List of bishops of Birmingham
The List of Bishops of Birmingham represents the episcopal titleholders of the Church of England , the Diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury . The title was named after the city of Birmingham .
The Auxiliary Bishop of Aston assists across the diocese.
| List of bishops of Birmingham | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Surname | Remarks |
| 1905 | 1911 | Charles Gore | previously Bishop of Worcester and then Bishop of Oxford |
| 1911 | 1924 | Henry Wakefield | previously Dean of Norwich |
| 1924 | 1953 | Ernest William Barnes | |
| 1953 | 1969 | Leonard Wilson | previously Bishop of Singapore |
| 1969 | 1977 | Laurence Brown | previously Bishop of Warrington |
| 1977 | 1987 | Hugh Montefiore | previously Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames |
| 1987 | 2002 | Mark Santer | previously Bishop of Kensington |
| 2002 | 2005 | John Sentamu | previously Archbishop of York |
| 2005 | 2006 | Michael Whinney | previously Bishop of Aston and Bishop of Southwell |
| 2006 | present | David Urquhart | previously Bishop of Birkenhead |
literature
- Church House Publishing (Ed.): Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/09 (= Crockford's Clerical Directory . No. 100 ). London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0 , pp. 1145 (English).
- Pryde, Greenway, Porter, and Roy: Handbook of British Chronology . (Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks). Ed .: Cambridge University Press. No. 3 . Cambridge 1996, ISBN 0-521-56350-X , pp. 645 (English).