Bishop of Brixworth
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The Bishop of Brixworth is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Peterborough, in the Province of Canterbury
, England
. The title takes its name after the village of Brixworth
in Northamptonshire
and has shared responsibility (with the diocesan bishop
) over the whole diocese.
The role is currently held by the Rt Revd John Holbrook
since from his 29 June 2011 installation.
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Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
title used by a suffragan bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:...
of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of Peterborough, in the Province of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The title takes its name after the village of Brixworth
Brixworth
Brixworth is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 5,162. The village is particularly notable for All Saints' Church, Brixworth, its historic Anglo-Saxon church....
in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
and has shared responsibility (with the diocesan bishop
Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire...
) over the whole diocese.
The role is currently held by the Rt Revd John Holbrook
John Holbrook
John Edward Holbrook is a Church of England bishop. He is currently the Bishop of Brixworth in the Diocese of Peterborough. He was previously Rural Dean of Wimborne in the Diocese of Salisbury.-Education and ministry:...
since from his 29 June 2011 installation.
List of the Bishops of Brixworth
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Barber | 1989 | 2002 | |
| 2 | Frank White Frank White (bishop) Frank White is an English Anglican bishop. He is currently the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in the Church of England.White was educated at University College Cardiff, after which he was a social worker for nine years... |
2002 | 2010 | Translated to be Assistant Bishop of Newcastle Assistant Bishop of Newcastle The Assistant Bishop of Newcastle is an episcopal title used by the sole full-time stipendiary assistant bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York, England... |
| 3 | John Holbrook John Holbrook John Edward Holbrook is a Church of England bishop. He is currently the Bishop of Brixworth in the Diocese of Peterborough. He was previously Rural Dean of Wimborne in the Diocese of Salisbury.-Education and ministry:... |
29 June 2011 | present |
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