Bishop of Kingston

For other places called Kingston with bishops, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Canada; Diocese of Ontario; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica; and Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames)[1] is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[2] The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.[3]

On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023.[4][5]

  1. ^ "No. 27801". The London Gazette. 6 June 1905. p. 4030.
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  3. ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Bristol's Bishop's Chaplain appointed new Bishop of Kingston". Diocese of Bristol. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 63943". The London Gazette. 20 January 2023. p. 934.