Bishop of Doncaster
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Portal". The Bishop of Doncaster is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the city of Doncaster in South Yorkshire;[1] the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 4 February 1972.[2] The See is currently vacant, however, on 29 May 2025 it was announced that Leah Vasey-Saunders will be the next Bishop of Doncaster, and is due to be consecrated into bishop's orders on 16 September 2025.[3]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Doncaster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1972 | 1975 | Hetley Price | (1922–1977). Translated to Ripon |
| 1976 | 1982 | Stewart Cross | (1928–1989). Translated to Blackburn |
| 1982 | 1992 | William Persson | (b. 1927) |
| 1993 | 1999 | Michael Gear | (1934–2018) |
| 2000 | 2011 | Cyril Ashton | (b. 1942) |
| 2012 | 2019 | Peter Burrows | (b. 1955)[4] Retired 30 September 2019.[5] |
| 2020 | 2025 | Sophie Jelley | Consecration originally scheduled for "spring 2020",[6] but postponed; licensed ad interim as "Bishop of Doncaster designate and Principal Commissary of the Bishop of Sheffield", 25 March 2020;[7] consecrated 21 September 2020.[8] Translated to Coventry, 14 February 2025.[9] |
| 2025 | bishop-designate | Leah Vasey-Saunders, bishop-designate | Consecration announced for 16 September 2025.[3] |
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References
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External links
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