Bishop of Liverpool

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Bishop of Liverpool
Bishopric
anglican
Installation 2 (2).jpg
Incumbent:
John Perumbalath
Location
Ecclesiastical province York
Residence Bishop's Lodge, Woolton
Information
First holder J. C. Ryle
Established1880
Diocese Liverpool
Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral

The Bishop of Liverpool is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in the Province of York. [1] [2]

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The diocese stretches from Southport in the north, to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east. [3] Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of Christ. [4] The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Woolton [5] — east of Liverpool city centre. [6]

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1880 under Queen Victoria. John Perumbalath has been the Bishop of Liverpool since the confirmation on 20 January 2023 of his election. [7]

List of bishops

Bishops of Liverpool
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18801900 JCRylePhoto.jpg John Charles Ryle Nominated on 11 May and consecrated on 11 June 1880. Resigned on 1 March 1900 and died on 10 June 1900.
19001923 Francis Chavasse by JB Gibbs.jpg Francis Chavasse Nominated on 24 March and consecrated on 25 April 1900. Resigned on 1 October 1923 and died on 11 March 1928.
19231944 No image.svg Albert David Translated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Nominated on 3 October and confirmed on 18 October 1923. Resigned on 15 April 1944 and died on 24 December 1950.
19441966 No image.svg Clifford Martin Nominated on 3 July and consecrated on 25 July 1944. Resigned on 30 November 1965 and died on 11 August 1977.
19661975 No image.svg Stuart Blanch Nominated on 22 December 1965 and consecrated on 25 March 1966. Translated to York on 9 January 1975.
19751997 No image.svg David Sheppard Translated from Woolwich. Nominated on 2 May and confirmed on 3 June 1975. Resigned in 1997, created Baron Sheppard of Liverpool on 14 February 1998, and died on 5 March 2005. Represented England at cricket 22 times.
19982013 No image.svg James Jones [8] Translated from Hull. Nominated and confirmed in 1998.
23 July 20142022 Religious leaders at the Horasis Global Meeting (27839442856) (Paul Bayes cropped).jpg Paul Bayes Translated from Hertford. [9] Installed on 15 November 2014 at Liverpool Cathedral; retired 1 March 2022. [10]
2023present Installation 2 (2).jpg John Perumbalath Translated from Bishop of Bradwell; confirmed 20 January 2023 [7]
Source(s): [11] [12]

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as Assistant Bishop of Liverpool were:

Those who have served in retirement as honorary assistant bishops include:

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References

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  2. The Diocese of Liverpool: Homepage. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  3. The Diocese of Liverpool: About Us Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  4. Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  5. "Paul Bayes" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. Provincial Directory: Liverpool. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  7. 1 2 "Diary (January February 2023)". Archbishop of York. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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  9. Diocese of Liverpool – The next Bishop of Liverpool is to be Paul Bayes Archived 8 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 7 May 2014)
  10. "Bishop of Liverpool announces his retirement". Thinking Anglicans. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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  12. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 257. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
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  14. "Jones, Herbert Gresford" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)