Trevor Willmott is 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...

 (Bishop in Canterbury) in the 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....

 since 2010. Willmott was previously the Bishop of Basingstoke

Bishop of Basingstoke

The Bishop of Basingstoke is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Winchester, in the province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire. The incumbent is The Rt Revd Peter Hancock MA since 2010.-List of...

 in the Diocese of Winchester

Diocese of Winchester

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 from 2002 to 2009.

Life

Willmott undertook an undergraduate degree at St Peter's College, Oxford

St Peter's College, Oxford

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 before studying for ordination at Fitzwilliam College and Westcott House, Cambridge

Westcott House, Cambridge

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. He was a curate at St George's, Parish of Norton, Letchworth Garden City in the Diocese of St Albans from 1974 to 1977.

From 1978 to 1979 he was assistant chaplain of Oslo

Oslo

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 with Trondheim

Trondheim

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 before moving to become the chaplain of Naples

Naples

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 with Capri

Capri

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, Bari

Bari

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 and Sorrento

Sorrento

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 from 1979 to 1983. He was also Officiating Chaplain to HM and American Forces in Southern Europe from 1979 to 1983. All of these appointments were in the Diocese of Europe.

In 1983, Willmott returned to the United Kingdom as Rector of Ecton

Ecton

Ecton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. The village is just east of Northampton, just off the A4500 road. It was one of the first villages in Northamptonshire to be given conservation status...

 and Warden of the Peterborough diocesan retreat house at Ecton House. In addition to these positions, he became Diocesan Director of Ordinands and of Post-Ordination Training in 1986; continuing with his director roles having relinquished his posts of rector and warden in 1989.

Willmott was made a residentiary canon

Canon (priest)

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 and precentor

Precentor

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 of Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the...

 in 1989; he held these posts and continued with his director roles until 1997, when he became a residentiary canon of Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093...

 and Archdeacon of Durham. In 2002 he was ordained to the episcopate and succeeded the Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell

Geoffrey Rowell

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 following Rowell's appointment as Bishop of Gibraltar

Bishop of Gibraltar

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. He was installed as the Bishop of Basingstoke on 11 May 2002 at Winchester Cathedral.

Styles

• Trevor Willmott Esq (1950–1973)
• The Revd Trevor Willmott (1973–1989)
• The Revd Canon Trevor Willmott (1989–1997)
• The Ven Trevor Willmott (1997–2002)
• The Rt Revd Trevor Willmott (2002—present)