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bishop of Chelmsford

{{Short description|Diocesan bishop in the Church of England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox diocese

| bishopric = Chelmsford

| border = anglican

| coat = Diocese of Chemlsford arms.svg

| incumbent = Guli Francis-Dehqani

| province = Canterbury

| residence = Bishopscourt, Margaretting

| established = 1914

| cathedral = Chelmsford Cathedral

| diocese = Chelmsford

}}

The Bishop of Chelmsford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford in the Province of Canterbury.Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing ({{ISBN|978-0-7151-1030-0}}).

The current bishop is Guli Francis-Dehqani, since the confirmation of her election on 11 March 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/timetable-announced-for-the-start-of-bishop-gulis-ministry-in-chelmsford-di | title=Timetable announced for the start of Bishop Guli's Ministry in Chelmsford Diocese | Chelmsford Diocese }}

History

The diocese was founded in 1914 under George V from the Diocese of Saint Albans (of which it had been a part since 1877).

The present diocese covers the County of Essex including those parts of Essex added to Greater London on 1 April 1965 and Ballingdon-with-Brundon, transferred to Suffolk and Great/Little Chishill and Heydon, transferred to Cambridgeshire in 1894. The see is in the city of Chelmsford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914. The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting.[http://www.aco.org/tour/diocese.cfm?IDind=146 Provincial Directory: Chelmsford]. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.

List of bishops

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colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;" | Bishops of Chelmsford
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! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 8%;" | Until

! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 20%;" | Incumbent

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1914

| style="text-align: center;" | 1923

| John Watts Ditchfield

| Nominated 18 February; consecrated 24 February 1914; died in office.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1923

| style="text-align: center;" | 1929

| Guy Warman

| Translated from Truro; nominated 10 September; invested 9 October 1923; translated to Manchester 21 January 1929.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1929

| style="text-align: center;" | 1950

| Henry Wilson

| Nominated 24 January; consecrated 25 January 1929; resigned 30 November 1950.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1951

| style="text-align: center;" | 1961

| Falkner Allison

| Nominated 19 December 1950; consecrated 2 February 1951; translated to Winchester 20 December 1961.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1962

| style="text-align: center;" | 1971

| John Tiarks

| Nominated 30 January; consecrated 24 February 1962; resigned 30 April 1971.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1971

| style="text-align: center;" | 1985

| John Trillo

| Translated from Hertford; nominated 10 May; confirmed 6 July 1971; resigned 30 September 1985.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1986

| style="text-align: center;" | 1996

| John Waine

| Translated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich; nominated & confirmed 1986; resigned 30 April 1996.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 1996

| style="text-align: center;" | 2003

| John Perry

| Translated from Southampton; nominated & confirmed 1996; resigned June 2003.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 2003

| style="text-align: center;" | 2009

| John Gladwin

| Translated from Guildford; nominated 1 July 2003;{{cite web|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page4054 |title=See of Chelmsford |date=1 July 2003 |work=Number10 |access-date=22 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616040953/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page4054 |archive-date=16 June 2012 |df=dmy }} confirmed later; resigned 31 August 2009.

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| style="text-align: center;" | 2010

| style="text-align: center;" | 2020

| 60px Stephen Cottrell

| Translated from Reading; nominated 22 March;{{cite web |url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22878 |title=Diocese of Chelmsford |date=22 March 2010 |work=Number10 |access-date=22 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325153521/http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page22878 |archive-date=25 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}[http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/prbpchelmsford.html Next Bishop of Chelmsford ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328120252/http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/prbpchelmsford.html |date=28 March 2010 }}. The Church of England. Retrieved on 22 March 2010. confirmed 6 October 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/bishop-of-chelmsford-together-we-will-be-a-transforming-presence-and-make-christ-known.html |title=Bishop of Chelmsford: Together we will be a transforming presence and make Christ known |date=11 October 2010 |work=Diocese of Chelmsford |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209102610/http://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/bishop-of-chelmsford-together-we-will-be-a-transforming-presence-and-make-christ-known.html |archive-date=9 February 2011 |df=dmy }} Translated to York{{cite web |title=Bishop Stephen Cottrell to be the next Archbishop of York |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/bishop-stephen-cottrell-be-next-archbishop-york |website=The Church of England |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=17 December 2019 |language=en}} on 9 July 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.archbishopofyork.org/news/news-2020/confirmation-election-bishop-stephen-cottrell-98th-archbishop-york-thursday-9-july|title=Search results}}

