Bishop of Leicester
Diocesan bishop in the Church of England
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The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England.[1]
Bishop of Leicester | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
The Rt. Reverend Martyn Snow | |
 Arms of the Diocese of Leicester | |
| Incumbent Martyn Snow | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Residence | Bishop's Lodge, Knighton |
| Information | |
| First holder | Cyril Bardsley |
| Established | 1927 |
| Diocese | Leicester |
| Cathedral | Leicester Cathedral |
Through reorganisation within the Church of England, the Diocese of Leicester was refounded in 1927, and St Martin's Church became Leicester Cathedral.[2][1] The present bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Knighton,[3] south Leicester. Martyn Snow became Bishop of Leicester with the confirmation of his election on 22 February 2016.[4]
Bishops of Leicester
| Bishops of Leicester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1927 | 1940 | Cyril Bardsley | Translated from Peterborough |
| 1940 | 1953 |  Vernon Smith | Translated from Willesden |
| 1953 | 1979 | Ronald Williams | |
| 1979 | 1991 | Richard Rutt | Translated from St Germans. Converted to Roman Catholicism in 1995. |
| 1991 | 1999 | .jpg) Tom Butler | Translated from Willesden; later moved to Southwark |
| 1999 | 11 July 2015 | .jpg) Tim Stevens | Translated from Dunwich[5] |
| 1 September 2015 | 22 February 2016 | John Holbrook | Bishop of Brixworth, acting bishop[6] |
| 22 February 2016 | present | Martyn Snow | [4] Previously Bishop of Tewkesbury.[7] |
| Source(s):[1][2][8] | |||
Assistant bishops
Other assistant (or coadjutor) bishops of the diocese include:
- 1935 – 1949 (ret.): John Willis, former Bishop of Uganda[9]
- 1949 – 1955 (d.): Francis Hollis, Vicar of Stanford with Swinford, Leicestershire and Senior Canon of Leicester; former Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak[10]
- 1950 – 1965 (ret.): Alexander Maxwell, Vicar of Copt Oak (until 1952), of Ab Kettleby with Wartnaby and Holwell (1952–1959), Rector of Swithland (from 1959); former Assistant Bishop of West/ern Szechwan. Harold Alexander Maxwell (17 December 1897 – 30 December 1975), CMS missionary in China.[11] Made deacon on St Thomas' Day (21 December) 1923[12] and ordained priest the following St Thomas' Day, 21 December 1924; both times by, Albert David, Bishop of Liverpool, at Liverpool Cathedral.[13]
- 1972 – 1997 (d.): John Mort, former Bishop of Northern Nigeria (1952–1969), Canon Treasurer of Leicester Cathedral (1970–1988)[14]
- 1966 – 1973 (ret.): Geoffrey Stuart Smith, Rector of Swithland, former Bishop of North Kerala and Assistant Bishop of Chelmsford
Cecil de Carteret, former Bishop of Jamaica, was appointed to serve as assistant-bishop from 1932, but he died in ill-health on 3 January, unable to take up the appointment.
Honorary assistant bishops — retired bishops taking on occasional duties voluntarily — have included:
- 1999–2011 (res.): Colin Scott, retired Bishop of Hulme