Bishop of Ipswich

The Bishop of Ipswich was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1]

The first Bishop of Ipswich was created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, and the title took its name after the county town of Ipswich in Suffolk. After the first suffragan bishop, the position fell into abeyance. It was revived in 1899, with two more suffragan bishops, but eventually, through reorganisation within the Church of England in 1914, Ipswich became part of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

List of bishops

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Suffragan Bishops of Ipswich
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
15361538Thomas ManningConsecrated on 19 March 1536.[2] He does not appear to have acted as a suffragan bishop in diocese of Norwich.[3]
15381899in abeyanceDuring this period, Thomas Wagstaffe was consecrated as nonjuring bishop of Ispwich on 24 February 1694. He died on 17 October 1712.
18991906George Fisher [4]Formerly Bishop of Southampton
19061909Luke Paget [5]Translated to Stepney
19091914Suffragan see vacant
In 1914, Ipswich became part of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Source(s):[3]

References

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  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  3. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  4. ^ New Bishop Suffragan of Ipswich, The Times, Monday, May 15, 1899; pg. 11; Issue 35829; col E.
  5. ^ Prebendary H. L. Paget to be next Suffragan Bishop of Ipswich, The Times, Monday, January 29, 1906; pg. 6; Issue 37929; col C.
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