Bishop of Kingston
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The Bishop of Kingston (technically of Kingston upon Thames or, originally, of Kingston-on-Thames)[1] is an episcopal title used by an area bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[2] The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west London. The bishops suffragan of Kingston have been area bishops since the Southwark area scheme was founded in 1991.[3]
For other places called Kingston with bishops, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Canada; Diocese of Ontario; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston, Jamaica; and Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Martin Gainsborough is to become the next area Bishop of Kingston during February 2023.[4][5]