Bishop of Hull

The Bishop of Hull is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England.[1] The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese.

The title takes its name after the city of Kingston upon Hull and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534.[2] Today, the Bishop of Hull is responsible for the Archdeaconry of the East Riding.

List of bishops

Bishops of Hull
From Until Incumbent Notes
15381559Robert PursgloveConsecrated on 29 December 1538; deprived 1559.
15591891in abeyance
18911910Richard Blunt
19101913John Augustine Kempthorne [3]Translated to Lichfield
19131929Francis Gurdon
19291931no appointment; though Heywood exercised oversight as Assistant Bishop[4]
19311934Bernard HeywoodPreviously Assistant Bishop of York (overseeing the East Riding, effectively the same role); translated to Ely
19341957Henry Vodden
19571965George Townley
19651977Hubert Higgs
19771981Geoffrey PaulTranslated to Bradford
19811994Donald Snelgrove
19941998James JonesTranslated to Liverpool
199817 October 2014Richard FrithTranslated to Hereford
3 July 20152022Alison White[5]Consecrated 3 July 2015. Retired[6] 25 February 2022.[7]
Sep 2022[8]presentEleanor SandersonTranslated 22 September 2022.[9]
Source(s):[1][2]

References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  3. "Historical Pictures". All Saints' Church in Hessle. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. "New Bishop of Hull". Church Times. No. 3575. 31 July 1931. p. 135. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 March 2020 via UK Press Online archives.
  5. "New Bishop of Hull". Diocese of York. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ""A shining presence in the church..." ~ Bishop of Hull to retire in February 2022". Diocese of York. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. "Prayer Diary, February 2022" (PDF). Diocese of York. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. "No. 63829". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 30 September 2022. p. 18518.
  9. "Prayer and welcome from around the globe for Bishop Eleanor". Diocese of York. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.