Bishop of Burnley

The Bishop of Burnley is an episcopal title used by 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 town of Burnley in Lancashire. Originally, the suffragan bishops were appointed for the diocese of Manchester, but with the creation of the Diocese of Blackburn in 1926, Burnley came under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Blackburn.

List of bishops
Bishops of Burnley
From Until Incumbent Notes
1901[2]1904Edwyn HoskynsTranslated to Southwell
19051909Alfred PearsonConsecrated Rector and Bishop Suffragan of Burnley on 2 Feb 1905, died in office of TB on 19 Mar 1909.
19091931Henry Henn
19311949Priestley Swain
19501954Keith Prosser
19551970George Holderness
19701988Richard Watson
19881994Ronald Milner
19942000Martyn JarrettTranslated to Beverley
20002014John GoddardRetired 19 July 2014.
2015presentPhilip North[3]Previously Bishop-designate of Whitby (October–December 2012); consecrated 2 February 2015 at York Minster;[4] Bishop-nominate of Sheffield (January–March 2017).
Source(s):[1]

References
  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6292.
  3. "Press release - Suffragan Bishop of Burnley: Reverend Philip John North". gov.uk. Westminster. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. Diocese of Blackburn – Consecration of the Eleventh Bishop of Burnley at York Minster Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 February 2015)


  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory listings
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