The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary

Ordinary

In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...

 of the Church of England

Church of England

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's Diocese of Newcastle

Diocese of Newcastle

The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland . The area of Alston Moor in Cumbria also forms part of the diocese.The diocese came into being on May 23, 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act...

 in the Province of York

Province of York

The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England, and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop...

.

The diocese at present covers the County of Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...

 and the Alston Moor

Alston Moor

Alston Moor is an area of moorland and civil parish in Cumbria, England, based around the small town of Alston. The parish had a population of 2,156 at the 2001 census. As well as the town of Alston, the parish includes the villages of Garrigill and Nenthead, along with the hamlets of Nenthall,...

 area of Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

. The see

Episcopal See

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 is in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

 where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas

Newcastle Cathedral

St Nicholas's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Its full title is The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle upon Tyne...

, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1882.

The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth.

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria

Victoria of the United Kingdom

Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....

 by division of the diocese of Durham

Diocese of Durham

The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic County Durham . It was created in AD 1000 to replace the Diocese of Lindisfarne...

. The current bishop, the 11th, is Martin Wharton

Martin Wharton

John Martin Wharton CBE is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Newcastle.Wharton was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner. He was educated at Ulverston Grammar School and Van Mildert College, Durham where he graduated with a Bachelor of...

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List of bishops

Bishops of Newcastle
No.	Incumbent	From	Until	Notes
1	Ernest Wilberforce	1882	1896	Nominated 4 July and consecrated Consecration Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...  25 July 1882; translated Translation (ecclesiastical) Translation is the technical term when a Bishop is transferred from one diocese to another.This can be* From Suffragan Bishop status to Diocesan Bishop*From Coadjutor bishop to Diocesan Bishop*From one country's Episcopate to another...  to Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity...  16 January 1896
2	Edgar Jacob Edgar Jacob Edgar Jacob was an English churchman, who became Bishop of Newcastle and then Bishop of St Albans.-Early life and education:He was born at the Rectory, Crawley, Hampshire, on 16 November 1844...	1896	1903	Nominated 16 January and consecrated 25 January 1896; translated to St Albans Bishop of St Albans The Bishop of St Albans is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of St Albans in the Province of Canterbury. The bishop is supported in his work by two suffragan bishops, the Bishop of Hertford and the Bishop of Bedford, and three archdeacons....  in 1903
3	Arthur Lloyd Arthur Lloyd (bishop) Arthur Thomas Lloyd was an Anglican bishop.Lloyd was educated at Magdalen School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Ordained in 1869, his first post was as a curate at Cholsey from where he moved to become vicar of Aylesbury...	1903	1907	Translated from Thetford Bishop of Thetford The Bishop of Thetford is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Thetford in Norfolk, England. The title was originally used by the Normans in the 11th century, and is presently used by a Church of England suffragan bishop.... ; nominated 11 May and invested 4 June 1903; died 29 May 1907
4	Norman Straton	1907	1915	Translated from Sodor and Man Bishop of Sodor and Man The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1... ; nominated 8 July and invested 2 September 1907; resigned 30 September 1915; died 5 April 1918
5	Herbert Wild	1915	1927	Nominated 16 October and consecrated 30 November 1915; resigned 1 August 1927, died 28 March 1940
6	Harold Ernest Bilbrough Harold Ernest Bilbrough Harold Ernest Bilbrough was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Dover in the modern era.-Life:He was translated to Newcastle. Educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford, he began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St Mary’s, South Shields and was successively Vicar of St John’s,...	1927	1941	Translated from Dover Bishop of Dover The Bishop of Dover is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Dover in Kent... ; nominated 14 September and invested 5 October 1927; resigned 1 October 1941; died 15 November 1950.
7	Noel Hudson	1941	1957	Formerly Assistant bishop Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops...  of St Albans; nominated 2 October and confirmed 19 October 1941; translated Ely Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...  18 January 1957.
8	Hugh Ashdown	1957	1972	Nominated 15 March and consecrated 1 May 1957; resigned 2 October 1972; died 26 Dec. 1977.
9	Ronald Bowlby	1973	1980	Nominated 27 November 1972 and consecrated 6 Jan. 1973; translated to Southwark Bishop of Southwark (Anglican) The Bishop of Southwark is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark in the Province of Canterbury.Until 1877, Southwark had been part of the Diocese of Winchester when it was transferred to the Diocese of Rochester...  14 December 1980.
10	Andrew Graham Andrew Graham (Bishop of Newcastle) Andrew Alexander Kenny Graham is a retired Anglican bishop.Graham was educated at Tonbridge School and St John's College, Oxford. After a period of study at Ely Theological College he was ordained in 1956. His first post was as a Curate at Hove from where he moved to be a Lecturer at Worcester...	1981	1997	Translated from Bedford Bishop of Bedford The Bishop of Bedford is an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, under the direction of the Diocesan Bishop of St Albans, oversees 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire.... ; nominated 21 May and confirmed 29 June 1981; resigned in 1997.
11	Martin Wharton Martin Wharton John Martin Wharton CBE is a British Anglican bishop. He is the current Bishop of Newcastle.Wharton was born in Ulverston, Lancashire, the son of John Wharton and Marjorie Skinner. He was educated at Ulverston Grammar School and Van Mildert College, Durham where he graduated with a Bachelor of...	1997	present	Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames The Bishop of Kingston-upon-Thames, often referred to simply as Bishop of Kingston, is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwark, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Kingston upon Thames, a settlement in south-west... ; nominated and confirmed in 1997.