Bishop of Dudley

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The Bishop of Dudley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of Dudley in the West Midlands; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 24 October 1973. [2] From 1 October 1993 until 2002, the bishop was an area bishop for the diocese's Black Country parishes. [3]

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List of bishops

Bishops of Dudley
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19741977 Michael Mann
19771993 Tony Dumper First area bishop from 1993.
19932000 Rupert Hoare
20002013 David Walker [4] [5] [6] Last area bishop until 2002; translated to Manchester.
20142019 Graham Usher [7] Translated to Norwich, 17 June 2019. [8]
28 January 2020present Martin Gorick
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. 46113". The London Gazette . 26 October 1973. p. 12738.
  3. ↑ GS 1445: Report of the Dioceses Commission, Diocese of Worcester (Accessed 23 April 2014)
  4. ↑ Bishop praises strong Christians. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
  5. ↑ Anglican communion contact page. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
  6. ↑ Bishop of Dudley's Lent message 2008. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
  7. ↑ Diocese of Worcester – Canon Graham Usher becomes Bishop of Dudley (Accessed 24 August 2014)
  8. ↑ "Next Bishop of Norwich announced". 3 May 2019.


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