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Bishop of Southwark is mugged outside his frontdoor | the Daily Mail The Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Tom Butler, was robbed of his mobile phone, his briefcase and spectacles as he walked home from a church event. Bishop Butler, 66, is one of the church's leading liberal voices and is a regular contributor to Thought For The Day on Radio 4's Today programme. The silver haired bishop was, however, unable to give police a full description of his assailant after reporting the robbery to officers and can remember little of the attack. www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=421218&in_page_id=1770   (1716 words)

Bishop of Southwark is mugged outside his frontdoor The Bishop of Southwark, the Right Reverend Tom Butler, was robbed of his mobile phone, his briefcase and spectacles as he walked home from a church event. Bishop Butler, 66, is one of the church's leading liberal voices and is a regular contributor to Thought For The Day on Radio 4's Today programme. The silver haired bishop was, however, unable to give police a full description of his assailant after reporting the robbery to officers and can remember little of the attack. forums.canadiancontent.net /off-topic/54311-bishop-southwark-mugged-outside-his-frontdoor.html   (525 words)

Bishop revokes licence of rogue Evangelical - news from ekklesia | Ekklesia As well as revoking Mr Coekin's licence the Bishop of Southwark made it clear that the three people involved in the unauthorised ordination, Andy Fenton, Richard Perkins, and Loots Lambrechts had no legal authority to claim to exercise ordained ministry in the Church of England in the Diocese of Southwark. Parish clergy, Archdeacons and Bishops alike have been involved in an ongoing exchange with Richard concerning the necessity for such church plants to occur only with the agreement of the vicar of the parish in which the plant is set. The Bishop, a Bishop Martin Morrison, was from the Church of England in South Africa, a church not in communion with the Church of England nor a member of the Anglican Communion. www.ekklesia.co.uk /content/news_syndication/article_051110bishop.shtml   (1056 words)

Bishop of Southwark thanks well-wishers [10 December 2006] The Bishop of Southwark used his sermon in Southwark Cathedral on Sunday to thank those who had sent messages of support at what he described as "a difficult time". The Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Revd Dr Tom Butler, began his sermon at a special service of Choral Evensong for the installation of new honorary canons and cathedral chaplains by thanking those who had given him their support. The paper alleged that the Bishop had been seen in a drunken state in Crucifix Lane near London Bridge where he reportedly set off the alarm of a Mercedes car parked outside the Suchard Free House. www.london-se1.co.uk /news/view/2489   (609 words)

Ananova - Bishop's memory blank A bishop says he has no memory of an alleged drunken incident in which he clambered into a stranger's car. The Rt Rev Tom Butler, 66, the Bishop of Southwark, threw children's toys from the parked Mercedes before being pulled out, falling over and cracking open his head. At first the bishop claimed he'd been mugged as he made his way back from an embassy function in central London to his home in Streatham. www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_2113720.html   (256 words)

Anglican Communion News Service The Bishop of London (the Rt Revd Richard Chartres) assisted and the Bishop of Birmingham (the Rt Revd John Sentamu) preached a powerful sermon. Bishop Hamid was presented by Bishop Geoffrey Rowell of Europe. The Bishop of Southwark gave a special tribute to Archbishop Carey at the close of the liturgy. www.anglicancommunion.org /acns/articles/31/50/acns3171.html   (227 words)

[No title] One of the most senior bishops in the Church of England faced his congregation yesterday sporting a fl eye after admitting that he could not remember being "mugged" following a drinks reception at the Irish embassy. The Rt Rev Tom Butler, the Bishop of Southwark, said that he had been robbed after arriving home with a bump to his head and without his briefcase, crucifix and mobile phone. Mr Sumpter then discovered that the bishop, a member of the House of Lords and the chairman of the Anglican church's community and public affairs council, had left some belongings behind in the back seat of his car. www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/11/nbishop11.xml   (912 words)

Bishop of Southwark claims he has amnesia after bizarre episode | the Daily Mail The Bishop of Southwark today said he was suffering from amnesia following the episode that left him with a fl eye and a swollen bump on his head, believing he had been mugged. The Right Reverend Tom Butler, 66, one of the most senior bishops in the Church of England, denied he had been drunk on the night he lost his briefcase, crucifix and mobile phone and said he was having "extensive medical tests" to determine what caused his memory loss of the event. Today the bishop admitted he could not remember the details of the incident but said he had not been drunk and had believed the only possible explanation for his injuries was a mugging. www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=423621&in_page_id=1770   (1708 words)

RC Archdiocese of Southwark, Homepage Bishop Patrick, the Episcopal Vicar for Religious, was also present. At the beginning of the new academic year the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has sent out a Pastoral Letter on Catholic Education which was read on 2nd September 2007. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark covers the London Boroughs South of the Thames, the county of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority. www.rcsouthwark.co.uk   (1355 words)

