Bishop of Tonbridge

The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury, England.^[1] The title takes its name after Tonbridge, a market town in Kent; the see was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 11 September 1958.^[2] The bishop assists the diocesan Bishop of Rochester as well as having a particular ministry in the Archdeaconry of Tonbridge.

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The current bishop is Simon Burton-Jones, since his consecration on 3 July 2018.^[3]

List of bishops

Bishops of Tonbridge
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1959	1968	Russell White	(1896–1979)
1968	1972	David Halsey	(1919–2009). Translated to Carlisle
1973	1982	Philip Goodrich	(1929–2001). Translated to Worcester
1982	1993	David Bartleet	(1929–2002)
1993	2002	Brian Smith	(b. 1943). Translated to Edinburgh
2002	2015	Brian Castle	(b. 1949) Retired 31 October 2015.[4][5]
2015	2018	vacant
2018	present	Simon Burton-Jones	(b. 1962) Consecrated 3 July 2018.
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