 and was also formerly the president of the Church Union.-Anglican ministry:... 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... |
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| 2002 to 2010 | Keith Newton SSC | Resigned 31 December 2010 to become a Roman Catholic |
| 2011 - present | Norman Banks SSC | Previously Vicar of Walsingham, Houghton and Barsham in the Diocese of Norwich |
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