Bishop of Bradford
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English The Bishop of Bradford is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Leeds, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after Bradford, a city in West Yorkshire.
Upon the creation of the Diocese of Leeds[1] on 20 April 2014, the diocesan see was dissolved and its diocese's territory added to the new diocese, within which there is a newly created suffragan see for the Area Bishop of Bradford.[2] On 26 August 2014, it was announced that Toby Howarth was to become the first area bishop of Bradford; he was consecrated on 17 October 2014.[3]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Bradford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | 1 December 2014 | File:Thomas Frederick Butler June 20, 2009 by Steve Punter (cropped).jpg Tom Butler (Acting) | Acting bishop between diocese's erection and Howarth taking up the post.[4] |
| 17 October 2014 | present | File:Bishop Toby Howarth (cropped).jpg Toby Howarth | [3] |
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References
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- ↑ The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
- ↑ The Dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield Reorganisation Scheme 2013 p. 5 (Accessed 4 February 2014)
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- ↑ The Transformation Programme – Archbishop appoints interim area bishops Template:Webarchive (Accessed 20 October 2019)
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