Bishop of Repton

Summary

The Bishop of Repton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Derby, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Repton, a large village in Derbyshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 18 May 1965.[2]

List of bishops edit

Bishops of Repton
From Until Incumbent Notes
1965 1977 Warren Hunt
1977 1985 Stephen Verney
1985 1999 Henry Richmond
1999 2007 David Hawtin
2007 2015 Humphrey Southern [3] became Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon from 1 April 2015[4]
2016 2020 Jan McFarlane Consecrated 29 June 2016;[5][6] became a Canon Residentiary of Lichfield Cathedral[7] and honorary assistant bishop of Lichfield[8] on 3 April 2020.[9]
2021 present Malcolm Macnaughton Consecrated 14 April 2021.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ^ "No. 43654". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 May 1965. p. 4859.
  3. ^ Meet your Bishops: Rt Rev'd Humphrey Southern Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 10 June 2008.
  4. ^ Ripon College Cuddeson – Appointment of new Principal Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 18 November 2014)
  5. ^ Diocese of Derby — The Bishop of Repton Archived 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 26 February 2016)
  6. ^ Twitter — Adrian Harris (Accessed 29 June 2016)
  7. ^ "New Canon Custos at Lichfield Cathedral". lichfield-cathedral.org. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. ^ "UK news in brief". www.churchtimes.co.uk. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^ @BpJanMc (3 April 2020). "Thanks to modern technology I am now officially commissioned as Canon Custos @LichfieldCath and Assistant Bishop…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Bishop Malcolm installed at Derby Cathedral - Diocese of Derby".

External links edit

  • Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings