Southern Bishops

The Southern Diocese has been shaped by faithful episcopal leadership over many years.

Below is a record of those who have served, reflecting the development of the Diocese and its predecessor churches.

Pre-1927 Bishops

Free Church of England

1863–1865 George Jones — President of Conference

1865–1866 E. C. Lewis — President of Conference

1866–1889 Benjamin Price — Oversight of the whole Church

1889–1896 Benjamin Price & Samuel Dicksee

1896–1901 Samuel Dicksee

1901–1904 William Troughton — 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 — Oversight of the whole Church

1892–1915 Philip Eldridge — Oversight of the whole Church

1915–1926 Frank Vaughan

1927-Present Bishops

After the Union

1927–1934 Joseph Fenn

1934–1955 John Christie Magee

1955–1968 George W. Forbes Smith

1968–1971 Ambrose Bodfish

1972–1976 William Watkins

1977–1990 Arthur Ward

1990–2006 Kenneth Powell

2006–Present Paul Hunt