The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury.[1]
The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Southwell in 1927 under George V and roughly covers the county of Derbyshire. Before this time however there had been two bishops suffragan of Derby whilst the town was still within the Diocese of Southwell.
The bishop's seat (cathedra) or see is located in the City of Derby at Derby Cathedral – formerly the parish church of All Saints, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1927.[2] The bishop's residence is the Bishop's House, Duffield.
The current bishop is Libby Lane, since the confirmation on 11 February 2019 of her election.[3]
| Bishops of Derby | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
| 1927 | 1936 | Edmund Pearce | Previously Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. | |
| 1936 | 1959 | Alfred Rawlinson | Previously Archdeacon of Auckland. | |
| 1959 | 1969 | Geoffrey Allen | Previously Principal of Cuddesdon College. | |
| 1969 | 1988 | Cyril Bowles | Previously Archdeacon of Swindon. | |
| 1988 | 1995 | Peter Dawes | Previously Archdeacon of West Ham. | |
| 1995 | 2005 | Jonathan Bailey | Translated from Dunwich; also Clerk of the Closet from 1997. | |
| 2005 | 2018 | Alastair Redfern[4] | Translated from Grantham; retired 31 August 2018.[5] | |
| 2018 | 2019 | Jan McFarlane, Bishop of Repton | Acting diocesan bishop.[6] | |
| 2019 | present | Libby Lane | Translated from Stockport; installed 25 May 2019.[7] [8] | |
Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese have been: