Bishop of Blackburn
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The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York.
The diocese covers much of the county of Lancashire and has its see in the town of Blackburn, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary. Despite having a cathedral Blackburn is not officially a city.
The office has existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Diocese of Manchester in 1926 under King George V. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Nicholas Stewart Reade, BA, the 8th Bishop of Blackburn, who signs + Nicholas Blackburn.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Blackburn, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 to 1942 | Percy Mark Herbert | |
| 1942 to 1954 | Wilfred Marcus Askwith, DD | Translated to Gloucester |
| 1954 to 1960 | Walter Hubert Baddeley | |
| 1960 to 1971 | Charles Robert Claxton | |
| 1972 to 1981 | Robert Martineau | |
| 1982 to 1989 | David Stewart Cross | |
| 1989 to 2003 | Alan David Chesters, MA | Resigned |
| 2003 to present | Nicholas Stewart Reade, BA | Installed 27 March 2004 |
