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Bishop of Liverpool

{{Short description|Diocesan bishop in the Church of England}}

{{About||the Roman Catholic Bishop|Archbishop of Liverpool|the Anglican Bishop of Georges River, also referred to as the Bishop of Liverpool|Assistant bishops in the Diocese of Sydney#Bishops of Georges River}}

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| bishopric = Liverpool

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| incumbent = John Perumbalath (on leave)

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| province = York

| residence = Bishop's Lodge, Woolton

| established = 1880

| cathedral = Liverpool Cathedral

| first_incumbent = J. C. Ryle

| diocese = Liverpool

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The Bishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in the Province of York.Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-7151-1030-0}}.[http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/ The Diocese of Liverpool: Homepage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224170526/http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/ |date=24 February 2008 }}. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.

The diocese stretches from Southport in the north to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east.[http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/index.php?p=38 The Diocese of Liverpool: About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915060203/http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/index.php?p=38 |date=2008-09-15 }}. Retrieved on 24 November 2008. Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of Christ.[http://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/ Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool]. Retrieved on 24 November 2008. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Woolton{{Crockford| surname = Bayes | forenames = Paul | id = 31313 | accessed = 15 November 2016}} — east of Liverpool city centre.[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=182 Provincial Directory: Liverpool]. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1880 under Queen Victoria. The current Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, is on leave pending his retirement{{cite web |last1=Abbott |first1=Ryan |title=Retirement of the Bishop of Liverpool |url=https://liverpoolcofe.org/retirement-of-the-bishop-of-liverpool/ |website=Diocese of Liverpool |access-date=30 January 2025 |date=30 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130154838/https://liverpoolcofe.org/retirement-of-the-bishop-of-liverpool/ |archive-date=30 January 2025 }} following accusations of sexual misconduct.{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/30/bishop-of-liverpool-quits-amid-sexual-misconduct-allegations | title=Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations | work=The Guardian | date=30 January 2025 | last1=Sherwood | first1=Harriet }}

On 28 February 2025, it was announced that Ruth Worsley is to become Interim Bishop of Liverpool (i.e. interim diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool) for a period of two years starting later in 2025; to facilitate this role, she is to be translated from Taunton to the vacant suffragan See of Wigan (becoming Bishop of Wigan).{{cite web |website=Diocese of Liverpool |title=New Interim Bishop of Liverpool Announced |url=https://liverpoolcofe.org/new-interim-bishop-ruth-worsley/ |date=28 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228174843/https://liverpoolcofe.org/new-interim-bishop-ruth-worsley/ |archive-date=28 February 2025 |access-date=28 February 2025 }}

List of bishops

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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of Liverpool

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! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|From

! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="10%"|Until

! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="30%"|Incumbent

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|align=center|1880

|align=center|1900

|60px John Charles Ryle

|Nominated on 11 May and consecrated on 11 June 1880. Resigned on 1 March 1900 and died on 10 June 1900.

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|align=center|1900

|align=center|1923

|60px Francis Chavasse

|Nominated on 24 March and consecrated on 25 April 1900. Resigned on 1 October 1923 and died on 11 March 1928.

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|align=center|1923

|align=center|1944

|60px Albert David

|Translated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Nominated on 3 October and confirmed on 18 October 1923. Resigned on 15 April 1944 and died on 24 December 1950.

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|align=center|1944

|align=center|1966

|60px Clifford Martin

|Nominated on 3 July and consecrated on 25 July 1944. Resigned on 30 November 1965 and died on 11 August 1977.

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|align=center|1966

|align=center|1975

|60px Stuart Blanch

|Nominated on 22 December 1965 and consecrated on 25 March 1966. Translated to York on 9 January 1975.

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|align=center|1975

|align=center|1997

|60px David Sheppard

|Translated from Woolwich. Nominated on 2 May and confirmed on 3 June 1975. Resigned in 1997, created Baron Sheppard of Liverpool on 14 February 1998, and died on 5 March 2005. Represented England at cricket 22 times.

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|align=center|1998

|align=center|2013

|60px James Jones[http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/index.php?p=60 The Bishop of Liverpool: Biography of Bishop James] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228161507/http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/index.php?p=60 |date=December 28, 2008 }}. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.

|Translated from Hull. Nominated and confirmed in 1998.

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|align=center|23 July 2014

|align=center|2022

|60px Paul Bayes

|Translated from Hertford.[http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/our-new-bishop-announced Diocese of Liverpool – The next Bishop of Liverpool is to be Paul Bayes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030016/http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/our-new-bishop-announced |date=8 May 2014 }} (Accessed 7 May 2014) Installed on 15 November 2014 at Liverpool Cathedral; retired 1 March 2022.{{Cite web|title=Bishop of Liverpool announces his retirement|website=Thinking Anglicans|url=https://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/bishop-of-liverpool-announces-his-retirement/|access-date=18 January 2022|date=2 July 2021|archive-date=2 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702094137/https://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/bishop-of-liverpool-announces-his-retirement/|url-status=live}}

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|align=center|2023

|align=center|on leave

|60px John Perumbalath (on leave)

|Translated from Bishop of Bradwell; confirmed 20 January 2023;{{cite web |website=Archbishop of York |title=Diary (January — February 2023) |url=https://www.archbishopofyork.org/archbishop-york/diary |date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103220951/https://www.archbishopofyork.org/archbishop-york/diary |archive-date=3 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |url-status=live }} on leave since 30 January 2025 pending retirement and has since resigned announced his retirement days after facing allegations of misconduct from two women, including another bishop.

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|align=center|2025

|align=center|interim

|60px Ruth Worsley, interim bishop

|Currently Bishop of Taunton; to be translated to the suffragan See of Wigan and commissioned as interim diocesan bishop later in 2025.

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|align=center colspan="4"| Source(s):{{cite web |url=http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=817 |title=Historical successions: Liverpool |work=Crockford's Clerical Directory |access-date=14 July 2012}}{{cite book |author1=Fryde, E. B. |author2=Greenway, D. E. |author3=Porter, S. |author4=Roy, I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |edition=Third |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1986 |isbn=0-521-56350-X |page=257}}

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as Assistant Bishop of Liverpool were:

Those who have served in retirement as honorary assistant bishops include:

References

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External links

  • [http://www.crockford.org.uk/section.asp?id=9 Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings]

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