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| style="text-align: center;" | 12 April 2020

| style="text-align: center;" | 19 April 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/an-email-from-bishop-guli-to-church-leaders|title = An email from Bishop Guli to Church Leaders | Chelmsford Diocese}}

| 60px Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking

| Acting diocesan bishop during vacancy in see{{cite web | url=https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/continuing-to-be-a-transforming-presence | title=Continuing to be a Transforming Presence | Chelmsford Diocese }}

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| style="text-align: center;" | 2021

| style="text-align: center;" | present

| Guli Francis-Dehqani

| {{cite web | url=https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/news/article/next-bishop-of-chelmsford-announced | title=Next Bishop of Chelmsford announced | Chelmsford Diocese }} Translated 11 March 2021

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| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | Source(s): [http://peterowen.org.uk/bishops/chelmsford.html Bishops of Chelmsford]. Retrieved on 12 December 2008.{{cite book |author1=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E. |author3=Porter, S. |author4=Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |edition=3rd |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1986 |isbn=0-521-56350-X |page=237}}

Assistant bishops

{{anchor|Saulo Barros}}

Assistant bishops of the diocese have included:

The appointment of Cecil de Carteret, Bishop of Jamaica, to be an assistant bishop was announced in 1931,{{Church Times | title = Church News. Personal. | archive = 1931_07_31_134 | issue = 3575 | date = 31 July 1931 | page = 134 | accessed = 26 December 2019 }} but he died before he could take it up.{{Church Times | title = Clerical obituary | archive = 1932_01_08_033 | issue = 3598 | date = 8 January 1932 | page = 33 | accessed = 26 December 2019 }}

Saulo Mauricio de Barros has been Priest-in-Charge of St Martin's Church, Plaistow since 2024.{{Church Times | title = Appointments | archive = 2024_05_03_030 | issue = 8407 | date = 3 May 2024 | page = 30 | accessed = 4 August 2024 }} Barros was born in Arcoverde, Brazil; he was made deacon in 1995 and ordained priest in 1996. Having served in the Diocese of Recife, he was sent to the then-Missionary District of the Amazon in 2002, becoming the bishop of the area as it became a full diocese.{{cite web |website=St Martin of Tours Church |title=Our Team |url=https://www.smtours.org/ourteam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804190311/https://www.smtours.org/ourteam |archive-date=4 August 2024 |access-date=4 August 2024 }} He was consecrated a bishop on 14 October 2006, the same day his diocese was inaugurated.{{cite web |website=Episcopal News Service |title=Brazilian Diocese of Recife Begins New Chapter, Installs Fourth Bishop |date=23 October 2006 |url=https://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=102306-1-A }} Having resigned as bishop, Barros served for a few years in southwestern Brazil before moving to his wife's native Britain, arriving in Colchester in 2019. He became Associate Priest of the Luso-Hispanic Mission at St Martin's Plaistow and of East Ham Team Ministry in September 2022;{{Church Times | title = Appointments | archive = 2022_09_02_039 | issue = 8320 | date = 2 September 2022 | page = 39 | accessed = 4 August 2024 }} in late 2023, he was also licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the Diocese of Chelmsford.{{Church Times | title = Appointments | archive = 2023_11_03_031 | issue = 8381 | date = 3 November 2023 | page = 31 | accessed = 4 August 2024 }} When he became Priest-in-Charge in 2024, he kept his licenses in East Ham and as assistant bishop.

References

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External links

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

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Bishops of Chelmsford