Archbishop of Kingsbury

Archbishop of Kingsbury
Incumbent Basil Sanger since 1 October 2015
Style	Your Grace
Residence	Bishopscourt
Nominator	Canons of Kingsbury Cathedral
Appointer	Geoffrey VII as The Sovereign
Term length	Appointment for life
Inaugural	Edward Collinson
Formation	13 October 1870

The Archbishop of Kingsbury is the senior bishop of the Church of New Ingrea. As the most senior bishop, the archbishop serves as the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Kingsbury as well as primate of the Church. His cathedra can be found in the Kingsbury Cathedral in central Kingsbury and his official residence is Bishopscourt, a grand house located immediately adjacent to the Cathedral.

The current archbishop is the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Basil Sanger, who is the latest bishop in a line that goes back over 140 years to the appointment of Edward Collinson as the first Bishop of Kingsbury in 1870.

List of officeholders

#	Name (Birth–Death) Previous appointment	In office	Duration	Appointed by
1	Edward Collinson (25 July 1826 – 20 August 1888) Bishop of New Ingrea	13 October 1870 - 20 August 1888	17 years, 10 months, 7 days	Charlotte
2	Timothy Walkinshaw (21 January 1831 – 17 May 1894)	20 November 1888 – 17 May 1894	5 years, 5 months, 27 days	Arthur IV
3	Donald Henry (25 August 1842 – 7 June 1900)	1894 – 1900
4	George Ryan (17 April 1851 – 27 April 1917)	1900 – 1916
5	Richard Bowman (4 April 1858 – 23 April 1925)	21 December 1916 – 23 April 1925	8 years, 4 months, 2 days
6	Douglas Johnson (20 March 1868 – 12 August 1939)	1925 – 1936		Earnest V
7	Richard Coleman (11 November 1888 – 2 October 1978) Archdeacon of the East Riding of Centralia	1937 – 1959
8	Robert Walton (3 September 1902 – 13 October 1983) Dean of Kingsbury	1960 – 1970		Arthur V
9	John Hastings (4 June 1915 – 4 June 2003) Bishop of Corfe Harbour	18 February 1971 – 5 July 1981	10 years, 4 months, 17 days
10	Matthew Green (29 May 1924 – 24 March 2010) Archdeacon of the East Riding of Centralia	5 September 1981 – 29 October 1989	8 years, 1 month, 24 days	Geoffrey VII
11	Thomas Richardson (born 27 July 1930) Bishop of Lunenborough	2 December 1989 – 25 May 1997	7 years, 5 months, 23 days
12	Alexander Kennett (20 September 1945 – 13 September 2005) Bishop of Williamsdene	26 July 1997 – 13 September 2005	8 years, 1 month, 18 days
13	Michael Thomas (born 12 April 1943) Archdeacon of the Middle Riding of Centralia	12 November 2005 – 30 September 2015	9 years, 10 months, 18 days
14	Basil Sanger (born 6 March 1957) Bishop of Williamsdene	1 October 2015 – Present	Incumbent

See also

• List of bishops in the Church of New Ingrea