Southern Diocese (Free Church of England)

The Southern Diocese of the Free Church of England, is a Free Church of England and a Reformed Episcopal Church diocese which covers the southern half of England with the Northern Diocese (Free Church of England) covering the more northerly parts of the British Isles.

Bishops 1889–1896: Benjamin Price 1896–1901: Samuel Dicksee 1904–1927: Richard Brook Lander 1927–1934: Joseph Fenn 1934–1955: John Magee 1955–1968: George Forbes-Smith 1968–1971: Ambrose Bodfish 1972–1976: William Watkins 1977–1990: Arthur Ward 1990–2006: Kenneth Powell 2007–present: Paul Hunt 2025-present: Mark Gretason (Assistant Bishop)

Churches ChurchLocationFoundedLinkMinisterNotesSt Jude, BalhamBalham, London1887Mark GretasonSt Andrew, BentleyBentley, West Midlands1943Paul HuntEmmanuel, BirminghamSaltley, West Midlands1903Daniel ChoeChrist Church, BroadstairsBroadstairs, Kent1904Jabson WatsonChrist Church, HarlesdenHarlesden, London1886VacantChrist Church, WillesboroughWillesborough, Ashford, Kent1874VacantSt Francis, Shoreham-by-SeaShoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex2012Stephen LawsonChrist Church, Leigh-on-SeaLeigh-on-Sea, Essex1889Eric Fenwick

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