Bishop of Burnley

The Bishop of Burnley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York, England.^[1]

The title takes its name after the town of Burnley in Lancashire. Originally, the suffragan bishops were appointed for the diocese of Manchester, but with the creation of the Diocese of Blackburn in 1926, Burnley came under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Blackburn.

List of bishops

Bishops of Burnley
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1901[2]	1904	Edwyn Hoskyns	Translated to Southwell
1905	1909	Alfred Pearson
1909	1931	Henry Henn
1931	1949	Priestley Swain
1950	1954	Keith Prosser
1955	1970	George Holderness
1970	1988	Richard Watson
1988	1994	Ronald Milner
1994	2000	Martyn Jarrett	Translated to Beverley
2000	2014	John Goddard	Retired 19 July 2014.
2015	present	Philip North[3]	previously Bishop-designate of Whitby (October–December 2012); consecrated 2 February 2015 at York Minster.[4]
Source(s): [1]

References

1. Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. The London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6292. 27 September 1901.
3. "Press release - Suffragan Bishop of Burnley: Reverend Philip John North". gov.uk. Westminster. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
4. Diocese of Blackburn – Consecration of the Eleventh Bishop of Burnley at York Minster (Accessed 2 February 2015)

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory listings