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 |
| 1905 | 1920 | Welbore MacCarthy | |
| 1920 | 1930 | John Hine | Archdeacon of Lincoln (from 1925); resigned his see and became an assistant bishop, at Swayne's request, to make way for Blackie. |
| 1930 | 1935 | Ernest Blackie | Translated to Grimsby |
| 1935 | 1937 | Arthur Greaves | Translated to Grimsby |
| 1937 | 1949 | Algernon Markham | |
| 1949 | 1965 | Anthony Otter | |
| 1965 | 1972 | Ross Hook | Translated to Bradford |
| 1972 | 1987 | Dennis Hawker | |
| 1987 | 1997 | Bill Ind | Translated to Truro |
| 1997 | 2006 | Alastair Redfern | Translated to Derby |
| 2006 | 26 September 2013 | Tim Ellis | Area bishop, 2010–2013 |
| 2013 | 2015 | vacancy | Upon Ellis' resignation, it was announced that the see was not to be filled. |
| 2015 | present | Nicholas Chamberlain | since his consecration on 19 November 2015. |
| Source(s):[1] | |||
References
- Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- Diocese of Lincoln — New Bishop of Grantham announced Archived 2015-10-05 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 8 September 2015)
- 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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