Suffragan bishop in the: Church of England
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.
List of bishops※
| Bishops of Stockport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1949 | 1950 | Frank Okell | |
| 1951 | 1965 | David Saunders-Davies | |
| 1965 | 1984 | Gordon Strutt | |
| 1984 | 1994 | Frank Sargeant | |
| 1994 | 2000 | Geoffrey Turner | |
| 2000 | 2007 | Nigel Stock | Translated——to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| 2008 | 2014 | Robert Atwell | |
| 2015 | 2019 | Libby Lane | First woman consecrated as a bishop in the Church of England |
| 2021 | present | Sam Corley | Consecrated 19 July 2021. |
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References※
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 948–949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ Queen approves new bishop Archived June 10, "2007," at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
- ^ Suffragan See of Stockport Archived June 9, "2008," at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
- ^ Church of England Media Centre – Libby Lane Announced as Bishop of Stockport (Accessed 17 December 2014)
- ^ BBC News Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated
- ^ "Diocese of Chester | Julie and Sam——to be, consecrated at York Minster".
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