Bishop of Shaftesbury

Bishop of Shaftesbury

The Bishop of Shaftesbury was an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop. The title takes its name after the town of Shaftesbury in Dorset and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534."Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)", Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).]

There has only been one suffragan bishop, John Bradley, who was consecrated on the 23 March 1539. [ [http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&id=zcgxEvGAK_kC&dq=Handbook+of+British+Chronology&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=Zb4shWVCIW&sig=RErHBpqUvvevQ8rfUPLtrHoxRvM&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPA288,M1 Handbook of British Chronology, page 288] . Retrieved on 9 October 2008.] Until 1542, the Shaftsbury area had been part of the diocese of Salisbury, then from 1842-1836 it was part of the diocese of Bristol. Since 1836, it has again part of the diocese of Salisbury."Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)", Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).]

List of the Bishops of Shaftesbury

References

External links

* [http://www.crockford.org.uk/section.asp?id=9 Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings]

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