Bishop of Liverpool

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Bishop of Liverpool
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent:
John Perumbalath (on leave)
Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Wigan (ad interim)
Location
Ecclesiastical province York
Residence Bishop's Lodge, Woolton
Information
First holder J. C. Ryle
Established1880
Diocese Liverpool
Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral

The Bishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in the Province of York. [1] [2]

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The diocese stretches from Southport in the north to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east. [3] Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of Christ. [4] The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Woolton [5] — east of Liverpool city centre. [6]

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1880 under Queen Victoria. The current Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, is on leave pending his retirement [7] following accusations of sexual misconduct. [8]

On 28 February 2025, it was announced that Ruth Worsley was to become Interim Bishop of Liverpool (i.e. interim diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool) for a period of two years starting later in 2025; to facilitate this role, she was translated from Taunton to the vacant suffragan See of Wigan (becoming Bishop of Wigan) [9] by letters patent issued on 4 April. [10] She was then welcomed as Interim Bishop on 3 May 2025, [11] initially as an honorary assistant bishop, pending her translation to be Bishop suffragan of Wigan. [12]

List of bishops

Bishops of Liverpool
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18801900 JCRylePhoto.jpg John Charles Ryle Nominated on 11 May and consecrated on 11 June 1880. Resigned on 1 March 1900 and died on 10 June 1900.
19001923 Francis Chavasse by JB Gibbs.jpg Francis Chavasse Nominated on 24 March and consecrated on 25 April 1900. Resigned on 1 October 1923 and died on 11 March 1928.
19231944 No image.svg Albert David Translated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Nominated on 3 October and confirmed on 18 October 1923. Resigned on 15 April 1944 and died on 24 December 1950.
19441966 No image.svg Clifford Martin Nominated on 3 July and consecrated on 25 July 1944. Resigned on 30 November 1965 and died on 11 August 1977.
19661975 No image.svg Stuart Blanch Nominated on 22 December 1965 and consecrated on 25 March 1966. Translated to York on 9 January 1975.
19751997 No image.svg David Sheppard Translated from Woolwich. Nominated on 2 May and confirmed on 3 June 1975. Resigned in 1997, created Baron Sheppard of Liverpool on 14 February 1998, and died on 5 March 2005. Represented England at cricket 22 times.
19982013 No image.svg James Jones [13] Translated from Hull. Nominated and confirmed in 1998.
23 July 20142022 Religious leaders at the Horasis Global Meeting (27839442856) (Paul Bayes cropped).jpg Paul Bayes Translated from Hertford. [14] Installed on 15 November 2014 at Liverpool Cathedral; retired 1 March 2022. [15]
2023on leave Installation 2 (2).jpg John Perumbalath (on leave)Translated from Bishop of Bradwell; confirmed 20 January 2023; [16] on leave since 30 January 2025 pending retirement and has since resigned announced his retirement days after facing allegations of misconduct from two women, including another bishop. [7]
2025ad interim No image.svg Ruth Worsley, interim bishop and Bishop of Wigan Previously Bishop of Taunton; also suffragan See of Wigan since 4 April 2025; [9] [10] interim diocesan bishop, 3 May 2025. [12] [11]
Source(s): [17] [18]

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as Assistant Bishop of Liverpool were:

Those who have served in retirement as honorary assistant bishops include:

References

  1. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ↑ The Diocese of Liverpool: Homepage Archived 24 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  3. ↑ The Diocese of Liverpool: About Us Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Paul Bayes" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Provincial Directory: Liverpool. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  7. 1 2 Abbott, Ryan (30 January 2025). "Retirement of the Bishop of Liverpool". Diocese of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Sherwood, Harriet (30 January 2025). "Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations". The Guardian.
  9. 1 2 "New Interim Bishop of Liverpool Announced". Diocese of Liverpool. 28 February 2025. Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  10. 1 2 "No. 64704". The London Gazette . 8 April 2025. p. 7574.
  11. 1 2 "Reflection on Bishop Ruth's Official Welcome". Diocese of Liverpool. 7 May 2025. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Report on the retirement from Ministry of +John". Diocese of Liverpool. 3 April 2025. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  13. ↑ The Bishop of Liverpool: Biography of Bishop James Archived December 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  14. ↑ Diocese of Liverpool – The next Bishop of Liverpool is to be Paul Bayes Archived 8 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 7 May 2014)
  15. ↑ "Bishop of Liverpool announces his retirement". Thinking Anglicans. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Diary (January — February 2023)". Archbishop of York. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Historical successions: Liverpool". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  18. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 257. ISBN   0-521-56350-X.
  19. ↑ "Baker, William Scott" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. ↑ "Jones, Herbert Gresford" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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