Bishop of Islington

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Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Portal". The Bishop of Islington is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1][2]

The title takes its name after Islington, an inner-city district of London, and the first suffragan bishop, who lived at Clapton Common,[3] was simultaneously Rector of St Andrew Undershaft.[4] Turner received responsibility for North London, which had hitherto been under the Bishops of Bedford and then of Stepney.[5] Towards the end of his life, Turner slowly handed over his responsibilities due to ill health, but retained his See until death; between 1923 and 2015, the title remained in abeyance.[1]

It was reported in 2015 that Richard Chartres, Bishop of London, had proposed to take the see out of abeyance for the appointment of a national "bishop for church plants",[6][7] and this was confirmed on 1 May 2015.[8] Ric Thorpe became Bishop of Islington from his consecration on 29 September.[9]

List of bishops

Bishops of Islington
From Until Incumbent Notes
1898 1923 Charles Turner [10] Suffragan for North London; died in post, having long retired from duties.
1923 2015 in abeyance
29 September 2015 present Ric Thorpe [9]
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References and notes

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  3. At one stage Clapton was home to two Bishops, as in 1909 the Bishop of Islington also lived at 96 Clapton Common. Clapton Common memories
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  8. Diocese of London — The Revival of the See of Islington (Accessed 1 May 2015)
  9. a b Diocese of London – Two new bishops and new archdeacon for London announced (Accessed 9 July 2015)
  10. The Bishop of London has appointed C. H. Turner to the living of St. Andrew Undershaft, and at the same time make him a new suffragan, with the title of Bishop of Islington Papers pertaining to Mandell Creighton

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External links

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