The bishop of Truro is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.The Diocese of Truro: Homepage. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
History There had been between the 9th and 11th centuries a bishopric of Cornwall until it was merged with Crediton and the sees were transferred to Exeter in 1050., Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 214–215.
The Diocese of Truro was established by Act of Parliament in 1876 under Queen Victoria. It was created by the division of the Diocese of Exeter in 1876 approximately along the Devon-Cornwall border (a few parishes of Devon west of the River Tamar were included in the new diocese). The bishop's seat is located at Truro Cathedral and the official residence at "Lis Escop" in Feock, south of Truro. The Bishop of Truro is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of St Germans in overseeing the diocese.
Until they moved to Feock the bishops resided in Kenwyn. "Lis Escop" (the Kenwyn vicarage of 1780) became after the establishment of the Diocese of Truro the bishop's residence.Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall, 2nd ed. Penguin Books; pp. 84-85 After the bishops moved out for some years it housed part of Truro Cathedral School (closed 1981) then the Community of the Epiphany (Anglican nuns) and is now, as Epiphany House, a Christian retreat and conference centre. Lis escop is Cornish for "bishop's palace".
List of bishops Bishops of TruroFromUntilIncumbentNotes 1877 1883 Edward White Benson Translated to Canterbury 1883 1891 George Wilkinson Translated to St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane; later became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church 1891 1906 John Gott Confirmed 28 September 1891. 1906 1912 Charles Stubbs 1912 1919 Winfrid Burrows Translated to Chichester 1919 1923 Guy Warman Translated to Chelmsford; later to Manchester 1923 1935 Walter Frere 1935 1951 Joseph Hunkin 1951 1960 Edmund Morgan Translated from Southampton 1960 1973 Maurice Key Translated from Sherborne 1973 1981 Graham Leonard Translated from Willesden; later to London. Ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1994. 1981 1989 Peter Mumford Translated from Hertford 1990 1997 Michael Ball Translated from Jarrow. Founder of the Community of the Glorious Ascension with his twin brother. 1997 2008 Bill Ind Translated from Grantham 2009 2017 Tim Thornton Translated from Sherborne; resigned .Lambeth Palace — Tim Thornton announced as new Bishop at Lambeth (Accessed 4 April 2017) 2017 2018 Chris Goldsmith, Bishop of St Germans Acting diocesan bishop, August 201730 November 2018 2018 2023 Philip Mounstephen Translated to Winchester 2023 2025 Hugh Nelson, Bishop of St Germans Acting diocesan bishop, 17 September 202328 March 2025 2025 present David Williams Translated from Basingstoke, 28 March 2025. Source(s):, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 275.
Assistant bishops Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were: 1930–1935: Rupert Mounsey CR, previously assisted the Bishop of Truro less formally, since 1925; former Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak (1909–1916) 19381949 (d.): John Holden, Vicar of St Budock (until 1944), Canon Residentiary of Truro Cathedral (1944–1947), Archdeacon of Cornwall (from 1947) and former Bishop of Kwangsi-Hunan, of Szechwan, and of Western Szechwan 19511960 (ret.): John Wellington, Vicar of St Germans, Archdeacon of Bodmin (1953–1956) and former Bishop of Shantung 19621973 (ret.): Bill Lash, Vicar of St Clement (from 1963) and former Bishop in Bombay
Honorary assistant bishops — retired bishops taking on occasional duties voluntarily — have included: 19491954 (d.): John Willis, former Bishop of Uganda and Assistant Bishop of Leicester
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