Bishop of Birmingham
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The Bishop of Birmingham heads the Church of England diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, in England.
The diocese covers the North West of the historical county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip which was elevated to cathedral status in 1905.
The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham.
The office has existed since the foundation of the see in 1905 from the Diocese of Worcester under King Edward VII.
The present bishop is the Rt. Revd. David Urquhart, who was inaugurated on 17 November 2006. He was formerly priest of Holy Trinity, Coventry.
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[edit] List of the Church of England Bishops of Birmingham, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 to 1911 | Charles Gore | Translated from Worcester; translated to Oxford |
| 1911 to 1924 | Henry Russell Wakefield | |
| 1924 to 1953 | Ernest William Barnes, FRS | Canon of Westminster |
| 1953 to 1969 | John Leonard Wilson | Bishop of Singapore (as a POW) 1941-48; Dean of Manchester 1948-53 |
| 1969 to 1977 | Lawrence Ambrose Brown | Suffragan Bishop of Warrington |
| 1977 to 1987 | Hugh William Montefiore | Area Bishop of Kingston |
| 1987 to 2002 | Mark Santer | Area Bishop of Kensington |
| 2002 to 2005 | Dr John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu, LLB, MA, MPhil, PhD | Area Bishop of Stepney; translated to York |
| 2006 to | David Urquhart | Suffragan Bishop of Birkenhead |
[edit] Sources
- Whitaker's Almanack 1910 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
- Crockford's Clerical Directory 1949/50 and 1989/90, Oxford University Press/ Church Commissioners
- http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/page9514.asp
