Bishop of Blackburn

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Bishop of Blackburn
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent:
vacant (bishop-designate: Philip North)
acting: the Bishop of Burnley
Location
Ecclesiastical province York
Residence Bishop's House, Salesbury
Information
First holder Percy Herbert
Established1927
Diocese Blackburn
Cathedral Blackburn Cathedral

The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York.

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The diocese covers much of the county of Lancashire and has its see in the town of Blackburn, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary. Despite having a cathedral Blackburn is not a city.

The office has existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Diocese of Manchester in 1926 under George V. The See is currently vacant following the retirement of Julian Henderson on 31 August 2022; in the vacancy, Philip North, the Bishop suffragan of Burnley, is also acting diocesan bishop. [1] The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Salesbury. [2] On 10 January 2023, it was announced that North had been nominated to become the next diocesan bishop. [3]

List of bishops

Bishops of Blackburn
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19271942 Percy Herbert Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames; nominated 18 December 1926 and confirmed 26 January 1927; translated to Norwich 22 July 1942.
19421954 Wilfred Askwith Nominated 2 November and consecrated 30 November 1942; translated to Gloucester 7 July 1954.
19541960 Walter Baddeley Translated from Whitby; nominated 10 September and confirmed 2 October 1954; died in office 11 February 1960.
19601971 Charles Claxton Translated from Warrington; nominated 1 July and confirmed 18 July 1960; resigned 30 November 1971; died 7 March 1992.
19721981 Robert Martineau Translated from Huntingdon; nominated 21 December 1971 and confirmed 24 January 1972; resigned 31 October 1981; died 28 June 1999. [4]
19821989 Stewart Cross Translated from Doncaster; nominated 26 January 1982 and confirmed 26 February 1982; died in office 27 December 1989.
19892003 Alan Chesters Previously Archdeacon of Halifax since 1985; nominated and consecrated in 1989; resigned 31 March 2003.
20042012 Nicholas Reade Previously Archdeacon of Lewes and Hastings since 1997; nominated 4 August 2003, [5] consecrated at York Minster 2 March 2004 and installed at Blackburn Cathedral 27 March 2004; resigned 31 October 2012.
20132022 Julian Henderson [6] Retired 31 August 2022. [1]
2022acting Philip North, Bishop suffragan of BurnleySince 1 September 2022; [1] also bishop-designate. [3]
Sources: [7] [8]

Assistant bishops

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "An open letter to the Diocese of Blackburn" (PDF). Diocese of Blackburn. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Julian Tudor Henderson" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "The tenth Bishop of Blackburn is announced". The Diocese of Blackburn. 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Robinson, David (3 August 1999). "Obituary: The Right Rev Robert Martineau". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "See of Blackburn". Number10. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Diocese of Blackburn". Number10. HM Government. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Historical successions: Blackburn". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Giggall, George Kenneth" . Who's Who . ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  10. ↑ Cannan, Edward (1992). Churches of the South Atlantic Islands, 1502-1991. ISBN   9780904614473.
  11. ↑ "Nestor, Donald Patrick" . Who's Who . ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 28 February 2020.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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