Archbishop of Canterbury Consecrates New Bishop at Southwark Cathedral Archbishop of Canterbury Consecrates New Bishop at Southwark Cathedral He said: "Bishops are ordained to be Shepherds of Christ's flock and guardians of the faith of the apostles, proclaiming the gospel of Christ's kingdom and leading his people in mission. The Bishop of Wolverhampton is an Area Bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield. www.christiantoday.com /article/archbishop.of.canterbury.consecrates.new.bishop.at.southwark.cathedral/10465.htm   (527 words)

It would be out of character if I was drunk, says bishop | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited The bishop, who suffered a fl eye during the evening and lost some of his belongings, told his congregation on the following morning that he had been mugged - a claim police are no longer investigating. Police were informed that the bishop's briefcase and mobile phone were missing, and he had suffered head wounds. Bishop Butler denied misleading his congregation when he told them he had been mugged. www.guardian.co.uk /religion/Story/0,,1975379,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1   (648 words)

The strange case of the bishop and the black eye | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Last night the bishop - who earlier in the week told a congregation that he could not get his mitre on because of the lump on his head - told the Guardian he could not recollect what had happened. Bishop Butler has been a member of the episcopate for 21 years and at Southwark for more than eight years. Bishop Butler was categorical about one thing last night: "I certainly don't intend to resign," he told the Guardian. www.guardian.co.uk /religion/Story/0,,1969258,00.html   (761 words)

Ruth Gledhill - Times Online - WBLG: Bishop of Southwark: 'Bished as a newt' Maybe the bishop suffered genuine memory loss, but my credulity of this is not aided by the fact that he has insisted from the start he will do no interviews, even though a lengthy interview with Stephen appeared in the Guardian. The Bishop Tom I have encountered on innumerable occasions is a warm, friendly, fair-minded pastor, incredibly devoted to his work and to the good of the churches of his Diocese. The Bishop Of Southwark is a decent man and has never to my knowledge done anything in the Diocese to warrent the awfull comments that have appeared about him. timescolumns.typepad.com /gledhill/2006/12/bishop_of_south_1.html   (7143 words)

The Boisterous Bishop of Southwark (person)@Everything2.com   (Site not responding. Last check: ) On the evening of Tuesday, 5th December 2006 he was walking home from a church event and was just yards from the front door of his home in Tooting when he suffered the misfortune of being mugged and was dispossessed of his bag and contents. The presence of the Bishop activated the alarm and attracted the attention of the owner of the car who was playing pool in the Suchard Bar nearby. Paul Sumpter later came across the Bishop's bag complete with cross, personal organiser, papers and an umbrella (presumably buried under a pile of cuddly toys), which he handed to The Sun and duly returned to Bishop on Sunday the 10th. everything2.com /?node_id=1853795   (1251 words)

Bishop of Southwark denies being drunk - Times Online The Bishop of Southwark has denied being drunk during an incident earlier this month in which he lost his belongings and suffered head injuries. The Bishop said that his Oyster travelcard records show that he used public transport from central London to his home in south Streatham, a trip which he insisted would be difficult to undertake while drunk. The Bishop denied misleading his congregation when he told them the next day he had been mugged - a claim which the Metropolitan police are no longer pursuing. www.timesonline.co.uk /article/0,,2-2511642,00.html   (907 words)

'Drunk' bishop: I still have amnesia - Telegraph The Bishop of Southwark today said it would have been “entirely out of character” if he had been drunk at a Christmas drinks reception. He told his congregation the next morning that he had been mugged, but a London couple later claimed they had found the bishop throwing toys from the back of their unlocked Mercedes. The man was alleged to have been throwing children’s toys around and to have announced: “I’m the Bishop of Southwark. www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/19/ubutler119.xml   (635 words)

Pray tell Bishop, how did you get that bump on your head? - Times Online A prominent Church of England bishop was under pressure last night to explain the circumstances in which he lost his belongings and suffered a bump on the head after a night out in Belgravia. The Bishop of Southwark, Dr Tom Butler, a regular speaker on Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4, was keeping a low profile yesterday as concern and confusion about his behaviour mounted. The lack of a clear explanation from the bishop is causing consternation in the Church. www.timesonline.co.uk /tol/news/uk/article667126.ece   (1083 words)

The Sun Online - News: 'Steaming drunk' bishop shame A BISHOP was so drunk he climbed into a stranger’s car before falling out and bashing his head, it was claimed last night. She said the Bishop of Southwark, 60, tossed out her baby’s toys and refused to leave the car outside a South London bar on Tuesday night. The bishop’s spokesman last night admitted he could not remember what had happened. www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,2-2006570145,00.html   (308 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Thomas Grant A year later, he was appointed to the new Diocese of Southwark, and was consecrated bishop on 6 July, 1851. As the Government was shy of transacting business directly with Cardinal Wiseman, many negotiations were carried on by Dr. Grant, who was specially successful in obtaining from the Government the appointment of military and naval chaplains, as well as prison chaplains. To the newly appointed hierarchy he was, as Bishop Ullathorne testified, most useful: "His acuteness of learning, readiness of resource and knowledge of the www.newadvent.org /cathen/06726b.htm   (527 words)

