Bishop of Middleton
Suffragan bishopric of the Church of England
The Bishop of Middleton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, in the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Middleton in Greater Manchester; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 10 August 1926.[2] The suffragan has oversight of the archdeaconries of Manchester and Rochdale.
List of bishops
Bishops of Middleton | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1927 | 1932 | Richard Parsons | (1882–1948). Translated to Southwark, and later to Hereford |
1932 | 1938 | Cecil Wilson | (1875–1937) |
1938 | 1943 | Arthur Alston | (1872–1954) |
1943 | 1952 | Edward Mowll | (1881–1944) |
1952 | 1958 | Frank Woods | (1907–1992). Translated to Melbourne |
1958 | 1959 | Robert Nelson | (1913–1959) |
1959 | 1982 | Ted Wickham | (1911–1994) |
1982 | 1992 | Donald Tytler | (1925–1992) Died in office |
2 February 1994 | 1999 | Stephen Venner | (b. 1944). Translated to Dover |
1999 | 2007 | Michael Lewis | (b. 1953). Translated to Cyprus and the Gulf |
2008 | present | Mark Davies | (b. 1962) |
Source(s):[1] |
References
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 947–948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ "No. 33190". The London Gazette. 10 August 1926. p. 5287.
External links
- Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
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- Manchester Cathedral
- Bishopscourt, Broughton
- Church House, Manchester
- David Walker, Bishop of Manchester
- Mark Davies, Bishop suffragan of Middleton
- Matthew Porter, Bishop suffragan of Bolton
- AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet
- Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester
- Karen Lund, Archdeacon of Manchester
- Rachel Mann, Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford
- Archdeacon of Rochdale (vacant)
- Bishop suffragan of Burnley (1901–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn)
- Bishop suffragan of Whalley (1909–1926; moved to Diocese of Blackburn)
- Bishop suffragan of Hulme (1924–2009)
- Archdeacon of Lancaster (1847–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)
- Archdeacon of Blackburn (1877–1926; became Diocese of Blackburn)
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