The Bishop of Edmonton is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after Edmonton, an area in the North of the London Borough of Enfield; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 29 May 1970.[2]
The See was erected in order to take oversight of a new fourth suffragan area (initially the deaneries of North and South Camden, Central and West Barnet, East and West Haringey, and Enfield)[3] created by the diocese's 1970 experimental area scheme;[4] bishops suffragan of Edmonton have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.[5] On 20 December 2023 it was announced by the Diocese of London that the role would be filled in 2024 by Anderson Jeremiah, who was Associate Dean at Lancaster University and a priest in the Diocese of Blackburn.[6] Jeremiah duly took up his See with his consecration on 25 April 2024, by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Canterbury Cathedral.[7]
The episcopal title of "Bishop of Edmonton" is one of three that are duplicated in the Anglican Communion. The other Bishop of Edmonton is a diocesan bishop in Canada.[citation needed]
Bishops of Edmonton | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1970 | 1975 | Alan Rogers | (1907-2003) |
1975 | 1984 | Bill Westwood | (1925-1999). First area bishop from 1979; translated to Peterborough |
1985 | 1998 | Brian Masters | (1932-1998). Died in office. Formerly Bishop of Fulham |
March 1999[8] | 31 December 2014[9] | Peter Wheatley | (b. 1947). Formerly Archdeacon of Hampstead; retired at the end of 2014 |
2014 | 2015 | Pete Broadbent, area Bishop of Willesden | acting area bishop |
23 September 2015 | 9 July 2023 | Rob Wickham | [10] Resigned to become CEO of Church Urban Fund[11] |
25 April 2024 | present | Anderson Jeremiah | [6][7] |
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