Anglican Bishop of Lancaster

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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.

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List of Anglican bishops

Anglican Bishops of Lancaster
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19361954 Benjamin Pollard Translated to Sodor and Man
19551975 Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall
19751985 Dennis Page
19851989 Ian Harland Translated to Carlisle
19901997 Jack Nicholls Translated to Sheffield
19982006 Stephen Pedley
20062017 Geoff Pearson Retired 31 July 2017. [3] [4]
2018present Jill Duff Since consecration, 29 June 2018. [5]
Source(s): [1]

References

  1. 1 2 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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