Anglican Bishop of Lancaster

The Bishop of Lancaster is a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name after the traditional county town of Lancaster in Lancashire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 24 July 1936.[2] The current bishop is Jill Duff.

List of Anglican bishops

Anglican Bishops of Lancaster
From Until Incumbent Notes
19361954Benjamin PollardTranslated to Sodor and Man
19551975Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall
19751985Dennis Page
19851989Ian HarlandTranslated to Carlisle
19901997Jack NichollsTranslated to Sheffield
19982006Stephen Pedley
20062017Geoff PearsonRetired 31 July 2017.[3][4]
2018presentJill DuffSince consecration, 29 June 2018.[5]
Source(s):[1]

References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "No. 34308". The London Gazette. 24 July 1936. pp. 4735–6.
  3. Diocese of Blackburn — The Anglican Bishop of Lancaster announces his retirement Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 16 January 2017)
  4. Diocese of Blackburn — Bishop Geoff's retirement reflections (Accessed 26 July 2017)
  5. Diocese of Blackburn — Next Bishop of Lancaster is Jill Duff (Accessed 13 March 2018)
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