Bishop's blinder earns him a black eye - World - theage.com.au A PROMINENT Church of England bishop is refusing to resign after an incident left him bloodied and missing belongings following a Christmas party. The Right Reverend Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, faced his congregation on Sunday sporting a fl eye and admitting that he could not remember what happened following drinks at the Irish embassy. When he heard the car alarm go off, he and a friend dragged the man out of the car and, in the fracas, the bishop fell to the pavement. www.theage.com.au /news/world/bishops-blinder-earns-him-a-black-eye/2006/12/12/1165685678783.html   (479 words)

Fulcrum: Why I support Bishop Tom Butler in his action against Rev Richard Coekin I was one of the clergy who signed the letter in support of Bishop Tom's action against Rev Richard Coekin and value the opportunity to explain something of the local perspective that led to so many of us taking this decision. Bishop Tom's attitude towards church planting has been demonstrated by the encouragement that he has given to other, genuinely collaborative efforts that have crossed parish boundaries in Southwark. The clash between Bishop Tom Butler and Rev Richard Coekin is far from the liberal versus evangelical conflict that many would present it as. www.fulcrum-anglican.org.uk /page.cfm?ID=60   (1046 words)

Ship of Fools: Features And because this of all things would rejoice His heart, let us remember in His name the lost and legless, the tired and emotional, the recipients of Irish hospitality, and all those who call upon the name of the Lord on the great white telephone. Bishop: There's nothing I enjoy more than participating as fully as possible in Christmas receptions at the Irish embassy. Bishop: When all the fuss has died down, I'll probably retire quietly. ship-of-fools.com /Features/2006/southwark_service.html   (166 words)

NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR SOUTHWARK ARCHDIOCESE Pope John Paul II has appointed Monsignor Canon John Hine as Auxiliary Bishop in Southwark, giving him the titular See of Beverley. He will be ordained bishop by Archbishop Michael Bowen of Southwark on Tuesday 27 February in St George's Cathedral, Southwark, at 11.30am. In 1986, Mgr Hine was appointed Vicar General and Chancellor of Southwark Archdiocese, and in 1997 he was appointed Archbishop's Representative on child protection issues. www.catholicchurch.org.uk /cn/01/010126.htm   (335 words)

Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral stands to the glory of God. The main structure of today's church was built between 1220 and 1420. The Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark. www.southwark.anglican.org /cathedral   (127 words)

BBC NEWS | England | London | Bishop incident was 'not mugging' Police have said they are not treating an incident involving the Bishop of Southwark as a mugging. After "dragging" him away, the man initially revealed himself as the Bishop of Woolwich before falling on the pavement and knocking his head which left him unconscious for about five minutes. On Monday, a spokesman for Mr Butler said: "The Bishop of Southwark attended a reception in Belgravia on Tuesday evening. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/london/6168393.stm   (502 words)

Sky News - Bishop Bruised And Bashed   (Site not responding. Last check: ) A bishop has had to face his congregation with a fl eye and swollen head after an incident that followed a drinks party. The Rt Rev Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, lost his briefcase, crucifix and mobile phone after leaving a reception at the Irish Embassy. A spokesman for the bishop said: "He, like other people, was drinking at a reception. news.sky.com /skynews/article/0,,30100-13556180,00.html?f=rss   (286 words)

'Drunken' bishop faces battle to save his job - Independent Online Edition > This Britain The Bishop of Southwark is facing a battle to keep his job after he was apparently found in a tired and emotional state in the back of a stranger's car after a Christmas party. The bishop reportedly staggered home from a function at the Irish embassy on Tuesday night, climbed into the back of a stranger's Mercedes, and started throwing an infant's toys out of the vehicle. He couldn't stand up straight and fell over, banging his head."Asked to explain himself, he is claimed to have said: "I'm the Bishop of Southwark. news.independent.co.uk /uk/this_britain/article2064762.ece   (582 words)

Thinking Anglicans: more about Coekin This is due to what we regard as a departure by the House of Bishops from the historic and orthodox moral teaching of the Bible. Statement from The Bishop of Southwark on the Archbishop of Canterbury’s ruling in the case of The Revd Richard Coekin’s appeal on the revocation of his Licence. Such spin of the latter bishop is regretable, lamentable and does not bode well for the cultivation of any respect. www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk /archives/001704.html   (2370 words)

BISHED AS A NEWT - Mirror.co.uk Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, strayed drunkenly into the back seat of a Mercedes after a night on the tiles. Asked what he was doing, it is claiemd the 66-year-old cleric replied: "I'm the Bishop of Southwark. The bishop later claimed he was mugged near his home. www.mirror.co.uk /news/tm_headline=bished-as-a-newt&method=full&objectid=18235855&siteid=94762-name_page.html   (516 words)

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