Bishop of Newcastle (England)
The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.
Bishop of Newcastle | |
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Bishopric | |
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Incumbent: Christine Hardman | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | York |
Residence | Bishop's House, Gosforth |
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First holder | Ernest Wilberforce |
Established | 1882 |
Diocese | Newcastle |
Cathedral | Newcastle Cathedral |
The diocese presently 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 — not far north of Newcastle city centre.[1]
The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. Christine Hardman became the Bishop of Newcastle upon the confirmation of her canonical election on 22 September 2015 at York Minster; her episcopal consecration occurred on 30 November at York Minster.[2]
List of bishops
Bishops of Newcastle | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1882 | 1896 | Translated to Chichester. | |
1896 | 1903 | Translated to St Albans. | |
1903 | 1907 | Translated from Thetford. | |
1907 | 1915 | Translated from Sodor and Man. | |
1915 | 1927 | ||
1927 | 1941 | Translated from Dover. | |
1941 | 1957 | Previously Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak then assistant bishop of St Albans; translated to Ely. | |
1957 | 1972 | ||
1973 | 1980 | Translated to Southwark. | |
1981 | 1997 | Translated from Bedford. | |
1997 | 2014 | Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames. | |
2014 | 2015 | Frank White Assistant Bishop of Newcastle |
Acting bishop, as Assistant Bishop of Newcastle |
2015 | incumbent | ||
Source(s):[3][4] |
Assistant bishops
Anthony Hunter resigned as assistant bishop effective 1 September 1980.[5]
References
- "Christine Elizabeth Hardman". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- Diocese of Newcastle — Confirmation of Election Service for the 12th Bishop of Newcastle Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 23 September 2015)
- "Historical successions: Newcastle". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- "Newcastle's new Assistant Bishop". Church Times (#6117). 9 October 1980. p. 20. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 8 September 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.