Bishop of Doncaster

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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 city 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 vacant, however, on 29 May 2025 it was announced that Leah Vasey-Saunders will be the next Bishop of Doncaster, and is due to be consecrated into bishop's orders on 16 September 2025. [3]

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List of bishops

Bishops of Doncaster
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19721975 Hetley Price (1922–1977). Translated to Ripon
19761982 Stewart Cross (1928–1989). Translated to Blackburn
19821992 William Persson (b. 1927)
19931999 Michael Gear (1934–2018)
20002011 Cyril Ashton (b. 1942)
20122019 Peter Burrows (b. 1955) [4] Retired 30 September 2019. [5]
20202025 Sophie Jelley Consecration originally scheduled for "spring 2020", [6] but postponed; licensed ad interim as "Bishop of Doncaster designate and Principal Commissary of the Bishop of Sheffield", 25 March 2020; [7] consecrated 21 September 2020. [8] Translated to Coventry, 14 February 2025. [9]
2025bishop-designate Leah Vasey-Saunders, bishop-designateNomination 23 June 2025; [10] Consecration announced for 16 September 2025. [3]
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. ↑ "No. 45607". The London Gazette . 24 February 1972. p. 2299.
  3. 1 2 "Leah Vasey-Saunders Announced as the Next Bishop of Doncaster". Diocese of Sheffield. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Suffragan Bishop of Doncaster" (Press release). 10 Downing St. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Resignations and Retirements" . Church Times . No. 8167. 27 September 2019. p. 33. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Revd Canon Sophie Jelley Announced as the Next Bishop of Doncaster". Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. ↑ @PeteWilcox1564 (24 March 2020). "Well, it's not quite what I hoped to be doing at 11am tomorrow but I'm still looking forward to this! ⁦…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "The Consecration of the Revd Canon Sophie Jelley". York Minster Youtube Channel. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Bishop Sophie's welcome and installation date confirmed". Diocese of Coventry. 10 February 2025. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "No. 64779". The London Gazette . 25 June 2025. p. 12762.


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