The Bishop of Stafford is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield, in the Province of Canterbury, England. [1] The title takes its name after Stafford, the county town of Staffordshire. The Bishop of Stafford has particular episcopal oversight of the parishes in the Archdeaconry of Stoke. Matthew Parker has been in post since 2021; the bishops suffragan of Stafford have been area bishops since the Lichfield area scheme was erected in 1992, presiding over the Stafford Episcopal Area, which is coterminous with the Archdeaconry of Stoke. [2]
| Bishops of Stafford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1909 | 1915 | Edward Were | (1846–1915). Formerly Bishop of Derby |
| 1915 | 1934 | Lionel Crawfurd | (1864–1934) |
| 1934 | 1938 | Douglas Crick | (1885–1973). Translated to Chester |
| 1938 | 1958 | Lemprière Hammond | (1881–1965) |
| 1958 | 1974 | Richard Clitherow | (1909–1984) |
| 1975 | 1978 | John Waine | (1930-2020). Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| 1979 | 1987 | John Waller | (1924–2015) |
| 1987 | 1995 | Michael Scott-Joynt | (1943–2014). First area bishop from 1992; translated to Winchester. |
| 1996 | 2004 | Christopher Hill | (b. 1945). Translated to Guildford |
| 2005 | 2010 | Gordon Mursell | (b. 1949) |
| 2010 [3] | 2019 | Geoff Annas | (b. 1953) Retired 30 November 2019. [4] |
| 2021 | present | Matthew Parker | Consecrated 14 April 2021. [5] |
| Source(s): [1] | |||
