bishop of Ludlow
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The Bishop of Ludlow was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford, which is within the Province of Canterbury, England.
The See of Ludlow was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 23 September 1981{{London Gazette |issue=48749 |page=12329 |date=29 September 1981 }} and was the only suffragan see in the Diocese of Hereford. The bishop assisted the Bishop of Hereford; in vacancies in the See of Hereford, the Bishop of Ludlow was usually the acting diocesan bishop. In 2020, it was announced by the Diocese that no new appointment would be made to the See for the time being.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hereford.anglican.org/news/2020/07/23/decision-replacement-bishop-ludlow/ |title=Replacement for Bishop of Ludlow |access-date=16 August 2020 |archive-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808031542/https://www.hereford.anglican.org/news/2020/07/23/decision-replacement-bishop-ludlow/ |url-status=dead }}
The title takes its name after the historic market town of Ludlow in south Shropshire.
==List of Bishops of Ludlow==
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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;"|Bishops of Ludlow | |||
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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 ! style="background-color:#D4B1BB" width="45%"|Notes | |||
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|align="center"| 1981 | align="center"| 1987 | Mark Wood | |
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|align="center"| 1987 | align="center"| 1994 | Ian Griggs | |
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|align="center"| 1994 | align="center"| 2002 | John Saxbee | Translated to Lincoln |
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|align="center"| 2002 | align="center"| 2009 | Michael Hooper | |
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|align="center"| 2009 | align="center"| 2020 | Alistair Magowan | Retired 30 April 2020 |
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|align="center"| 2020 | align="center"| present | vacant | Not to be re-filled at present |
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|align="center" colspan="4"| Source(s):{{cite book |title=Crockford's Clerical Directory |edition=100th |location=London |publisher=Church House Publishing |year=2007 |page=947 |isbn=978-0-7151-1030-0}} |
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.crockford.org.uk/section.asp?id=9 Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings]
{{Anglican Suffragan Bishops}}
{{Diocese of Hereford}}
Category:Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Hereford
Category:Religion in Shropshire
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