List of the Bishops of Pontefract
The list of bishops of Pontefract represents the episcopal titleholders of the Church of England , the Diocese of York, in the Province of York . The title was named after the middle town of Pontefract .
List of the Bishops of Pontefract | |||
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From | To | Surname | Remarks |
1931 | 1938 | Campbell Hone | then Bishop of Wakefield |
1939 | 1949 | Tom Longworth | then Bishop of Hereford |
1949 | 1954 | Arthur Morris | |
1954 | 1961 | George Clarkson | |
1961 | 1968 | Eric Treacy | then Bishop of Wakefield |
1968 | 1971 | Gordon Fallows | |
1971 | 1992 | Thomas Hare | |
1993 | 1998 | John Thornley Finney | |
1998 | 2002 | David Charles James | then Bishop of Bradford |
2002 | present | Tony Robinson |
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).