Bishop of Bradford explained
The Bishop of Bradford is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Leeds, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after Bradford, a city in West Yorkshire.
Upon the creation of the Diocese of Leeds[1] on 20 April 2014, the diocesan see was dissolved and its diocese's territory added to the new diocese, within which there is a newly created suffragan see for the Area Bishop of Bradford.[2] On 26 August 2014, it was announced that Toby Howarth was to become the first area bishop of Bradford; he was consecrated on 17 October 2014.[3]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Bradford |
|---|
| April 2014 | 1 December 2014 | Tom Butler (Acting) | Acting bishop between diocese's erection and Howarth taking up the post.[4] |
| 17 October 2014 | present | Toby Howarth | |
| Sources:[5] [6] | |
References
Notes and References
- http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/07/synod-approves-new-diocese-of-leeds-for-west-yorkshire-and-the-dales.aspx The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
- http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1915420/reorganisation%20scheme.pdf The Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield Reorganisation Scheme 2013
- New Bishops announced for West Yorkshire and Dales . Diocese of Leeds . 13 July 2016.
- http://www.wyadtransformation.org/?q=content/archbishop-appoints-interim-area-bishops The Transformation Programme – Archbishop appoints interim area bishops
- Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology. Third. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 1986. 0-521-56350-X. 230.
- Web site: Historical successions: Bradford . Crockford's Clerical Directory . 6 January 2012.
