Bishop of Guildford

Diocesan bishop in the Church of England

The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury.

The title had first appeared as a suffragan See in the Diocese of Winchester in 1874. The Bishop suffragan of Guildford assisted the Bishop of Winchester in overseeing that diocese. Under George V, the Diocese of Guildford was created out of the north-eastern part of the Diocese of Winchester in 1927.

The diocese covers the western half of the County of Surrey. The see is in the town of Guildford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit which was built as a cathedral 1936 to 1965. The bishop's residence is Willow Grange, Jacobs Well^[1] — to the north of Guildford.

The incumbent bishop is Andrew Watson, 10th Bishop of Guildford, since the confirmation of his election on 24 November 2014.^[2]

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese have been:

• 1930 – 1955 (d.): Cyril Golding-Bird, Archdeacon of Dorking (until 1936), then of Surrey (until 1949); former Bishop of Kalgoorlie and of Mauritius^[5]
• In 1952, Freddy Hawkes, Bishop suffragan of Kingston, retired to Oxted. He did some bishop's work in retirement, such as an ordination in 1956.^[6]
• 1955 – 1967 (res.): Basil Dale, Rector of Haslemere (1955–1962), full-time assistant bishop (1962–1967)^[7] and former Bishop of Jamaica^[8]
• 1963 – 1983 (res.): St John Pike, Vicar of Ewshot (1963–1971), Vicar of Botleys with Lyne and Long Cross (1971–1983) and former Bishop of Gambia and the Rio Pongas^[8][9]
• 1964 – 1972 (ret.): Lucian Usher-Wilson, Vicar of Churt and former Bishop of Mbale^[10][8]

References

1. "Andrew John Watson". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
2. "Diocese of Guildford | Public meeting on Wednesday 12 March for a new Bishop of Guildford". Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
3. "Historical successions: Guildford". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
4. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 250. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
5. "Golding-Bird, Cyuril Henry". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. "Ordinations at Trinity". Church Times. No. 4869. 8 June 1956. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 February 2021 – via UK Press Online archives.
7. "Assistant Bishop of Guildford resigns". Church Times. No. 5442. 2 June 1967. p. 8. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
8. "Guildford post for Bishop of Mbale". Church Times. No. 5275. 20 March 1964. p. 10. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 11 January 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
9. "Resignations". Church Times. No. 6298. 28 October 1983. p. 15. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
10. "Usher-Wilson, Lucian Charles". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

• Whitaker's Almanack to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London