Anglican Bishop of Lancaster

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The Bishop of Lancaster is a title given to a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, which is within the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name after the traditional county town of Lancaster in Lancashire.

[edit] List of the Bishops of Lancaster

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1936 to 1954 Benjamin Pollard Translated to Sodor and Man
1955 to 1975 Anthony Leigh Egerton Hoskyns-Abrahall
1975 to 1985 Dennis Fountain Page
1985 to 1989 Ian Harland Translated to Carlisle
1990 to 1997 Jack Nicholls Translated to Sheffield
1998 to 2006 Geoffrey Stephen Pedley
2006 to Present Geoffrey Seagrave Pearson

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).

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