Toby Matthew Howarth (born 12 July 1962) [1] is a Church of England bishop. He is the current and first area [2] of Bishop of Bradford in the Diocese of Leeds. [3] As of 1 December 2025 he is also interim Bishop of Leeds. [4]
Howarth was educated at Yale University and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford; and ordained in 1990. He was made deacon at Michaelmas 1992 (27 September), at Derby Cathedral, by Peter Dawes, Bishop of Derby. [5] He studied at Birmingham University for his MA. [6] His first post was a curacy at Derby, after which he was with Crosslinks in India then the Netherlands. He was a tutor at Selly Oak College from 2000 until 2004; and Priest in charge at St Christopher's Church, Springfield from then until 2011. He was then the Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for International Relations until his elevation to the episcopate. [7]
