Bishop of Warrington
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The Bishop of Warrington is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Liverpool
, in the Province of York
, England
. The title takes its name after the town of Warrington
in Cheshire
.
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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 Liverpool
Anglican Diocese of Liverpool
The Diocese of Liverpool is a Church of England diocese based in Liverpool, covering Merseyside north of the River Mersey along with West Lancashire, Wigan in Greater Manchester, Warrington and Widnes in Cheshire...
, 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 Warrington
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
.
List of the Bishops of Warrington
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linton Smith | 1918 | 1920 | (1869-1950). Translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another... to Hereford Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is... 5 October 1920. |
| 2 | Edwin Kempson | 1920 | 1927 | (1862-1931) |
| 3 | Herbert Jones | 1927 | 1946 | (1870-1958) |
| 4 | Charles Claxton | 1946 | 1960 | (1903-1992). Translated to Blackburn Bishop of Blackburn The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York.The diocese covers much of the county of Lancashire and has its see in the town of Blackburn, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary... 18 July 1960. |
| 5 | Lawrence Brown | 1960 | 1969 | (1907-1994). Translated to Birmingham Bishop of Birmingham The Bishop of Birmingham heads the Church of England diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The diocese covers the North West of the historical county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where the seat of the diocese is located at the... 9 December 1969. |
| 6 | John Bickersteth John Bickersteth John Monier Bickersteth KCVO was Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1975 to 1987, and Clerk of the Closet from 1979-1989. Educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford he was ordained in 1951 and began his career with a Curacy at St Matthew Moorfield's Bristol... |
1970 | 1975 | (b.1921). Translated to Bath and Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in... 12 December 1975. |
| 7 | Michael Henshall Michael Henshall Michael Henshall was a long serving Suffragan Bishop of Warrington. Born on 29 February 1928 and educated at Manchester Grammar School and St Chad's College, Durham, he was ordained in 1957 and began his career with a Curacy in Bridlington before Incumbencies at Micklehurst and Altrincham... |
1976 | 1996 | (b.1928) |
| 8 | John Packer | 1996 | 2000 | (b.1946). Consecrated in November 1996 at York Minster York Minster York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by... and installed at Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. Its official name is the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool but it is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin... 21 November 1996; translated to Ripon and Leeds Bishop of Ripon and Leeds The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ripon and Leeds in the Province of York.Though one ancient Bishop of Ripon is known, the modern diocese dates from 1836... |
| 9 | David Jennings David Jennings (bishop) David Willfred Michael Jennings was the Anglican Bishop of Warrington from 2000 until he resigned with effect from 31 October 2009. He was educated at Radley College and King's College London before embarking on a curacy at Walton-on-the-Hill, Liverpool. After a further curacy at Christchurch... |
2000 | 2009 | (b.1944). Nominated 11 July 2000; Resigned 30 September 2009. |
| 10 | Richard Blackburn Richard Blackburn (bishop) Richard Finn Blackburn is Suffragan Bishop of Warrington , in the Church of England.-Early life and education:... |
2009 | present | (b.1952) Formerly Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham |
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