List of the Bishops of Woolwich
The list of bishops of Woolwich represents the episcopal titleholders of the Church of England , the Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury . The title comes from the borough of Woolwich , Royal Borough of Greenwich , London .
| List of the Bishops of Woolwich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Surname | Remarks |
| 1905 | 1918 | John Leeke | |
| 1918 | 1932 | William Hough | |
| 1932 | 1936 | Arthur Preston | |
| 1936 | 1947 | Leslie Lang | |
| 1947 | 1959 | Robert Stannard | |
| 1959 | 1969 | John AT Robinson | |
| 1969 | 1975 | David Sheppard | then Bishop of Liverpool |
| 1975 | 1984 | Michael Marshall | |
| 1984 | 1996 | Peter Hall | |
| 1996 | 2005 | Colin Buchanan | previously Bishop of Aston |
| 2005 | 2011 | Christopher Chessun | then Bishop of Southwark |
| 2012 | 2016 | Michael Ipgrave | |
| 2017 | present | Karowei Dorgu | |
literature
- Church House Publishing (Ed.): Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/09 (= Crockford's Clerical Directory . No. 100 ). London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0 , pp. 1145 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ The Diocese of Southwark at Anglican.org (accessed February 28, 2014)