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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] |
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1923 to 1994 |
in abeyance |
1994 to 2000 |
John Scott Gaisford |
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2000 to Present |
Martyn William Jarrett |
Formerly Bishop of Burnley |
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