Bishop of Kingston

The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames) is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.

On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023.

List of bishops

Bishops of Kingston
From Until Incumbent Notes
1905 1915 Cecil Hook
1915 1922 Samuel Taylor
1922 1927 Percy Herbert Translated to Blackburn
1927 1952 Frederick Hawkes
1952 1970 William Gilpin
1970 1978 Hugh Montefiore Translated to Birmingham
1978 1984 Keith Sutton Translated to Lichfield
1984 1992 Peter Selby First area bishop from 1991; translated to Worcester
1992 1997 Martin Wharton Translated to Newcastle
1997 2001 Peter Price Translated to Bath and Wells
2002 2022 Richard Cheetham Retired 17 October 2022.
2023 present Martin Gainsborough Consecrated 2 February 2023.
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