Trevor Willmott was the Bishop of Basingstoke from 2002 to 2009 and then Bishop of Dover from 2010 until his retirement in 2019.
12 Facts About Trevor Willmott
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Trevor Willmott studied for ordination at Fitzwilliam College and Westcott House, Cambridge.
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Trevor Willmott was made a deacon at Petertide 1974, by John Hare, Bishop of Bedford, at St Mary's Church, Luton, and ordained a priest the Petertide following, by Robert Runcie, Bishop of St Albans, at St Albans Cathedral.
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Trevor Willmott was a curate at St George's Church, Parish of Norton, Letchworth Garden City in the Diocese of St Albans from 1974 to 1977.
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Trevor Willmott was officiating chaplain to the British and American forces in Southern Europe from 1979 to 1983.
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In 1983, Trevor Willmott returned to the United Kingdom as rector of Ecton, Northamptonshire, and warden of the Peterborough diocesan retreat house at Ecton House.
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Trevor Willmott became a canon residentiary and precentor of Peterborough Cathedral in 1989 until 1997, when he became a canon residentiary of Durham Cathedral and Archdeacon of Durham.
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On 8 May 2002, Trevor Willmott was consecrated a bishop by George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Southwark Cathedral.
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Trevor Willmott succeeded Geoffrey Rowell as Bishop suffragan of Basingstoke following Rowell's appointment as Bishop in Europe.
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Trevor Willmott was installed as the Bishop of Basingstoke on 11 May 2002 at Winchester Cathedral.
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The bishop suffragan of Dover is legally delegated full responsibility for the Diocese of Canterbury, acting as diocesan bishop in place of the Archbishop of Canterbury ; Trevor Willmott was installed as the Bishop of Dover on 6 February 2010 at Canterbury Cathedral.
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In January 2014, in an interim arrangement, Trevor Willmott was appointed to oversight of the Channel Islands following a breakdown of relations with the Bishop of Winchester over the handling of alleged abuse.