Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury

The Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. The Bishop of Shrewsbury has particular episcopal oversight of the parishes in the Archdeaconry of Salop. The bishops suffragan of Shrewsbury have been area bishops since the Lichfield area scheme was instituted in 1992.[2]

For the Roman Catholic Bishop, see Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury.

The current bishop is Sarah Bullock, since her consecration on 3 July 2019.[3]

List of bishops
Anglican Bishops of Shrewsbury
From Until Incumbent Notes
15371561Lewis ThomasNot appointed for diocese of Lichfield, but probably for the diocese of Llandaff.
15611888in abeyance
18881905Sir Lovelace Stamer, Bt
19051940in abeyance
19401944Eric Hamilton
19441959Robert Hodson
19591970William Parker
19701980Francis Cocks
19801987Leslie Lloyd Rees
19871994John DaviesFirst area bishop from 1992.
19942001David Hallatt
20012009Alan SmithTranslated to St Albans
20092018Mark RylandsResigned July 2018.[4]
2019presentSarah BullockConsecrated 3 July 2019.[3]
Source(s):[1][5]
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References
  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/05/07/new-bishop-shrewsbury-announced/
  4. Diocese of Lichfield — Bishop Mark to bid farewell (Accessed 22 March 2018)
  5. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 288. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.


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