Bishop of Taunton

Bishop of Taunton

The Bishop of Taunton is an episcopal title given to a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England."Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)", Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).] The title was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 and takes its name after Taunton, the county town of Somerset.

The current bishop is The Right Revd Peter Maurice. Peter was vicar of All Saints, Tooting for seven years before his appointment as archdeacon and is a graduate of St Chad's, Durham, and was trained for the ministry at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. He was ordained deacon in 1972 and priest in 1976. He had a wide-ranging parish ministry in Diocese of Southwark and was at one time Rural Dean of Bermondsey and was also the local ministry adviser. [ [http://www.thegoodnews.co.uk/regionFeaturesstory.asp?id=959&region=reg15 The Good News:New Bishop of Taunton appointed] . Retrieved on 12 June 2008.]

List of the Bishops of Taunton

References

External links

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

----


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Taunton flower show — is an annual flower show held in Taunton, Somerset, England. It was first held on August 16 1866 in the grounds of a Mr Kinglake of Taunton and led, in the course of time, to the establishment of Vivary Park at top of the town’s High Street. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop — • The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bishop     Bishop …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Bishop of Bangor — Bishopric Anglican …   Wikipedia

  • Taunton Grammar School — Taunton Grammar School, is an English educational institution in Taunton, Somerset. It was founded by Bishop Richard Foxe, in 1522 …   Wikipedia

  • Taunton Castle — Infobox Historic building caption= name=Taunton Castle location town=Taunton location country=England map type=Somerset latitude=51.0153 longitude= 3.1138 architect= client=William Giffard engineer= construction start date=1107 completion… …   Wikipedia

  • Taunton — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 51.0191 longitude= 3.1000 official name= Taunton population = 88,241 shire district= Taunton Deane shire county = Somerset region= South West England Ambulance= South Western constituency westminster=… …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop of Clogher — Christianity portal The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe — Anglicanism portal The Bishop of Limerick and Killaloe (Full title: Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert, Aghadoe, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly) is the …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop of Dunwich — Contents 1 Anglo Saxon bishops 1.1 List of Anglo Saxon bishops 2 Suffragan bishops …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop of Thetford — Anglicanism portal The Bishop of Thetford is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Thetford in Norfolk, England. The title was originally used by the Normans in the 11th century, and is presently us …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”