Bishop of Reading

The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England.^[1] The current bishop is Andrew Proud.

The title takes its name after the town of Reading in Berkshire. The bishops suffragan of Reading have been area bishops since the Oxford area scheme was founded in 1984.^[2] The Bishop of Reading is responsible for the archdeaconry of Berkshire.

List of bishops

Bishops of Reading
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1889	1909	Leslie Randall
1909	1942	in abeyance
1942	1954	Arthur Parham
1954	1972	Eric Knell
1972	1982	Eric Wild
1982	1989	Graham Foley	First area bishop from 1984.
1989	1997	John Bone
1997	2003	Dominic Walker	Also known as Edward William Murray Walker.[3][4] Translated to Monmouth.[5]
2003		Jeffrey John	Nominated in May 2003,[3] but withdrew in July 2003 after controversy about his homosexuality.[6]
2004	2010	Stephen Cottrell [4]	Translated to Chelmsford.[7][8]
2011	present	Andrew Proud
Source(s):[1]

References

1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
3. Suffragan See of Reading - 2003 Archived August 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 9 June 2008.
4. Suffragan See of Reading - 2004 Archived June 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 9 June 2008.
5. Biography: Dominic Walker Archived April 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved on 9 June 2008.
6. Gay priest rejects bishop post. BBC News, Sunday, 6 July 2003.
7. "Diocese of Chelmsford". Number10. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
8. "Bishop of Chelmsford: Together we will be a transforming presence and make Christ known". Diocese of Chelmsford. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2010.

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings