| Description | Papers relating to the provisional of additional episcopal assistance to individual dioceses, including:
Portsmouth, 1974, ff.1-2: correspondence between John Phillips, Bishop of Portsmouth, and Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, about the provision of a suffragan following the retirement of Laurie Woolmer as Assistant Bishop in the diocese.
Salisbury,1973, ff.3-48: correspondence between George Reindorp, Bishop of Salisbury, Geoffrey Tiarks, Bishop of Maidstone, Kenneth Ryle, Archbishop Ramsey and Sir Ronald Harris about episcopal organisation in the diocese and the need for a second suffragan, with copies of memoranda and map of the diocese; correspondence between Archbishop Ramsey and the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, Sept. 1973, about petitioning the Queen for a suffragan see of Ramsbury within the diocese of Salisbury, with press release Order in Council.
Note: some of this correspondence also deals with the creation of the suffragan see of Dudley within the Worcester diocese.
Sheffield, 1972, ff.49-50: correspondence between Sir John Hewitt and Archbishop Ramsey about the creation of a suffragan see of Doncaster.
Truro, 1973, ff.51-67: correspondence between Graham Leonard, Bishop of Truro, Bishop Tiarks, Archbishop Ramsey, Sir John Hewitt, Sir Ronald Harris and Kenneth Ryle about the revival of the suffragan see of St. Germans; correspondence between Archbishop Ramsey and the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, Nov. 1973, about petitioning the Queen.
Winchester, 1972, ff.68-95: correspondence between Falkner Allison, Bishop of Winchester, Archbishop Ramsey, Sir Ronald Harris, Bishop Tiarks and D.M.M. Carey about the provision of a suffragan to take over the duties of Bishop Nigel Cornwall; copies of supporting memoranda; correspondence between Archbishop Ramsey and the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, Aug. 1972, about petitioning the Queen for a new suffragan see of Basingstoke..
Worcester, 1973, ff.96-116: correspondence between Robin Woods, Bishop of Worcester, Archbishop Ramsey, Stretton Reeve, Bishop of Lichfield,and S ir Ronald Harris about the proposed suffragan see of Dudley; correspondence between Archbishop Ramsey and the Prime Minister, Edward Heath, Sept. 1973, about petitioning the Queen for a new suffragan see of Dudley. Note: some of this correspondence also deals with the creation of the suffragan see of Ramsbury within the Salisbury diocese. |