List of the Bishops of Burnley
The list of Bishops of Burnley represents the episcopal titleholders of the Church of England , the Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York . The title was named after the city of Burnley .
| List of the Bishops of Burnley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Surname | Remarks |
| 1901 | 1904 | Edwyn Hoskyns | thereafter Bishop of Southwell |
| 1905 | 1909 | Alfred Pearson | |
| 1909 | 1931 | Henry Henn | |
| 1931 | 1949 | Priestley Swain | |
| 1950 | 1954 | Keith Prosser | |
| 1955 | 1970 | George Holderness | then Dean of Lichfield |
| 1970 | 1988 | Richard Watson | |
| 1988 | 1994 | Ronald Milner | |
| 1994 | 2000 | Martyn Jarrett | then Bishop of Beverley |
| 2000 | 2014 | John Goddard | |
| 2015 | present | Philip North | |
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).