The Bishop of Woolwich is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.Diocesan web site
The title takes its name after Woolwich, a suburb of the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Two of the best known former bishops are John A. T. Robinson, who was a major figure in Liberal Christianity, and David Sheppard, the former Sussex and England cricketer who went on to become the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool. The bishops suffragan of Woolwich have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991. The current bishop is Alastair Cutting, since his consecration on 3 July 2024 at Southwark Cathedral. List of bishops Bishops of Woolwich From Until Incumbent Notes 1905 1918 John Leeke 1918 1932 William Hough 1932 1936 Arthur Preston 1936 1947 Leslie Lang 1947 1959 Robert Stannard 1959 1969 John Robinson 1969 1975 David Sheppard Translated to Liverpool 1975 1984 Michael Marshall 1984 1996 Peter Hall Formerly Rector of St Martin in the Bull Ring; first area bishop from 1991 1996 2005 Colin Buchanan Formerly Bishop of Aston 2005 2011 Christopher Chessun Translated to Southwark 2012 2016 Michael Ipgrave Nominated on 3 February 2012 and consecrated on 21 March 2012; translated to Lichfield 10 June 2016.OurCofE twitter (Accessed 11 June 2016) 2017 2023 Karowei Dorgu Diocese of Southwark — Bishop of Woolwich Appointed (Accessed 20 December 2016) Died in post, 8 September 2023. 2024 presentAlastair Cutting Consecrated 3 July 2024 Source(s):
References
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings