Bishop of Bradford
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The Bishop of Bradford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bradford, in the Province of York
The diocese covers the extreme west of Yorkshire, and has its see in the city of Bradford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.
The Bishop's residence is Bishopscroft, Bradford.
The office has existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Diocese of Ripon in 1920 under King George V. The current (and possibly last) diocesan Bishop of Bradford is Nick Baines, since 21 May 2011.[1]
[edit] List of diocesan bishops
| Bishops of Bradford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1920 | 1931 | Arthur Perowne | Nominated on 8 January and consecrated on 2 February 1920. Translated to Worcester on 11 March 1931. |
| 1931 | 1955 | Alfred Blunt | Nominated on 15 July and consecrated on 25 July 1931, Resigned on 31 October 1955 and died on 2 June 1957. |
| 1956 | 1961 | Donald Coggan | Nominated on 6 December 1955 and consecrated on 25 January 1956. Translated to York on 6 July 1961, then to Canterbury on 5 December 1974. |
| 1961 | 1971 | Clement Parker | Translated from Aston. Nominated on 19 September and confirmed on 29 September 1961. Resigned on 30 November 1971 and died on 5 March 1980. |
| 1972 | 1980 | Ross Hook | Translated from Grantham. Nominated on 28 April and confirmed on 25 May 1972. Resigned on 30 September 1980 and died on 26 June 1996.[2] |
| 1981 | 1983 | Geoffrey Paul | Translated from Hull. Nominated on 9 February and confirmed on 20 March 1981. Died in office on 10 July 1983. |
| 1984 | 1991 | Robert Williamson | Nominated on 9 February and consecrated on 20 March 1984. Translated to Southwark in 1991. |
| 1992 | 2002 | David Smith | Previously Bishop of Maidstone and to the Forces. Nominated and confirmed in 1992. Resigned on 31 July 2002. |
| 2002 | 2010 | David James | Translated from Pontefract. Nominated on 9 July 2002,[3] and confirmed at York Minster in November 2002.[4] Retired on 14 July 2010.[5] |
| 2011 | present | Nick Baines | Translated from Croydon. Installed on 21 May 2011.[1] |
| Sources: [6][7] | |||
[edit] Area Bishop of Bradford
Main article: Anglican Diocese of Leeds
[edit] References
- ^ a b Bradford Diocese —Enthronement
- ^ Obituary: The Right Rev Ross Hook. The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ See of Bradford. Number10. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Now I can start, says Bradford's new Bishop. The Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ Daily Telegraph Appointments in the Clergy p 32 Issue no 48,058 dated 7 December 2009)
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ "Historical successions: Bradford". Crockford's Clerical Directory. http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=820. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
