Diocese of Liverpool
| Diocese of Liverpool Church of England | |
| Province: | York |
|---|---|
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 Liverpool Cathedral | |
| Bishop: | Paul Bayes |
| Cathedral: | Liverpool Cathedral |
| Organisation | |
| Archdeaconries: | Liverpool, Warrington |
| No. of parishes: | 211 |
| No. of churches: | 257 |
| Details | |
| Website: | liverpool.anglican.org |
The Diocese of Liverpool is a diocese of the Church of England serving south-western Lancashire. It was originally formed from the West Derby Hundred of the county.
The cathedral of the diocese is Liverpool Cathedral, seat of the Bishop of Liverpool.
The diocese was formed on 9 April 1880,[1] carved out of the Diocese of Chester. It was one of the late Victorian dioceses created to serve the new, great industrial cities: the neighbouring Diocese of Manchester was created in the same wave.
Bishops
The diocesan bishops is the Bishop of Liverpool. He is assisted by a suffragan, the Bishop of Warrington. Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the Bishop of Beverley.
| Bishops of Liverpool | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1880 | 1900 | John Ryle | Nominated on 11 May and consecrated on 11 June 1880. Resigned 1900 |
| 1900 | 1923 | Francis Chavasse | Consecrated 25 April 1900. Resigned 1923 |
| 1923 | 1944 | Albert David | Translated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Resigned 1944 |
| 1944 | 1966 | Clifford Martin | Consecrated 25 July 1944. Resigned 1965 |
| 1966 | 1975 | Stuart Blanch | Consecrated 25 March 1966. Translated to York 1975 |
| 1975 | 1997 | David Sheppard | Translated from Woolwich. Resigned in 1997, created Baron Sheppard of Liverpool 1998 |
| 1998 | 2013 | James Jones[2] | Translated from Hull |
| 23 July 2014 | present | Paul Bayes | Translated from Hertford |
| Source(s):[3][4] | |||
Outside links
References
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24832, p. 2435, 9 April 1880. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ The Bishop of Liverpool: Biography of Bishop James. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
- ↑ "Historical successions: Liverpool". Crockford's Clerical Directory. http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=817. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.