Category Archives: Canon Colin Boswell

Vicar of Croydon announces move to Walsingham this summer

Posted on March 22, 2026 by insidecroydon

Canon Andrew Bishop is standing down as the Vicar of Croydon, to take up a position in the Diocese of Norwich. The Vicar of Croydon is an ancient church position that dates back to Saxon times, closely associated with Croydon … Continue reading →

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Canon Bishop to take on historic post as the Vicar of Croydon

Posted on August 23, 2024 by insidecroydon

By DAVID MORGAN For more than a thousand years there has been a Vicar of Croydon. We know that Elfsie was a priest here in AD960. Gaps in our knowledge of the post-holders means that we have to jump forward … Continue reading →

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Minster gets new vicar but Negrini and Newman miss ceremony

Posted on September 9, 2018 by insidecroydon

The congregation at Croydon Minster, Croydon’s parish church for more than a century, has a new vicar this Sunday, following a formal service this week. Canon Andrew Bishop was named as the new priest-in-charge at the Minster by the Diocese … Continue reading →

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Church appoints Bishop to be the new Vicar of Croydon

Posted on June 24, 2018 by insidecroydon

This could get confusing: the Church of England has appointed a new Vicar of Croydon, A. Bishop. And he’s a Canon. Canon Andrew Bishop has been announced by the Diocese of Southwark as the replacement for Canon Colin Boswell. It … Continue reading →

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Situation Vacant: Mystery at the Minster over unfilled vicar’s job

Posted on August 4, 2017 by insidecroydon

Perhaps the Church of England is awaiting divine intervention, but 14 months since Colin Boswell retired as the Vicar of Croydon, and no replacement has yet been named, never mind taken up the post. Canon Boswell had given sterling service … Continue reading →

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Boswell to leave Croydon Minster after 21 years’ service

Posted on June 12, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s Establishment is about to undergo significant change, with three leading figures associated with the Whitgift Foundation leaving their jobs in the next few months. The headmasters of two of the Foundation’s large independent schools are both standing down, Trinity’s … Continue reading →

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Boswell speaks out on behalf of Croydon’s “heroic” teachers

Posted on October 13, 2014 by insidecroydon

Canon Colin Boswell used Croydon’s annual civic service yesterday to call on the people of the borough ”to encourage heroic teachers”. The Vicar of Croydon’s remarks came in a sermon to the congregation in Croydon Minster and to the many … Continue reading →

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