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History of Bishops

The succession of Bishops in the Southern Diocese

Free Church of England

(1863-1865     George Jones President of Conference)
(1865-1866     E.C. Lewis President of Conference)

1866-1889     Benjamin Price had oversight of the whole Church
1889-1896     Banjamin Price and Samuel Dicksee
1896-1901     Samuel Dicksee
(1901-1904    William Troughton had oversight of the whole Church)
1904-1927    Richard Brook Lander

Reformed Church of England

1878-1891 Thomas Gregg

Reformed Episcopal Church

1881-1885    John Sugden
(1885-1892    Alfred Richardson had oversight of the whole Church)
(1892-1915    Philip Eldridge had oversight of the whole Church)
1915-1926    Frank Vaughan

The Free Church of England otherwise called The Reformed Episcopal Church

1927-1934    Joseph Fenn
1934-1955    John Magee
1955-1968    George Forbes Smith
1968-1971    Ambrose Bodfish
1972-1976    William Watkins
1977-1990    Arthur Ward
1990-2006    Kenneth Powell
2006-             Paul Hunt
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DENOMINATIONAL OFFICE
St Andrew's Church
Churchill Road
Bentley
Walsall
​WS2 0AA

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Hours

Tue: 10am-1pm
Thu: 10am-1pm

Telephone

01902 604044

Email

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