Bishop of Reading

The Bishop of Reading is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England.Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0). 
The title takes its name after the town of Reading in Berkshire. The Bishop of Reading is responsible for the archdeaconry of Berkshire. In 2003, the Reverend Dr Jeffrey John was originally appointed to succeeded the previous incumbent,Suffragan See of Reading - 2003. Retrieved on 9 June 2008. but withdrew after controversy about his homosexuality.Gay priest rejects bishop post. BBC News, Sunday, 6 July 2003.
==List of the Bishops of Reading==
No. 	Incumbent 	From	Until 	Notes
1 	James Leslie Randall 	1889	1909 	
–	in abeyance 	1909	1942 	
2 	Arthur Groom Parham 	1942	1954 	
3 	Eric Henry Knell 	1954	1972 	
4 	Eric Wild 	1972	1982 	
5 	Ronald Graham Gregory Foley 	1982	1989 	
6 	John Frank Ewan Bone 	1989	1997 	
7 	Dominic Walker 	1997	2003 	Also known as Edward William Murray Walker.Suffragan See of Reading - 2003. Retrieved on 9 June 2008.Suffragan See of Reading - 2004. Retrieved on 9 June 2008. Translated to Monmouth.Biography: Dominic Walker. Retrieved on 9 June 2008.
8 	Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell Suffragan See of Reading - 2004. Retrieved on 9 June 2008.	2004	present	
==References==
==External links==
* Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
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Category:Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Oxford