Bishop of the Falkland Islands
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The Bishop of the Falkland Islands is a bishopric in the Church of England; it was originally the ordinary of the Diocese of the Falkland Islands.
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[edit] History
Waite Hockin Stirling, a missionary from the Patagonian Missionary Society (renamed the South American Missionary Society in 1868) was ordained in Westminster Abbey on 21 December 1869, as the first Bishop of the Falkland Islands. Stirling had episcopal jurisdiction over "the whole of South America with the exception of British Guiana".[1]
Bishop Stirling served the people of the Falkland Islands for 30 years, later becoming Canon of Wells Cathedral. Until well into the twentieth century, the Bishop of the Falkland Islands had episcopal authority over the whole of South America, until the Bishop’s seat shifted to Buenos Aires. In 1982, the Argentinian episcopal authority over the Falkland Islands was abolished; today the Rector of the Cathedral reports directly to the Archbishop of Canterbury and receives pastoral guidance from the Bishop of Chile in Santiago.
[edit] List of holders
| Dates | Name | Other offices |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 - 1899 | Stirling | |
| 16 January 2007 - present | Stephen Venner | Bishop of Dover |
