Bishop of Richborough

The Bishop of Richborough is a suffragan bishop and provincial episcopal visitor for the whole of the Province of Canterbury in the Church of England. Since 2025, Luke Irvine-Capel has served as Bishop of Richborough.

History The see was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 8 February 1994 and licensed by the Archbishop of Canterbury as a "flying bishop" to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province which cannot in good conscience accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women. The title takes its name from Richborough, a settlement north of Sandwich in Kent. In the southern province, the bishops of Ebbsfleet and of Richborough each minister in 13 of the 40 dioceses. The Bishop of Richborough serves the eastern half (Canterbury, Chelmsford, Chichester, Ely, Guildford, St Edmundsbury & Ipswich, Leicester, Lincoln, Norwich, Peterborough, Portsmouth, St Albans and Winchester). Prior to the creation of the see in 1995, the Bishop of Ebbsfleet served the entire area of the Province of Canterbury with the exceptions of the dioceses of London, Rochester and Southwark which came under the oversight of the Bishop of Fulham.

On 31 December 2010, Keith Newton resigned as the Bishop of Richborough and soon afterwards was received into the Roman Catholic Church. On 5 May 2011, Norman Banks was announced as the bishop-designate for the position.The Daily Telegraph, 16 May 2011 He was subsequently consecrated bishop on 16 June 2011.Number 10 – Suffragan See of Richborough

On 10 December 2024, following the retirement of Norman Banks, Luke Irvine-Capel was announced as the bishop-designate after his appointment was approved by the King. Irvine-Capel is to be based in the Diocese of Portsmouth.

List of bishops Bishops of Richborough From Until Incumbent Notes 20 July 1995 2001 Edwin Barnes SSC Became a Roman Catholic on 21 January 2011. Died February 2019 7 March 2002 31 December 2010 Keith Newton SSCSuffragan See of Richborough . Retrieved 10 June 2008. Resigned to become a Roman Catholic 16 June 2011 31 March 2024 Norman Banks SSCVirtue Online – UK: Two New Provincial Episcopal Visitors Announced Previously Vicar of Walsingham, Houghton and Barsham in the Diocese of Norwich; retired 31 March 2024. 2025 present Luke Irvine-Capel SSC Previously Archdeacon of Chichester; consecrated 27 February 2025; to be based in the Diocese of Portsmouth. Source(s):

Bishop of Richborough

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