The Bishop of Dudley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Dudley in the West Midlands; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 24 October 1973. From 1 October 1993 until 2002, the bishop was an area bishop for the diocese's Black Country parishes.[1]
| Bishops of Dudley | ||||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
| 1974 | 1977 | Michael Mann | ||
| 1977 | 1993 | Tony Dumper | First area bishop from 1993. | |
| 1993 | 2000 | Rupert Hoare | ||
| 2000 | 2013 | David Walker [2] [3] [4] | Last area bishop until 2002; translated to Manchester. | |
| 2014 | 2019 | Graham Usher | [5] Translated to Norwich, 17 June 2019.[6] | |
| 28 January 2020 | present | Martin Gorick | ||
| Source(s):[7] | ||||
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