Bishop of Tonbridge

The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Tonbridge, a market town in Kent; the see was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 11 September 1958.[2] The bishop assists the diocesan Bishop of Rochester as well as having a particular ministry in the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge.

The current bishop is Simon Burton-Jones, since his consecration on 3 July 2018.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference crockfords949 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "No. 41495". The London Gazette. 12 September 1958. p. 5597.
  3. ^ Diocese of Rochester — New Bishop of Tonbridge Announced (Accessed 27 March 2018)