The Bishop of Dunwich is an episcopal title which was first used by an Anglo-Saxons bishop between the 7th and 9th centuries and is currently used by the suffragan bishop of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. The title takes its name after Dunwich in the English county of Suffolk, which has now largely been lost to the sea.
In 1934 the Church of England revived the title Bishop of Dunwich as a suffragan see; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council on 14 August 1934. The bishop's duties are to assist the diocesan Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in overseeing the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
List of bishops Bishops of Dunwich From Until Incumbent Notes 1934 1945 Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton Formerly Bishop of Ballarat; assistant bishop in St Edmundsbury since 1931. 1945 1955 Clement Mallory Ricketts 1955 1967 Thomas Cashmore 1967 1977 David Maddock 1977 1980 William Johnston 1980 1992 Eric Devenport 1992 1995 Jonathan Bailey Translated to Derby. 1995 1999 Tim Stevens Translated to Leicester. 1999 2013 Clive Young Retired 12 May 2013. 2013 2016 vacant No new suffragan was appointed during the lengthy vacancy (October 2013–May 2015) in the diocesan see, because the diocesan bishop makes the appointment.St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocese – Bishop Nigel set for new role at Lambeth (Accessed 25 June 2013) 2016 2024 Mike Harrison Consecrated on 24 February 2016;St Edmundsbury & Ipswich — The next Bishop of Dunwich announced (Accessed 16 December 2015) translated to Exeter, 25 September 2024. Source(s):
References
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings