Bishop of Wakefield

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The

area bishop who has oversight of an episcopal area in the Diocese of Leeds
.

The area Bishop of Wakefield is one of the

alternative episcopal oversight for the Diocese of Leeds as a whole, administering to those parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women
.

The area bishop's residence is Pontefract House, Wakefield.

suffragan Bishop of Pontefract until that see was translated (renamed) to Wakefield in 2015.[3]

The Bishop of Pontefract was an

alternative episcopal oversight for those parishes which rejected the ministry of priests who were women; Robinson now fulfils this role for the new diocese.[6]

Following the creation of the

Queen-in-Council on 19 March 2015[10]
and so the see was translated to Wakefield.

Tony Robinson continues in the same See, becoming the area Bishop of Wakefield.[11]

List of bishops

Bishops of Pontefract
From Until Incumbent Notes
1931 1938 Campbell Hone Domestic Chaplain to Bishop Eden, Wakefield, 1902-5. Vice Principal of Leeds Clergy School, 1905-9. Vicar of Mount Pellon, Halifax, 1909-16. Vicar of Brighouse, 1916-20. Rector and Rural Dean of Whitby, 1920-7. Canon and Prebendary Wistow in York Minster,1927-31.Archdeacon 1931-38, Subsequently to Bishop of Wakefield 1938-46.
1939 1949 Tom Longworth Canon and Archdeacon, 1938. Subsequently Bishop of Hereford, 1949-61.
1949 1954 Arthur Morris Canon and Archdeacon, 1946. Subsequently Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, 1954–65.
1954 1961 George Clarkson Canon, 1936. Vicar of
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent
1948. Archdeacon, 1954. Subsequently Dean of Guildford, 1961–68, Assistant Bishop of Lincoln, 1968-77.
1961 1968 Eric Treacy Vicar St Mary's Edge Hill, 1936-41. Chaplain to the Forces, 1940-5. Rector of Keighley, 1945-9. Rural Dean of South Craven, 1947-9. Rural Dean and Vicar of Halifax, 1950-61. Archdeacon of Halifax, 1949-61. Archdeacon 1961-8. Subsequently Bishop of Wakefield, 1968-77.
1968 1971 Gordon Fallows Canon 1952. Archdeacon of Lancaster, 1955. Subsequently Bishop of Sheffield, 1971-79.
1971 1992 Richard Hare Canon 1959-65. Archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness, 1965–71.
1993 1998 John Finney Canon 1984-9. Officer for Decade of Evangelism.
1998 2002 David James Subsequently Bishop of Bradford, 2002-2010.
2002 2015 Tony Robinson Area bishop for Wakefield and interim area bishop for Huddersfield since 20 April 2014; See translated to Wakefield, 19 March 2015; retirement scheduled for 31 August 2024.[12]
Source(s):[4]
Bishops of Wakefield
From Until Incumbent Notes
2015 present Tony Robinson Previously
Bishop of Pontefract.[13]
That see was translated (renamed) to Wakefield on 19 March 2015.
Source(s):[14]

References

  1. ^ Maps and information about deaneries and parishes Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. leeds.anglican.org. Retrieved on 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ Tony Robinson. leeds.anglican.org. Retrieved on 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ Bishop Tony Robinson Biography. leeds.anglican.org. Retrieved on 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ .
  5. ^ "No. 33657". The London Gazette. 31 October 1930. p. 6719.
  6. ^ "The Society - LeedsDiocese". Sswsh.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  7. ^ The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
  8. ^ Moving towards a new diocese for West Yorkshire and the Dales (Accessed 9 July 2013)
  9. ^ Diocese of Liverpool – General Synod: February 2015 group of sessions (Accessed 21 February 2015)
  10. ^ Orders in Council, 19 March 2015 (Accessed 25 March 2015)
  11. ^ "New Acting Archdeacon". Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Bishop Tony to retire this summer after 42 years service". Diocese of Leeds. 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ The Transformation Programme – Archbishop appoints interim area bishops Archived 10 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 10 January 2014)
  14. ^ Wakefield Area. leeds.anglican.org. Retrieved on 13 July 2016.

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