Bishop of Grantham

The Bishop of Grantham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the market town of Grantham in Lincolnshire. The bishop has episcopal oversight as the area bishop for the southern part of the diocese, i.e. the same area as the Archdeacon of Lincoln – the archdeaconry of Lincoln.[2]

List of the Bishops of Grantham

No. Incumbent From Until Notes
1 Welbore MacCarthy 1905 1920
2 John Hine 1920 1930
3 Ernest Blackie 1930 1935 Translated to Grimsby
4 Arthur Greaves 1935 1937 Translated to Grimsby
5 Algernon Markham 1937 1949
6 Anthony Otter 1949 1965
7 Ross Hook 1965 1972 Translated to Bradford
8 Dennis Hawker 1972 1987
9 Bill Ind 1987 1997 Translated to Truro
10 Alastair Redfern 1997 2006 Translated to Derby
11 Tim Ellis 2006 present

References

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

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