Bishop of Stockport
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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
. The title takes its name after the town of Stockport
in Greater Manchester
.
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Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
title used by a 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 Chester
Diocese of Chester
The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire in its pre-1974 boundaries...
, in 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...
, 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...
. The title takes its name after the town of Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
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List of the Bishops of Stockport
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Okell | 1949 | 1950 | |
| 2 | David Saunders-Davies | 1951 | 1965 | |
| 3 | Gordon Strutt | 1965 | 1984 | |
| 4 | Frank Sargeant | 1984 | 1994 | |
| 5 | Geoffrey Turner | 1994 | 2000 | |
| 6 | Nigel Stock | 2000 | 2007 | Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| 7 | Robert Atwell | 2008 | present |
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