| Bishop of Birmingham | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: David Urquhart |
|
| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Birmingham |
| Cathedral: | St. Philip's, Birmingham |
| First Bishop: | Charles Gore |
| Formation: | 1905 |
The Bishop of Birmingham heads the Church of England diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, in England.
The diocese covers the North West of the historical county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip which was elevated to cathedral status in 1905.
The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham.[1]
The office has existed since the foundation of the see in 1905 from the Diocese of Worcester under King Edward VII.[2]
The present bishop is the Rt. Revd. David Urquhart, who was inaugurated on 17 November 2006. He was formerly priest of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry.[3]
The bishop is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of Aston.
Contents |
List of the Bishops of Birmingham
| Bishops of Birmingham [4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
| 1 | Charles Gore | 1905 | 1911 | Translated from Worcester; nominated 20 January and invested 27 January 1905; translated to Oxford 17 October 1911 |
| 2 | Henry Russell Wakefield | 1911 | 1924 | Nominated 20 October and consecrated 28 October 1911; resigned 1 August 1924; died 9 January 1933 |
| 3 | Ernest William Barnes | 1924 | 1953 | Canon of Westminster; nominated 1 September and consecrated 29 September 1924; died 29 November 1953 |
| 4 | John Leonard Wilson | 1953 | 1969 | Bishop of Singapore (as a POW) 1941-48; Dean of Manchester 1948-53; nominated 30 June and confirmed 28 September 1953; resigned 30 September 1969; died 18 August 1970 |
| 5 | Lawrence Ambrose Brown | 1969 | 1977 | Translated from Warrington; nominated 7 October and confirmed 9 December 1969; resigned 1 November 1977; died in 1993 |
| 6 | Hugh William Montefiore | 1977 | 1987 | Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames; nominated 7 November 1977 and confirmed 23 February 1978; resigned in 1987; died 13 May 2005 |
| 7 | Mark Santer | 1987 | 2002 | Translated from Kensington; nominated and confirmed in 1987; resigned 31 May 2002.[5] |
| 8 | John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu | 2002 | 2005 | Translated from Stepney; nominated 11 June 2002;[5] translated to York in 2005.[6] |
| 9 | David Urquhart | 2006 | present | Translated from Birkenhead; nominated 23 May 2006;[3] inaugurated 17 November 2006 |
See also
External links
Sources
- ^ "Provincial Directory: Birmingham". Anglican Communion. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?IDind=129. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "A Brief History of the Diocese of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. http://www.birmingham.anglican.org/yourchurch/whoweare.html#history. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ a b "New Bishop of Birmingham appointed". Number10. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page9514. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 230. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- ^ a b "See of Birmingham". Number10. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page2580. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "New archbishop ‘excited’ by appointment". Number10. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page7677. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
