Bishop of Birmingham

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Bishop of Birmingham
Bishopric
anglican
Bishop Michael Volland (cropped).jpg
Incumbent:
Michael Volland
Location
Ecclesiastical province Canterbury
ResidenceBishop's Croft, Harborne
Information
First holder Charles Gore
Established1905
Diocese Birmingham
Cathedral St Philip's, Birmingham

The bishop of Birmingham is the diocesan bishop of the diocese of Birmingham in the Church of England. The bishop's seat, or cathedra, is at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip in the city of Birmingham. The diocese covers the city of Birmingham and surrounding areas, including Smethwick, Solihull, and northern Warwickshire, and is within the province of Canterbury. The bishopric was created in 1905, when the diocese was formed from part of the diocese of Worcester. [1] The bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham. [2]

Contents

The current bishop is Michael Volland, who took office on 22 November 2023. [3] The diocese currently has one suffragan bishop, the bishop of Aston.

List of bishops

Bishops of Birmingham
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19051911 Charles Gore NPG.jpg Charles Gore Translated from Worcester; nominated 20 January and invested 27 January 1905; translated to Oxford, 17 October 1911.
19111924 No image.svg Henry Wakefield Nominated 20 October and consecrated 28 October 1911; resigned 1 August 1924; died 9 January 1933.
19241953 Bishop of Birmingham, 3-31-25 LCCN2014715119.jpg Ernest Barnes Previously a Canon of Westminster since 1918; nominated 1 September and consecrated 29 September 1924; resigned April 1953 and died 29 November 1953.
19531969 No image.svg Leonard Wilson Previously Bishop of Singapore (as a POW) 1941–1948 then Dean of Manchester since 1948; nominated 30 June and confirmed 28 September 1953; resigned 30 September 1969; died 18 August 1970.
19691977 No image.svg Laurie Brown Translated from Warrington; nominated 7 October and confirmed 9 December 1969; resigned 1 November 1977; died in 1993.
19771987 Hugh Montefiore on After Dark in 1987.jpg Hugh Montefiore Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames; nominated 7 November 1977 and confirmed 23 February 1978; resigned in 1987; died 13 May 2005.
19872002 Kate Bunce blue plaque unveiling - 2015-09-10 - Andy Mabbett - 06 (cropped).JPG Mark Santer Translated from Kensington; nominated and confirmed in 1987; resigned 31 May 2002; [4] died 14 August 2024.
20022005 Official portrait of The Lord Archbishop of York crop 2.jpg John Sentamu Translated from Stepney; nominated 11 June 2002; [4] translated to York in 2005. [5]
20052006 No image.svg Michael Whinney (Acting)Assistant bishop and former Bishop of Southwell; acting in interregnum.
20062022 Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of Birmingham crop 2.jpg David Urquhart Translated from Birkenhead; nominated 23 May 2006; [6] inaugurated 17 November 2006; retired 18 October 2022. [7]
2023present Bishop Michael Volland (cropped).jpg Michael Volland Confirmed 22 November; [3] consecrated 30 November 2023. [8]
Source(s): [9] [10]

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese were:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Brief History of the Diocese of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Provincial Directory: Birmingham". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Confirmation of Election of the Bishop of Birmingham". The Church of England Birmingham. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "See of Birmingham". Number10. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "New archbishop 'excited' by appointment". Number10. Retrieved 22 June 2009.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "New Bishop of Birmingham appointed". Number10. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  7. ↑ "The Bishop of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Consecration of Bishop Michael, Bishop of Birmingham, with pictures". The Church of England Birmingham. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 230. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  10. ↑ "Historical successions: Birmingham". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Baynes, Arthur Hamilton" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. ↑ "Around the dioceses: Birmingham. Bishop's Widow Dies" . Church Times . No. 5144. 15 September 1961. p. 11. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 27 February 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  13. ↑ "Archbishop Hughes translated" . Church Times . No. 5153. 17 November 1961. p. 1. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 27 February 2020– via UK Press Online archives.
  14. ↑ "Sinker, George" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  15. ↑ "Whinney, Michael Humphrey Dickens" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  16. ↑ "Evans, David Richard John" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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