The Bishop of Stepney is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Stepney, an inner-city district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The See was vacant since Joanne Grenfell's translation to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich on 5 September 2025. On 20 March 2026, the Venerable Rod Green, Archdeacon of Llandaff in the Church in Wales, was announced as the next bishop. He was consecrated on 1 May 2026 at St Paul’s Cathedral. History The first bishop was appointed to take responsibility for North and East London, which had been under the care of the Bishop of Bedford; the new See was erected because the retiring bishop Robert Billing retained the See of Bedford, and Stepney was a more obvious See for the suffragan for the East End. In 1898, the new Bishop of Islington received responsibility for North London. In the experimental area scheme of 1970, the bishop was given oversight of the deaneries of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Islington. The Bishops suffragan of Stepney have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.
List of bishops Bishops of Stepney From Until Incumbent Notes 1895 1897 George Forrest Browne (1833–1930). Translated to Bristol 1897 1901 Arthur Winnington-Ingram (1858–1946). Translated to London 1901 1909 Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864–1945). Translated to York, and later to Canterbury 1909 1919 Luke Paget (1853–1937). Formerly Bishop of Ipswich. Translated to Chester 1919 1928 Henry Mosley (1868–1948). Translated to Southwell 1928 1936 Charles Curzon (1878–1954). Translated to Exeter 1936 1952 Robert Moberly (1884–1978) 1952 1957 Joost de Blank (1908–1968) 1957 1968 Evered Lunt (1900–1982) 1968 1978 Trevor Huddleston (1913–1998). Translated to Mauritius 1978 1991 Jim Thompson (1936–2003). First area bishop from 1979; translated to Bath and Wells 1992 1995 Richard Chartres (b. 1947). Consecrated on 22 May 1992. Translated to London in 1995 1996 2002 John Sentamu (b. 1949). Translated to Birmingham, and later to York 2003 2010 Stephen Oliver (b. 1948) Retired 6 July 2010 2010 2011 Pete BroadbentBishop of Willesden Acted as Bishop of Stepney from 7 July 2010,Diocese of London — Ad clerum: Acting Bishop of Stepney Diocese of London — Ad clerum: The Bishop of Willesden effectively suspended from 23 November 2010 to 10 January 2011, resumed as Acting Bishop until 22 July 2011. 2011 2018 Adrian Newman (b. 1958) Resigned on 31 October 2018 on health grounds.Bishop of Stepney to step down (Accessed 24 July 2018) 2018 2019 Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden Acting as Bishop of Stepney from 31 October 2018 until Grenfell's consecration. 2019 2025 Joanne Grenfell From 3 July 2019 consecration until 5 September 2025 translation to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 2025 incumbent Rod Green Consecrated 1st May 2026 in St Paul's Cathedral. Previously Archdeacon of Llandaff in the Church in Wales.https://www.churchofengland.org/media/news-and-press-releases/ven-rod-green-named-next-bishop-stepney Source(s):
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Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings