The Bishop of Colchester is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop, who is also an area bishop, of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford in the Province of Canterbury, England.
The current bishop is Roger Morris, former Archdeacon of Worcester, who was consecrated as Bishop of Colchester on 25 July 2014 at St Paul's Cathedral, London."Archdeacon of Worcester to become Bishop of Colchester", Diocese of Worcester website. Accessed 2 May 2014.
The title takes its name after the town of Colchester in Essex and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. The suffragan bishops have been under the jurisdiction of a number of different dioceses. They were originally appointed for the Diocese of London but changed in 1845 to the Diocese of Rochester and again in 1877 to the Diocese of St Albans. With the creation of the Diocese of Chelmsford in 1914, the suffragan bishops now come under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Chelmsford. The bishops suffragan of the diocese have also area bishops since the Chelmsford area scheme was erected in 1983.
List of bishops Bishops of Colchester From Until Incumbent Notes 1536 1541 William More Consecrated on 22 October 1536; died in 1541. 1541 1592 in abeyance 1592 1608 John Sterne Consecrated on 12 November 1592; died in 1608. 1608 1882 in abeyance 1882 1894 Alfred Blomfield 1894 1909 Henry Johnson 1909 1922 Robert Whitcombe 1922 1933 Thomas Chapman 1933 1946 Charles Ridsdale 1946 1966 Dudley Narborough 1966 1988 Roderic Coote Formerly Bishop of Fulham; first area bishop from 1983 1988 1995 Michael Vickers 1995 2001 Edward Holland Formerly Suffragan Bishop in Europe 2001 2013 Christopher Morgan 25 July 2014 present Roger Morris Previously Archdeacon of Worcester. Source(s):
References
External links "Area Bishop of Colchester" on the Diocese of Chelmsford website Crockford's Clerical Directory listings