Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Bishop of Fulham is a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London in the Church of England. The bishopric is named after Fulham, an area of south-west London.Until 1980 the Bishop of Fulham was the bishop with episcopal oversight of churches in northern and central Europe. In that year, responsibility for these parishes was transferred to the Bishop of Gibraltar, as head of the renamed Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.Presently, the Bishop of Fulham fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor for the dioceses of London, Southwark and Rochester, having pastoral oversight of those parishes in the three dioceses which cannot in good conscience accept the ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women.In November 2010, following the announcement of Bishop John Broadhurst's resignation, the Bishop of London entrusted, for the time being, episcopal oversight for traditionalists within the three dioceses to the Bishop of Edmonton. On 31 October 2012 it was announced that Jonathan Baker, the current Bishop of Ebbsfleet, would be the next Bishop of Fulham, resuming Broadhurst's alternative episcopal oversight responsibilities. Baker translated duly to Fulham on 13 February 2013.. }
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- Bishop_of_Fulham abstract "The Bishop of Fulham is a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London in the Church of England. The bishopric is named after Fulham, an area of south-west London.Until 1980 the Bishop of Fulham was the bishop with episcopal oversight of churches in northern and central Europe. In that year, responsibility for these parishes was transferred to the Bishop of Gibraltar, as head of the renamed Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.Presently, the Bishop of Fulham fulfils the role of a provincial episcopal visitor for the dioceses of London, Southwark and Rochester, having pastoral oversight of those parishes in the three dioceses which cannot in good conscience accept the ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women.In November 2010, following the announcement of Bishop John Broadhurst's resignation, the Bishop of London entrusted, for the time being, episcopal oversight for traditionalists within the three dioceses to the Bishop of Edmonton. On 31 October 2012 it was announced that Jonathan Baker, the current Bishop of Ebbsfleet, would be the next Bishop of Fulham, resuming Broadhurst's alternative episcopal oversight responsibilities. Baker translated duly to Fulham on 13 February 2013.".