Bishop of Newcastle
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| Bishop of Newcastle | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: Martin Wharton |
|
| Province: | York |
| Diocese: | Newcastle |
| Cathedral: | Newcastle Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | Ernest Wilberforce |
| Formation: | 1882 |
The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.
The diocese at present covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria. The see is in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1882.
The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth.
The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. The current bishop, the 11th, is Martin Wharton.
[edit] List of bishops
| Bishops of Newcastle [1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
| 1 | Ernest Wilberforce | 1882 | 1896 | Nominated 4 July and consecrated 25 July 1882; translated to Chichester 16 January 1896 |
| 2 | Edgar Jacob | 1896 | 1903 | Nominated 16 January and consecrated 25 January 1896; translated to St Albans in 1903 |
| 3 | Arthur Lloyd | 1903 | 1907 | Translated from Thetford; nominated 11 May and invested 4 June 1903; died 29 May 1907 |
| 4 | Norman Straton | 1907 | 1915 | Translated from Sodor and Man; nominated 8 July and invested 2 September 1907; resigned 30 September 1915; died 5 April 1918 |
| 5 | Herbert Wild | 1915 | 1927 | Nominated 16 October and consecrated 30 November 1915; resigned 1 August 1927, died 28 March 1940 |
| 6 | Harold Ernest Bilbrough | 1927 | 1941 | Translated from Dover; nominated 14 September and invested 5 October 1927; resigned 1 October 1941; died 15 November 1950. |
| 7 | Noel Hudson | 1941 | 1957 | Formerly Assistant bishop of St Albans; nominated 2 October and confirmed 19 October 1941; translated Ely 18 January 1957. |
| 8 | Hugh Ashdown | 1957 | 1972 | Nominated 15 March and consecrated 1 May 1957; resigned 2 October 1972; died 26 Dec. 1977. |
| 9 | Ronald Bowlby | 1973 | 1980 | Nominated 27 November 1972 and consecrated 6 Jan. 1973; translated to Southwark 14 December 1980. |
| 10 | Andrew Graham | 1981 | 1997 | Translated from Bedford; nominated 21 May and confirmed 29 June 1981; resigned in 1997. |
| 11 | Martin Wharton | 1997 | present | Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames; nominated and confirmed in 1997. |
[edit] References
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, died E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
