Bishop of Birmingham
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Bishop of Birmingham | |
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| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
| File:Bishop Michael Volland (cropped).jpg | |
| Incumbent: Michael Volland | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Residence | Bishop's Croft, Harborne |
| Information | |
| First holder | Charles Gore |
| Established | 1905 |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Cathedral | St Philip's, Birmingham |
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The bishop of Birmingham is the diocesan bishop of the diocese of Birmingham in the Church of England. The bishop's seat, or cathedra, is at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip in the city of Birmingham. The diocese covers the city of Birmingham and surrounding areas, including Smethwick, Solihull, and northern Warwickshire, and is within the province of Canterbury. The bishopric was created in 1905, when the diocese was formed from part of the diocese of Worcester.[1] The bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham.[2]
The current bishop is Michael Volland, who took office on 22 November 2023.[3] The diocese currently has one suffragan bishop, the bishop of Aston.
List of bishops
[edit | edit source]| Bishops of Birmingham | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1905 | 1911 | File:Charles Gore NPG.jpg Charles Gore | Translated from Worcester; nominated 20 January and invested 27 January 1905; translated to Oxford, 17 October 1911. |
| 1911 | 1924 | File:No image.svg Henry Wakefield | Nominated 20 October and consecrated 28 October 1911; resigned 1 August 1924; died 9 January 1933. |
| 1924 | 1953 | File:Bishop of Birmingham, 3-31-25 LCCN2014715119.jpg Ernest Barnes | Previously a Canon of Westminster since 1918; nominated 1 September and consecrated 29 September 1924; resigned April 1953 and died 29 November 1953. |
| 1953 | 1969 | File:No image.svg Leonard Wilson | Previously Bishop of Singapore (as a POW) 1941–1948 then Dean of Manchester since 1948; nominated 30 June and confirmed 28 September 1953; resigned 30 September 1969; died 18 August 1970. |
| 1969 | 1977 | File:No image.svg Laurie Brown | Translated from Warrington; nominated 7 October and confirmed 9 December 1969; resigned 1 November 1977; died in 1993. |
| 1977 | 1987 | File:Hugh Montefiore on After Dark in 1987.jpg Hugh Montefiore | Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames; nominated 7 November 1977 and confirmed 23 February 1978; resigned in 1987; died 13 May 2005. |
| 1987 | 2002 | File:Kate Bunce blue plaque unveiling - 2015-09-10 - Andy Mabbett - 06 (cropped).JPG Mark Santer | Translated from Kensington; nominated and confirmed in 1987; resigned 31 May 2002;[4] died 14 August 2024. |
| 2002 | 2005 | File:Official portrait of The Lord Archbishop of York crop 2.jpg John Sentamu | Translated from Stepney; nominated 11 June 2002;[4] translated to York in 2005.[5] |
| 2005 | 2006 | File:No image.svg Michael Whinney (Acting) | Assistant bishop and former Bishop of Southwell; acting in interregnum. |
| 2006 | 2022 | File:Official portrait of The Lord Bishop of Birmingham crop 2.jpg David Urquhart | Translated from Birkenhead; nominated 23 May 2006;[6] inaugurated 17 November 2006; retired 18 October 2022.[7] |
| 2023 | present | File:Bishop Michael Volland (cropped).jpg Michael Volland | Confirmed 22 November;[3] consecrated 30 November 2023.[8] |
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Assistant bishops
[edit | edit source]Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese were:
- 1913 – 1937 (ret.): Hamilton Baynes, Vicar/Provost of Birmingham (from 1931), former Bishop of Natal and Assistant Bishop of Southwell[11]
- 1937–1958 (d.): James Linton, Rector of Handsworth and former Bishop in Persia[12]
- 1951–1953 (res.): James Hughes, Vicar of Edgbaston and former Bishop of Barbados; became Bishop of Matabeleland and Archbishop of Central Africa, then Bishop of Trinidad[13]
- 1962–1972: George Sinker, Provost of Birmingham and former Bishop in Nagpur[14]
- 1988 – 1995 (ret.): Michael Whinney, Canon of Birmingham (from 1992), former Bishop suffragan of Aston and Bishop of Southwell[15]
- 1997 – 2003 (ret.): David Evans, Gen. Sec. of SAMS and former Bishop in Peru[16]
See also
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