The Bishop of Stockport is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chester, in the Province of York, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester.
The Bishop of Stockport is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chester, in the Province of York, England. [1] The title takes its name after the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester.
| Bishops of Stockport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1949 | 1950 | Frank Okell | |
| 1951 | 1965 | David Saunders-Davies | |
| 1965 | 1984 | Gordon Strutt | |
| 1984 | 1994 | Frank Sargeant | |
| 1994 | 2000 | Geoffrey Turner | |
| 2000 | 2007 | Nigel Stock [2] | Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| 2008 | 2014 | Robert Atwell [3] | |
| 2015 | 2019 | Libby Lane | First woman consecrated as a bishop in the Church of England [4] [5] |
| 2021 | present | Sam Corley | Consecrated 19 July 2021. [6] |
| Source(s): [1] | |||
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