Bishop of Grantham

The Bishop of Grantham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the market town of Grantham in Lincolnshire.

Nicholas Chamberlain was consecrated Bishop of Grantham on 19 November 2015.[2] In 2016, Chamberlain announced he is gay and in a partnership, becoming the first bishop so to do in the Church of England.[3]

List of bishops

Bishops of Grantham
From Until Incumbent Notes
19051920Welbore MacCarthy
19201930John HineArchdeacon of Lincoln (from 1925); resigned his see and became an assistant bishop, at Swayne's request, to make way for Blackie.
19301935Ernest BlackieTranslated to Grimsby
19351937Arthur GreavesTranslated to Grimsby
19371949Algernon Markham
19491965Anthony Otter
19651972Ross HookTranslated to Bradford
19721987Dennis Hawker
19871997Bill IndTranslated to Truro
19972006Alastair RedfernTranslated to Derby
200626 September 2013Tim EllisArea bishop, 2010–2013
20132015vacancyUpon Ellis' resignation, it was announced that the see was not to be filled.
2015presentNicholas Chamberlainsince his consecration on 19 November 2015.
Source(s):[1]

References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. Diocese of Lincoln — New Bishop of Grantham announced Archived 2015-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 8 September 2015)
  3. correspondent, Harriet Sherwood Religion (2 September 2016). "Bishop of Grantham first C of E bishop to declare he is in gay relationship". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 September 2016.


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