Following the first ordinations of women in 1993 to the priesthood in the Church of England, Bishops suffragan of Ebbsfleet and of Richborough were appointed "provincial episcopal visitors" — known as "flying bishops" — to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province of Canterbury which reject the ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women.
The choice of Oswestry as the see's name was publicly criticised by Oswestry town councillor, Jonathan Upton, who, in a letter to the Bishop of Lichfield, protested: "The response received to this announcement in Oswestry is one of upset and anger. The people of Oswestry feel deeply unhappy that our town's name is being used by the Anglican church as a tool of appeasing the opponents of gender equality and modern interpretation of the scripture." He reported St Oswald's Parish Church had declared it supported female clergy or clergy from the LGBT community working with it, and that, apart from St Oswald's and the other parish church in the town, ordained women were serving the remainder of the area's rural parishes as vicars.[5]
bishop, oswestry, suffragan, bishop, diocese, lichfield, fulfils, role, provincial, episcopal, visitor, church, england, background, editfollowing, first, ordinations, women, 1993, priesthood, church, england, bishops, suffragan, ebbsfleet, richborough, were, . The Bishop of Oswestry is a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield who fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor in the Church of England 1 Background editFollowing the first ordinations of women in 1993 to the priesthood in the Church of England Bishops suffragan of Ebbsfleet and of Richborough were appointed provincial episcopal visitors known as flying bishops to provide episcopal oversight for parishes throughout the province of Canterbury which reject the ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women Creation of bishopric editIn June 2022 it was announced that from January 2023 oversight of traditionalist Anglo Catholics in the west of Canterbury province formerly the Bishop of Ebbsfleet s area would be taken by a new Bishop of Oswestry suffragan to the Bishop of Lichfield while oversight of conservative Evangelicals formerly the duties of a Bishop suffragan of Maidstone would be taken by the next Bishop of Ebbsfleet 2 The Bishop of Oswestry was to serve the western 13 dioceses of the southern province Bath and Wells Birmingham Bristol Coventry Derby Exeter Gloucester Hereford Lichfield Oxford Salisbury Truro and Worcester 3 Paul Thomas Vicar of St James s Church Paddington was announced to be the first Bishop of Oswestry was consecrated in Canterbury Cathedral on 2 February 2023 the Feast of Candlemas by Martin Warner Bishop of Chichester on behalf of Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury who was present during the service 4 Controversy editThe choice of Oswestry as the see s name was publicly criticised by Oswestry town councillor Jonathan Upton who in a letter to the Bishop of Lichfield protested The response received to this announcement in Oswestry is one of upset and anger The people of Oswestry feel deeply unhappy that our town s name is being used by the Anglican church as a tool of appeasing the opponents of gender equality and modern interpretation of the scripture He reported St Oswald s Parish Church had declared it supported female clergy or clergy from the LGBT community working with it and that apart from St Oswald s and the other parish church in the town ordained women were serving the remainder of the area s rural parishes as vicars 5 List of bishops editBishops of OswestryFrom Until Incumbent Notes1889 2023 vacant2023 present Paul Thomas announced December 2022 6 7 consecrated 2 February 2023 4 Source s 1 See also edit nbsp Christianity portalBishop of Beverley Bishop of Richborough List of Anglo Catholic churches in EnglandReferences edit a b Crockford s Clerical Directory 100th ed London Church House Publishing 2007 p 946 ISBN 978 0 7151 1030 0 Bishops of Maidstone Ebbsfleet and Oswestry Diocese of Canterbury Archived from the original on 7 July 2022 Retrieved 3 August 2022 Beddowes Brian Welcome The See of Oswestry Retrieved 2 December 2022 a b The Consecration of the first Bishop of Oswestry See of Oswestry 2 February 2023 Archived from the original on 2 February 2023 Retrieved 3 February 2023 First appointment of bishop met with some controversy Shropshire Star 6 December 2022 p 6 Report by Sue Austin New Bishop of Oswestry announced Diocese of Lichfield 2 December 2022 Retrieved 2 December 2022 No 63943 The London Gazette 20 January 2023 p 934 External links editSee of Oswestry website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bishop of Oswestry amp oldid 1186664888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
