Bishop of Newcastle (England)
| Bishop of Newcastle | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
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Incumbent: Christine Hardman | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Newcastle |
| Cathedral | Newcastle Cathedral |
| First incumbent | Ernest Wilberforce |
| Formation | 1882 |
The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.
The diocese at present covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria. The see is in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1882.
The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth.
The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. Christine Hardman became the Bishop of Newcastle upon the confirmation of her canonical election on 22 September 2015 at York Minster; her episcopal consecration occurred on 30 November at York Minster.[1]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Newcastle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1882 | 1896 | Ernest Wilberforce | Translated to Chichester. |
| 1896 | 1903 | Edgar Jacob | Translated to St Albans. |
| 1903 | 1907 | Arthur Lloyd | Translated from Thetford. |
| 1907 | 1915 | Norman Straton | Translated from Sodor and Man. |
| 1915 | 1927 | Herbert Wild | |
| 1927 | 1941 | Harold Bilbrough | Translated from Dover. |
| 1941 | 1957 | Noel Hudson | Previously Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak then assistant bishop of St Albans; translated to Ely. |
| 1957 | 1972 | Hugh Ashdown | |
| 1973 | 1980 | Ronald Bowlby | Translated to Southwark. |
| 1981 | 1997 | Alec Graham | Translated from Bedford. |
| 1997 | 2014 | Martin Wharton | Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames. |
| 2014 | 2015 | Frank White (acting) | Assistant Bishop of Newcastle |
| 2015 | present | Christine Hardman | |
| Source(s):[2][3] | |||
References
- ↑ Diocese of Newcastle — Confirmation of Election Service for the 12th Bishop of Newcastle (Accessed 23 September 2015)
- ↑ "Historical successions: Newcastle". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 261. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
