Suffragan Bishops of Sherborne
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In 1925, the title Bishop of Sherborne was revived by the Church of England as a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Salisbury. From 1981 to 2010, the suffragan bishop had been responsible for those parishes in Dorset and Devon belonging to the diocese. Since 2010, the suffragan Bishop of Sherborne, along with the suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury, assists the diocesan Bishop of Salisbury in overseeing the whole of the diocese.
The current Bishop of Sherborne is the Right Reverend Dr Graham Kings, PhD, MA(Oxon), DipTh, who was consecrated in a special service at Westminster Abbey on 24 June 2009 by the Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury.
| List of Suffragan Bishops of Sherborne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1925 | 1927 | Robert Abbott | |
| 1928 | 1936 | Gerald Allen | Translated to Dorchester. |
| 1936 | 1947 | Harold Rodgers | |
| 1947 | 1960 | Maurice Key | Translated to Truro. |
| 1960 | 1976 | Victor Pike | |
| 1976 | 2001 | John Kirkham | Also Bishop to the Forces (1992–2001). |
| 2001 | 2009 | Tim Thornton | Translated to Truro. |
| 2009 | present | Graham Kings | |
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