Bishop of Aston

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The Bishop of Aston is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after Aston, an area of the City of Birmingham; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888, by Order in Council dated 15 July 1954. [2] The suffragan bishop of Aston assists the diocesan bishop of Birmingham, sharing Episcopal oversight throughout the diocese. [3]

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Esther Prior has been the Bishop of Aston since February 2025; the bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Sutton Coldfield.

List of bishops

Bishops of Aston
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19541961 Michael Parker Translated to Bradford.
19621972 David Porter
19721982 Mark Green
19821985 Michael Whinney Translated to Southwell.
19851989 Colin Buchanan Translated to Woolwich.
19891992no appointment
19922005 John Austin [4]
20052008no appointment
20082014 Andrew Watson [5] Translated to Guildford, 24 November 2014.
29 September 20152024 Anne Hollinghurst [6] [7] Resigned September 2024. [8]
2025present Esther Prior Consecrated 27 February 2025. [9]
Source(s): [10]

References

  1. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing ( ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ↑ "No. 40235". The London Gazette . 20 July 1954. p. 4257.
  3. ↑ Birmingham Diocese – Director of Communications
  4. ↑ Obituary: The Rt Revd John Austin Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 3 June 2008.
  5. ↑ A September full of Promise and Expectation Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine .Retrieved on 2 September 2008.
  6. ↑ Diocese of Birmingham — Anne Hollinghurst announced as next Bishop of Aston Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 July 2015)
  7. ↑ Diocese of St Albans — St Albans Vicar to be Bishop of Aston (Accessed 2 July 2015)
  8. ↑ "Anne Hollinghurst is announced as the new Principal of Queen's". Diocese of Birmingham. 10 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Esther Prior Consecrated as 11th Bishop of Aston". Church of England Birmingham. 28 February 2025. Archived from the original on 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 945. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.


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