Bishop of Beverley
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The Bishop of Beverley is a Church of England
suffragan bishop
. The title takes its name after the town of Beverley
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
.
The suffragran bishop was originally to assist the Archbishop of York
in overseeing the Diocese of York
, but after 1923 the position fell into abeyance. The title was revived in 1994 as a Provincial Episcopal Visitor
for the whole of the Province of York
. The bishop has responsibility for parishes throughout the province who cannot in good conscience accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women
.
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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...
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:...
. The title takes its name after the town of Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The suffragran bishop was originally to assist the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
in overseeing the Diocese of York
Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, but after 1923 the position fell into abeyance. The title was revived in 1994 as a Provincial Episcopal Visitor
Provincial episcopal visitor
A provincial episcopal visitor is a Church of England bishop assigned to minister to many of the clergy, laity and parishes who do not in conscience accept the ministry of women priests....
for the whole of the Province of York
Province of York
The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England, and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop...
. The bishop has responsibility for parishes throughout the province who cannot in good conscience accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women
Ordination of women
Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated . The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious groups, as it was of several religions of antiquity...
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List of the Bishops of Beverley
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Crosthwaite Robert Crosthwaite Robert Jarratt Crosthwaite, DD was the inaugural Bishop of Beverley in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.... |
1889 | 1923 | |
| – | in abeyance | 1923 | 1994 | |
| 2 | John Gaisford John Gaisford John Scott Gaisford was the second Bishop of Beverley, appointed by the Archbishop of York to be a provincial episcopal visitor when the Church of England began ordaining women as priests. He was born on 7 October 1934 and educated at Durham University. Ordained in 1961, he began his ordained... SSC Society of the Holy Cross The Society of the Holy Cross is an international Anglo-Catholic society of priests with members in the Anglican Communion, the Continuing Anglican Movement and the Roman Catholic Church's Anglican Use... |
1994 | 2000 | |
| 3 | Martyn Jarrett Martyn Jarrett Martyn William Jarrett AKC, SSC is the current Bishop of Beverley. He was educated at Cotham Grammar School and King's College London . He was ordained in 1969 and began his ordained ministry with a curacy in Swindon. Following this he held incumbencies in Northolt and then Hillingdon... SSC |
2000 | present | Formerly Bishop of Burnley Bishop of Burnley The Bishop of Burnley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York, England.The title takes its name after the town of Burnley in Lancashire... |
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