Bishop of Bradford
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The Bishop of Bradford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bradford, in the Province of York
The diocese covers the extreme west of Yorkshire, and has its see in the City of Bradford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter.
The Bishop's residence is Bishopscroft, Bradford.
The office has existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Diocese of Ripon in 1920 under King George V. The current bishop is the Right Reverend David Charles James, PhD, BA, BSc, the 9th Bishop of Bradford, who signs David Bradford.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bradford, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 to 1931 | Arthur Perowne | Translated to Worcester |
| 1931 to October 1955 | Alfred Blunt | Resigned |
| 1956 to 1961 | Frederick Donald Coggan | Translated to York |
| 1961 to 1971 | Clement Parker | |
| 1972 to 1980 | Ross Hook | |
| 1981 to 1983 | Geoffrey Paul | |
| 1984 to 1992 | Robert Kerr Williamson | Translated to Southwark |
| 1992 to 31 July 2002 | David James Smith, AKC | |
| 2002 to present | David Charles James, PhD, BA, BSc | Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract |
| Anglican Hierarchy in Great Britain | |
|---|---|
| Church of England | Archbishop of Canterbury: Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe | Gloucester | Guildford | Hereford | Leicester | Lichfield | Lincoln | London | Norwich | Oxford | Peterborough | Portsmouth | Rochester | Saint Albans | St Edmundsbury & Ipswich | Salisbury | Southwark | Truro | Winchester | Worcester Archbishop of York: Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor & Man | Southwell | Wakefield |
| Church in Wales | Archbishop of Wales: Bangor | Llandaff | Monmouth | Saint Asaph | Saint David's | Swansea & Brecon |
| Scottish Episcopal Church | Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church: Aberdeen and Orkney | Argyll & the Isles | Brechin | Edinburgh | Glasgow & Galloway | Moray, Ross & Caithness | Saint Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane |
[edit] Sources
- Whitaker's Almanack to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
