The Bishop of Fulham is a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London in the Church of England. The bishopric is named after Fulham, an area of south-west London; the see was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 1 February 1926.
Until 1980 the Bishop of Fulham was the bishop with episcopal oversight (delegated from the Bishop of London) of churches in northern and central Europe. In that year, responsibility for these parishes was transferred to the Bishop of Gibraltar as head of the renamed Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.
At present, the Bishop of Fulham fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor for the dioceses of London and Southwark. This means having pastoral oversight of those parishes in the Anglo-Catholic tradition which cannot, on grounds of theological conviction, accept the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate, or bishops who have participated in ordaining women.Bishop of Fulham's website. Retrieved on 6 June 2008. As of December 2017, 46 parishes in the Diocese of London (almost one eighth of the total number) receive alternative episcopal oversight (AEO) from the Bishop of Fulham.
In November 2010, following the announcement of Bishop John Broadhurst's resignation and reception into the Catholic Church, the Bishop of London temporarily conferred episcopal oversight for traditionalist congregations in the two dioceses to the Bishop of Edmonton.Diocese of London — Arrangements following the resignation of the Bishop of Fulham On 31 October 2012 it was announced that Jonathan Baker, then Bishop of Ebbsfleet, would translate to Fulham, resuming Broadhurst's AEO responsibilities. This took place on 13 February 2013.
List of bishops Bishop coadjutor in Northern and Central EuropeFrom Until Incumbent Notes 1884 1886 Jonathan Titcomb former Bishop of Rangoon 1886 1911 Edward Wilkinson former Bishop of Zululand 1911 1926 Herbert Bury translated from British Honduras; afterwards an Assistant Bishop of London Source(s):"Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007
Bishops of Fulham (oversight over northern and central Europe)From Until Incumbent Notes 1926 1947 Staunton Batty 1947 1949 William Selwyn 1949 1955 George Ingle Translated to Willesden 1955 1957 Robert Stopford Translated to Peterborough 1957 1966 Roderic Coote Translated to Colchester 1966 1970 Alan Rogers 1970 1980 John Satterthwaite Also Bishop of Gibraltar Source(s):
Bishops of Fulham (extended episcopal oversight from 1993)From Until Incumbent Notes 1982 1985 Brian Masters Translated to Edmonton 1985 1996 John Klyberg Became a Roman Catholic in 1996 1996 2010 John Broadhurst SSC Resigned on 31 December 2010 to become a Roman Catholic 2010 2013 Vacant Extended episcopal oversight exercised by the Bishop of Edmonton. 2013 present Jonathan Baker Translated from Ebbsfleet. Source(s):
See also Bishop of Beverley Bishop of Ebbsfleet Bishop of Richborough List of Anglo-Catholic churches in England
References
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory listings