Bishop of Islington

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference crockfords947 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ National archive data: Fulham Papers
  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
  4. ^ Hatts, Leigh (2003). London City Churches. drawings by Paul Middleton. London: Bankside Press. ISBN 0-9545705-0-2.
  5. ^ "London diocesan conference". Church Times. No. 1840. 29 April 1898. p. 468. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  6. ^ "Centre for Church Multiplication". CCX. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Chartres sets out plan for 'Bishop for church-plants'". Church Times. No. 7929. 6 March 2015. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ Diocese of London — The Revival of the See of Islington (Accessed 1 May 2015)
  9. ^ Diocese of London – Two new bishops and new archdeacon for London announced (Accessed 9 July 2015)