The Bishop of Doncaster is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Doncaster in South Yorkshire; [1] the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 4 February 1972. [2] The See is currently held by the Right Reverend Sophie Jelley.
| Bishops of Doncaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1972 | 1975 | Hetley Price | (1922–1977). Translated to Ripon |
| 1976 | 1982 | Stewart Cross | (1928–1989). Translated to Blackburn |
| 1982 | 1992 | William Persson | (b. 1927) |
| 1993 | 1999 | Michael Gear | (1934–2018) |
| 2000 | 2011 | Cyril Ashton | (b. 1942) |
| 2012 | 2019 | Peter Burrows | (b. 1955) [3] Retired 30 September 2019. [4] |
| 2020 | onwards | Sophie Jelley | Consecration originally scheduled for "spring 2020", [5] but postponed; licensed ad interim as "Bishop of Doncaster designate and Principal Commissary of the Bishop of Sheffield", 25 March 2020; [6] consecrated 21 September 2020 [7] |
| Source(s): [1] | |||
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