Bishop of Manchester
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| Bishop of Manchester | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: Nigel McCulloch |
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| Province: | York |
| Diocese: | Manchester |
| Cathedral: | Manchester Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | James Prince Lee |
| Formation: | 1847 |
The Bishop of Manchester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester in the Province of York.[1][2]
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Nigel McCulloch, the 11th Lord Bishop of Manchester, who signs Nigel Manchester. The bishop's official residence is Bishopscourt, Bury New Road, Salford.[3]
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[edit] History
The diocese of Manchester was founded in 1847. With the growth of the population in and around Manchester, the bishop appointed the first suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Hulme, in 1924 to assist in overseeing the diocese. Three years later a second was appointed, the Bishop of Middleton. After nearly sixty years, the third and final suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Bolton, was appointed in 1984.[4]
[edit] List of Bishops of Manchester
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Prince Lee | 1848 | 1869 | died in office |
| 2 | James Fraser | 1870 | 1885 | died in office |
| 3 | James Moorhouse | 1886 | 1903 | translated from Melbourne; retired; died 1915 |
| 4 | Edmund Knox | 1903 | 1921 | translated from Coventry; retired; died 1937 |
| 5 | William Temple | 1921 | 1929 | translated to York; later to Canterbury |
| 6 | Guy Warman | 1929 | 1947 | translated from Chelmsford; retired; died 1953 |
| 7 | William Greer | 1947 | 1970 | retired; died 1972 |
| 8 | Patrick Rodger | 1970 | 1978 | translated to Oxford |
| 9 | Stanley Booth-Clibborn | 1979 | 1993 | retired; died 1996 |
| 10 | Christopher Mayfield | 1993 | 2002 | translated from Wolverhampton; retired |
| 11 | Nigel McCulloch | 2002 | present | translated from Wakefield |
[edit] References
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 260–261. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ Provincial Directory: Manchester. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ Manchester and its many bishops. BBC. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
