The Anglican Bishop of Plymouth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the city of PlymouthinDevon; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888byOrder in Council dated 21 November 1922.[2] The suffragan bishop has particular episcopal oversight of the archdeaconries of Plymouth and of Totnes.
The current bishop, since September 2022, is James Grier.[3]
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| 1923 | 1933 | Howard Masterman | |
| 1934 | 1950 | Whitfield Daukes | |
| 1950 | 1962 | Norman Clarke | |
| 1962 | 1972 | Guy Sanderson | |
| 1972 | 1982 | Richard Cartwright | |
| 1982 | 1988 | Kenneth Newing | |
| 1988 | 1996 | Richard Hawkins | TranslatedtoCrediton |
| 1996 | 2005 | John Garton | |
| 2005 | 2013 | John Ford | Translated to The Murray, Australia |
| 19 April 2015 | 2022 | Nick McKinnel | Translated from Crediton 19 April 2015.[4] |
| Sep 2022[5] | present | James Grier | Consecrated 29 September 2022[6] |
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See also: Suffragan Bishops Act 1534; Bishop for the Falkland Islands; Bishop to the Forces; spokesperson bishops; Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York | |||||
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