Bishop of Ripon and Leeds

Though one ancient Bishop of Ripon is known, the modern diocese dates from 1836. Since 1999, the see has been called the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, reflecting the growing importance of Leeds, the largest city within the diocese and one of the fastest-growing cities in Britain.

The Bishop lives in Bishop Mount, a 7-bedroom 19th century house just north of Ripon, which was purchased and extended by the diocese in the 1940s when the original palace was decided to be too large. Recently a proposal to move the Bishop's residence to Leeds, where the bulk of the diocese's population is to be found, has been being considered by the diocese and the Church Commissioners.The current Bishop is the Rt Rev John Packer, who signs 'John Ripon and Leeds'. There is one Suffragan Bishop in the Diocese, the Bishop of Knaresborough.

Ancient Bishops of Ripon

• c 878 Eadheath

Bishops of Ripon - new creation

• 1836 Charles Thomas Longley
• 1857 Richard Bickersteth
• 1884 William Boyd Carpenter
• 1912 Thomas Wortley Drury
• 1920 Thomas Banks Strong
• 1926 Edward Arthur Burroughs
• 1935 Geoffrey Charles Leicester Lont
• 1946 George Armitage Close
• 1959 John Richard Humpidge Moorman
• 1975 Stuart Hetley Price
• 1977 David Nigel de Lorentz Young

Bishops of Ripon and Leeds

• 2000 John Richard Packer

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