Bishop of Burnley
Suffragan bishop in the Church of England
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The Bishop of Burnley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York, England.[1]
The title takes its name after the town of Burnley in Lancashire. Originally, the suffragan bishops were appointed for the diocese of Manchester, but with the creation of the Diocese of Blackburn in 1926, Burnley came under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Blackburn. Until 1977, the bishop was ex officio rector of St Peter's Church, Burnley.[2]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Burnley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1901[3] | 1904 | Edwyn Hoskyns | Translated to Southwell |
| 1905 | 1909 | Alfred Pearson | Consecrated Rector and Bishop Suffragan of Burnley on 2 Feb 1905, died in office of TB on 19 Mar 1909. |
| 1909 | 1931 | Henry Henn | |
| 1931 | 1949 | Priestley Swain | |
| 1950 | 1954 | Keith Prosser | |
| 1955 | 1970 | George Holderness | |
| 1970 | 1988 | Richard Watson | |
| 1988 | 1994 | Ronald Milner | |
| 1994 | 2000 | Martyn Jarrett | Translated to Beverley |
| 2000 | 2014 | John Goddard | Retired 19 July 2014. |
| 2015 | 2023 | Philip North[4] | Previously Bishop-designate of Whitby (October–December 2012); consecrated 2 February 2015 at York Minster;[5] Bishop-nominate of Sheffield (January – March 2017); translated to Blackburn, 2023[6] |
| 2024 | present | Joe Kennedy | Previously Vicar of Oxton St Saviour;[7] consecrated 19 July 2024 at York Minster[8] |
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