The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York. [1] [2]
The diocese covers 847 square miles (2,190 km2) including the whole of Nottinghamshire and a small area of South Yorkshire. The see is in the town of Southwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as Southwell Minster), which was elevated to cathedral status in 1884. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Manor, Southwell [3] — in the minster precincts.
The diocese was created in 1884. Until 2005 it was known simply by the name "Southwell"; Nottingham was added to the title in that year. The current bishop is Paul Williams, whose election was confirmed on 11 May 2015. [4] There are 314 church buildings in the Diocese.
The bishop is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of Sherwood, the current incumbent being Andy Emerton.
| Bishops of Southwell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1884 | 1904 | George Ridding | Formerly Headmaster of Winchester College |
| 1904 | 1925 | Edwyn Hoskyns | Died in post. |
| 1926 | 1928 | Bernard Heywood | Resigned in ill health; became an assistant bishop in York then Bishop suffragan of Hull and later Bishop of Ely |
| 1928 | 1941 | Henry Mosley | Formerly Bishop of Stepney |
| 1941 | 1964 | Russell Barry | |
| 1964 | 1970 | Gordon Savage | Formerly Bishop of Buckingham |
| 1970 | 1985 | Denis Wakeling | |
| 1985 | 1988 | Michael Whinney | Formerly Bishop of Aston |
| 1988 | 1999 | Patrick Harris | Formerly Bishop of Northern Argentina and Secretary of the Partnership for World Mission. |
| 1999 | 2005 | George Cassidy | Enthroned 11 September 1999; See translated to "Southwell and Nottingham" in 2005. |
| Bishops of Southwell and Nottingham | |||
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 2005 | 2009 | George Cassidy | |
| 2010 | 20 January 2014 [5] | Paul Butler [6] [7] | Formerly Bishop of Southampton; translated to Durham on 20 January 2014. |
| 11 May 2015 | present | Paul Williams | Previously area Bishop of Kensington. |
| Source(s): [8] | |||
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