The Bishop of Hull is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England.[1] The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese.

The title takes its name after the city of Kingston upon Hull and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534.[2] Today, the Bishop of Hull is responsible for the Archdeaconry of the East Riding.

List of bishops

Bishops of Hull
From Until Incumbent Notes
1538 1559 Robert Pursglove Consecrated on 29 December 1538; deprived 1559.
1559 1891 in abeyance
1891 1910 Richard Blunt
1910 1913 John Augustine Kempthorne [3] Translated to Lichfield
1913 1929 Francis Gurdon
1929 1931 no appointment; though Heywood exercised oversight as Assistant Bishop[4]
1931 1934 Bernard Heywood Previously Assistant Bishop of York (overseeing the East Riding, effectively the same role); translated to Ely
1934 1957 Henry Vodden
1957 1965 George Townley
1965 1977 Hubert Higgs
1977 1981 Geoffrey Paul Translated to Bradford
1981 1994 Donald Snelgrove
1994 1998 James Jones Translated to Liverpool
1998 17 October 2014 Richard Frith Translated to Hereford
3 July 2015 2022 Alison White[5] Consecrated 3 July 2015. Retired[6] 25 February 2022.[7]
Sep 2022[8] present Eleanor Sanderson Translated 22 September 2022.[9]
Source(s):[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ^ a b Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third Edition, revised ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 287. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
  3. ^ "Historical Pictures". All Saints' Church in Hessle. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  4. ^ "New Bishop of Hull". Church Times. No. 3575. 31 July 1931. p. 135. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
  5. ^ "New Bishop of Hull". Diocese of York. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ^ ""A shining presence in the church..." ~ Bishop of Hull to retire in February 2022". Diocese of York. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Prayer Diary, February 2022" (PDF). Diocese of York. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. ^ "No. 63829". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 30 September 2022. p. 18518.
  9. ^ "Prayer and welcome from around the globe for Bishop Eleanor". Diocese of York. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.

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