Bishop of Warrington

The Bishop of Warrington is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool, in the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Warrington in Cheshire.

List of the Bishops of Warrington

No. Incumbent From Until Notes
1 Linton Smith 1918 1920 (1869-1950). Translated to Hereford 5 October 1920.[2]
2 Edwin Kempson 1920 1927 (1862-1931)
3 Herbert Jones 1927 1946 (1870-1958)
4 Charles Claxton 1946 1960 (1903-1992). Translated to Blackburn 18 July 1960.[3]
5 Lawrence Brown 1960 1969 (1907-1994). Translated to Birmingham 9 December 1969.[3]
6 John Bickersteth 1970 1975 (b.1921). Translated to Bath and Wells 12 December 1975.[3]
7 Michael Henshall 1976 1996 (b.1928)
8 John Packer 1996 2000 (b.1946). Consecrated in November 1996 at York Minster and installed at Liverpool Cathedral 21 November 1996;[4] translated to Ripon and Leeds
9 David Jennings 2000 2009 (b.1944). Nominated 11 July 2000;[5] Resigned 30 September 2009.[6]
10 Richard Blackburn 2009 present (b.1952) Formerly Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham

References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 
  3. ^ a b c Fryde, ibid., p. 230.
  4. ^ Bishop Ordained. Retrieved on 28 August 2009.
  5. ^ Suffragan See of Warrington. Number10. Dated 11 July 2000.
  6. ^ Suffragan See of Warrington. Number10. Dated 27 August 2009.

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