Wikipedia
Bishop of Stockport
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.
List of bishops edit
| 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] | |||
References edit
- ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 948–949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ Queen approves new bishop June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
- ^ Suffragan See of Stockport June 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
- ^ Church of England Media Centre – Libby Lane Announced as Bishop of Stockport (Accessed 17 December 2014)
- ^ BBC News Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated
- ^ "Diocese of Chester | Julie and Sam to be consecrated at York Minster".
External links edit
- Crockford's Clerical Directory listings