The Assistant Bishop of Newcastle is an episcopal

Episcopal polity

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 title used by the sole full-time stipend

Stipend

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iary assistant bishop

Assistant Bishop

An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops...

 (effectively suffragan bishop

Suffragan bishop

A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...

) of the Church of England

Church of England

The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 Diocese of Newcastle

Diocese of Newcastle

The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland . The area of Alston Moor in Cumbria also forms part of the diocese.The diocese came into being on May 23, 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act...

 in the Province of York

Province of York

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, England

England

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. The title takes its name as the bishop who assists the diocesan Bishop of Newcastle

Bishop of Newcastle

The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.The diocese at present covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria...

.

The Rt Revd Frank White

Frank White (bishop)

Frank White is an English Anglican bishop. He is currently the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England.White was educated at University College Cardiff, after which he was a social worker for nine years...

has been the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle since 28 November 2010, having previously served in the Diocese of Peterborough as suffragan

Suffragan bishop

A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...

 Bishop of Brixworth

Bishop of Brixworth

The Bishop of Brixworth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough, in the Province of Canterbury, England...

 for eight years.

List of bishops

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1980	1998	Kenneth Gill	Formerly Bishop of the Central Karnataka Diocese of the Church of South India Church of South India The Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India... . Appointed Stipendiary Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in 1980.
1998	2010	Paul Richardson Paul Richardson (bishop) Paul Richardson is a former Anglican bishop.Richardson was educated at Keswick School, The Queen's College, Oxford, Harvard Divinity School and Cuddesdon Theological College. He was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1973 and served first as a curate at St John’s Earlsfield, London...	Formerly Bishop of Wangaratta Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta The Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta is mostly located in the north-east region of Victoria, Australia. The diocese includes the cities of Wangaratta, Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton.-Bishops of Wangaratta:*Thomas Henry Armstrong, 1902–1927...  in the Anglican Church of Australia Anglican Church of Australia The Anglican Church of Australia is a member church of the Anglican Communion. It was previously officially known as the Church of England in Australia and Tasmania... . Resigned and joined the Roman Catholic Church
2010	present	Frank White Frank White (bishop) Frank White is an English Anglican bishop. He is currently the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England.White was educated at University College Cardiff, after which he was a social worker for nine years...	Formerly suffragan Bishop of Brixworth Bishop of Brixworth The Bishop of Brixworth is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough, in the Province of Canterbury, England... .