Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham

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The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocescan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York.

The diocese covers 847 square miles 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 diocese was created in 1884 under Queen Victoria. Until 2005 it was known simply by the name "Southwell"; Nottingham was added to the title in that year. The current bishop is the Right Reverend George Henry Cassidy, the 10th Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, who signs George Southwell.

There are 314 church buildings in the Diocese.








[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Southwell

Tenure Incumbent Notes
4 May 1884 to 1904 George Ridding Headmaster of St Mary's College, Winchester
1904 to 1925 Sir Edwyn Hoskyns Born 1851. Died 1925
1926 to 1928 Bernard Oliver Francis Heywood Appointed Bishop of Hull 1928
1928 to 1941 Henry Mosley,
1941 to 1964 Frank Russell Barry, DSO, DD Born 1890. Died 1976.
1964 to 1970 Gordon David Savage, MA
1970 to 1985 John Denis Wakeling Retired. Died 10 October 2004.
1985 to 1988 Michael Humphrey Dickens Whinney
1988 to 1999 Patrick Burnet Harris
1999 to present George Henry Cassidy Enthroned 11 September 1999


Anglican Hierarchy in Great Britain
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