Assistant Bishop of Newcastle
The Assistant Bishop of Newcastle is an episcopal title used by the sole full-time stipendiary assistant bishop (effectively suffragan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name as the bishop who assists the diocesan Bishop of Newcastle.
Frank White has been the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle since 28 November 2010,[2] having previously served in the Diocese of Peterborough as suffragan Bishop of Brixworth for eight years.
On 28 November 2015, White (at the end of a vacancy in the diocesan See), presented a proposal to the Diocesan Synod to revive the abeyant Suffragan See of Berwick.[3][4] The Dioceses Commission approved the petition to revive the See,[5] so no new Assistant Bishop will be appointed, but a Bishop of Berwick will instead.
List of bishops
| Assistant Bishops of Newcastle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1980 | 1998[6] | Ken Gill | Formerly Bishop of the Central Karnataka Diocese of the Church of South India.[7] Appointed stipendiary Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in 1980.[8] |
| 1998 | 2010 | Paul Richardson | Formerly Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia. Resigned and joined the Roman Catholic Church[9] |
| 2010 | present | Frank White | Formerly suffragan Bishop of Brixworth.[2] |
References
- ↑ Anglican Communion — Newcastle
- 1 2 Diocese of Newcastle — New Assistant Bishop of Newcastle announced
- ↑ Newcastle Diocesan Synod, 28 November 2015 — Agenda (Accessed 19 January 2016)
- ↑ Newcastle Diocesan Synod, 28 November 2015 — Suffragan See of Berwick (Accessed 19 January 2016)
- ↑ Diocese of Newcastle — Frank White to retire in September (Accessed 28 April 2016)
- ↑ Haydon News, April 1998 (p. 12)
- ↑ "Archbishop of Canterbury Awards Lambeth Degrees". Official Archbishop of Canterbury website. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ↑ Whittaker's Almanack (120th ed.). London: Whitaker and Sons Ltd. 1988. p. 488. ISBN 0-85021-178-6.
- ↑ ""Church of England bishop converts to Rome" - Damian Thompson - Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph (London). 17 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.