Bishop of Middleton

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The Bishop of Middleton is a title given to a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, which is within the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Middleton in Greater Manchester.

[edit] List of the Bishops of Middleton

Tenure Incumbent Notes
1927 to 1932 Richard Godfrey Parsons (1882-1948). Translated to Southwark, and later to Hereford
1932 to 1938 Cecil Wilfred Wilson (1875-1937)
1938 to 1943 Arthur Fawssett Alston (1872-1954)
1943 to 1952 Edward Worsfold Mowll (1881-1944)
1952 to 1958 Frank Woods (1907-1992). Translated to Melbourne
1958 to 1959 Robert Nelson (1913-1959)
1959 to 1982 Edward Ralph Wickham (1911-1994)
1982 to 1994 Donald Alexander Tytler (1925-1992)
1994 to 1999 Stephen Squires Venner (b.1944). Translated to Dover
1999 to 2007 Michael Augustine Owen Lewis (b.1953). Translated to Cyprus and the Gulf
2008 to Present Mark Davies (b.1962)

[edit] References

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

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