The Bishop of Stepney is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of London, in the Province of Canterbury, England. He will be consecrated on 1 May 2026 at St Paul’s Cathedral.

History

The first bishop was appointed to take responsibility for North and East London, which had been under the care of the Bishop of Bedford; the new See was erected because the retiring bishop Robert Billing retained the See of Bedford, and Stepney was a more obvious See for the suffragan for the East End. In 1898, the new Bishop of Islington received responsibility for North London. In the experimental area scheme of 1970, the bishop was given oversight of the deaneries of Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Islington. The Bishops suffragan of Stepney have been area bishops since the London area scheme was founded in 1979.

List of bishops

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! colspan="5" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of Stepney

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! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|From

! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|Until

! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="30%" colspan=2|Incumbent

! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="45%"|Notes

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| align="center"| 1895

| align="center"| 1897

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| George Forrest Browne

| <small>(1833–1930). Translated to Bristol</small>

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| align="center"| 1897

| align="center"| 1901

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| Arthur Winnington-Ingram

| <small>(1858–1946). Translated to London</small>

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| align="center"| 1901 effectively suspended from 23 November 2010 to 10 January 2011,

| <small>(b. 1958) Resigned on 31 October 2018 on health grounds.</small>

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| align="center"| 2018

| align="center"| 2019

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| Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden

| <small>Acting as Bishop of Stepney from 31 October 2018 until Grenfell's consecration. until 5 September 2025 translation to St&nbsp;Edmundsbury and Ipswich

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| align="center"| 2025

| align="center"| incumbent

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| Rod Green

| <small>Consecrated 1st May 2026 in St Paul's Cathedral. Previously Archdeacon of Llandaff in the Church in Wales.</small>

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References

  • Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
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