Bishop of Crediton

Bishop of Crediton

The Bishop of Crediton was originally a prelate who administered an Anglo-Saxon diocese in the 10th and 11th centuries, and is presently a suffragan bishop who assists a diocesan bishop."Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)", Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).]

Diocesan Bishops of Crediton

The Diocese of Crediton was created out of the Diocese of Sherborne in 909 to cover the area of Devon and Cornwall. [ [http://www.creditonfestival2009.co.uk/index.html Crediton Festival 2009] . Retrieved on 5 June 2008.] Crediton was chosen as the site for its cathedral possible to due it being the birthplace of Saint Boniface and due to the presence of a monastery. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Exeter/ExeterHist1850/Ecclesiastical.html Exeter: Ecclesiastical History] . Retrieved on 5 June 2008.]

In 1046, Leofric became Bishop of Crediton. Following his appointment he decided that the cathedral should moved moved to the more culturally aware, larger and walled town of Exeter. In 1050, King Edward the Confessor authorised that Exeter now be the seat of the bishop for Devon and Cornwall, and that a cathedral be built there for the bishop's throne. Thus, Leofric became the last diocesan Bishop of Crediton and the first Bishop of Exeter. [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Exeter/ExeterHist1850/Ecclesiastical.html Exeter: Ecclesiastical History] . Retrieved on 5 June 2008.]

uffragan Bishops of Crediton

The present Bishop of Crediton is a title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, along with the Bishop of Plymouth, assists the Diocesan Bishop of Exeter in overseeing the Diocese of Exeter."Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)", Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).]

References

External links

* [http://www.crockford.org.uk/section.asp?id=9 Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings]

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