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The Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers not only the area of Gibraltar in British jurisdiction but also all of mainland Europe, Morocco and the territory of the former Soviet Union. The see is in the City of Gibraltar, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Worth, Crawley, West Sussex.
The office has existed since the union in 1980 of the see of Gibraltar (founded 1842) with the Jurisdiction of North and Central Europe of the see of London (headed by the suffragan bishop of Fulham). The current bishop is the Right Reverend Douglas Geoffrey Rowell, MA, PhD, DD, the "Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe".
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe and its precursor offices
(Any dates appearing in italics indicate de facto continuation of office. The start date of tenure below is the date of appointment or succession. Where known, the date of installation and ordination as bishop are listed in the notes together with the post held prior to appointment.)
| Tenure |
Incumbent |
Notes |
| 1842 to 1863 |
George Tomlinson, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1863 to 1868 |
Walter John Trower, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1868 to 1873 |
Charles Amyand Harris, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1874 to 1903 |
Charles Waldgrave Sandford, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1904 to 1911 |
William Edward Collins, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1911 to 1920 |
Henry Joseph Corbett Knight, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1921 to 1927 |
John Harold Greig, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1927 to 1933 |
Frederick Cyril Nugent Hicks, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1933 to 1946 |
Harold Jocelyn Buxton, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1947 to 1953 |
Cecil Douglas Horsley, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1954 to 1960 |
Frederick William Thomas Craske, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1960 to 1970 |
Stanley Albert Hallam Eley, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1970 to 1980 |
John Richard Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar |
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| 1980 to 1993 |
John Richard Satterthwaite, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe |
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| 1993 to 2001 |
John William Hind, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe |
Translated to Chichester |
| 2001 to present |
Douglas Geoffrey Rowell, MA, PhD, DD, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe |
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[edit] Sources
- Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
