Bishop of Brixworth

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The Bishop of Brixworth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after the village of Brixworth in Northamptonshire and has shared responsibility (with the diocesan bishop) over the whole diocese. [2] Following a proposal initiated by Bill Westwood, Bishop of Peterborough in 1985, [3] and with the agreement of the General Synod of the Church of England in July 1987, [4] the See was erected by Queen-in-Council on July 26, 1988. [5]

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The role is currently vacant following John Holbrook's retirement on 30 September 2025. [6]

List of Bishops of Brixworth

Bishops of Brixworth
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19892001 Paul Barber
20022010 Frank White Translated to be Assistant Bishop of Newcastle
29 June 2011 [7] [2] 2025 John Holbrook Retired 30 September 2025. [6]
Source(s): [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. 1 2 Diocese of Peterborough — Next Bishop of Brixworth announced Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Peterboro' to seek a suffragan" . Church Times . No. 6380. 24 May 1985. p. 3. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 1 June 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  4. ↑ "New suffragan see agreed" . Church Times . No. 6492. 17 July 1987. p. 12. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 1 June 2019– via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ↑ "No. 51444". The London Gazette . 18 August 1988. p. 9349.
  6. 1 2 "Bishop John announces his retirement". Diocese of Peterborough. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Number 10 — Suffragan See of Brixworth


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