Bishop of Wakefield

The Bishop of Wakefield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Wakefield in the Province of York.

The diocese based in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, covers Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale. The see is in the City of Wakefield where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1888.

The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield.

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1888 under Queen Victoria. The Cathedral contains a memorial to Bishop Walsham How, the Bishop of Wakefield. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Stephen Platten, the 12th Bishop of Wakefield, who signs +Stephen Wakefield.

List of the Bishops of Wakefield

No.	Incumbent	From	Until	Notes
1	William How	1889	1897
2	George Eden	1897	1928	Translated from Dover
3	James Buchanan Seaton	1928	1938
4	Campbell Hone	1938	1946	Translated from Pontefract
5	Henry McGowan	1946	1949
6	Roger Wilson	1949	1958	Previously Archdeacon of Nottingham
7	John Ramsbotham	1958	1968
8	Eric Treacy	1968	1977	Translated from Pontefract
9	Colin James	1977	1985	Translated from Basingstoke; later translated to Winchester
10	David Hope	1985	1992	Translated to London; later translated to York
11	Nigel McCulloch	1992	2002	Translated from Taunton; later translated to Manchester
12	Stephen Platten	2003	present	Previously Dean of Norwich

Area Bishop of Wakefield

Further information: Bishop of Pontefract#Area Bishop of Wakefield

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings