Bishop of Beverley

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Not to be confused with now defunct title, relating to the Catholic Diocese of Beverley

The Bishop of Beverley is a Bishop Suffragan in the Province of York.[1] The bishop is termed a Provincial Episcopal Visitor and has responsibility for those parishes which, through conscience, feel unable to accept the ordination of women to the priesthood.

[edit] List of the Bishops of Beverley

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1889 to 1923 Robert Jarratt Crosthwaite[2]
1923 to 1994 in abeyance
1994 to 2000 John Scott Gaisford
2000 to Present Martyn William Jarrett Formerly Bishop of Burnley

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  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ Beverley Festival: The Bishop of Beverley. Retrieved on 3 June 2008.

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