Bishop of Stafford
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The Bishop of Stafford is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Lichfield
, in the Province of Canterbury
, England
. The title takes its name after Stafford
, the county town
of Staffordshire
. The Bishop of Stafford has particular episcopal oversight of the parishes in the Archdeaconry of Stoke. The incumbent is The Rt Revd Geoff Annas
.
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Episcopal polity
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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 Lichfield
Diocese of Lichfield
The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers 4,516 km² The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England...
, 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
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. The title takes its name after Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, the county town
County town
A county town is a county's administrative centre in the United Kingdom or Ireland. County towns are usually the location of administrative or judicial functions, or established over time as the de facto main town of a county. The concept of a county town eventually became detached from its...
of Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. The Bishop of Stafford has particular episcopal oversight of the parishes in the Archdeaconry of Stoke. The incumbent is The Rt Revd Geoff Annas
Geoff Annas
Geoffrey Peter Annas is a British clergyman, the suffragan Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.-Education and career:...
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List of the Bishops of Stafford
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Were | 1909 | 1915 | (1846–1915). Formerly Bishop of Derby Bishop of Derby The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury, UK.The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Southwell in 1927 under King George V and roughly covers the county of Derbyshire... |
| 2 | Lionel Crawfurd | 1915 | 1934 | (1864–1934) |
| 3 | Douglas Crick Douglas Crick Douglas Henry Crick was the Anglican Bishop of Chester from 1939 until 1955.Crick was born in 1885 and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford before beginning his ordained ministry as a chaplain to the Mersey Mission for Seamen. A curacy at Maltby followed before a period in... |
1934 | 1938 | (1885–1973). 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 Chester Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.The diocese expands across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral... |
| 4 | Lemprière Hammond | 1938 | 1958 | (1881–1965) |
| 5 | Richard Clitherow | 1958 | 1974 | (1909–1984) |
| 6 | John Waine John Waine John Waine KCVO was Bishop of Chelmsford from 1986 to 1996; and previously Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich from 1978 to 1986, Bishop of Stafford, 1975–1978. He also served as Clerk of the Closet from 1989 to 1997, and in retirement served as a lay member on the Press Complaints Commission... |
1975 | 1978 | (b.1930). Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| 7 | John Waller | 1979 | 1987 | (b.1924) |
| 8 | Michael Scott-Joynt Michael Scott-Joynt Michael Charles Scott-Joynt is an English ecclesiastic and prelate of the Order of the Garter. He was appointed Bishop of Winchester, one of the five senior bishoprics in the Church of England, in 1995. He had previously served as Bishop of Stafford in the Diocese of Lichfield from 1987 and before... |
1987 | 1995 | (b.1943). Translated to Winchester Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and... |
| 9 | Christopher Hill | 1996 | 2004 | (b.1945). Translated to Guildford Bishop of Guildford The Bishop of Guildford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Guildford in the Province of Canterbury.The title was first created as a suffragan see in the Diocese of Winchester in 1874. The suffragan bishop of Guildford assisted the Bishop of Winchester in overseeing the diocese... |
| 10 | Gordon Mursell Gordon Mursell Alfred Gordon Mursell is a former suffragan Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.Mursell was born on 4 May 1949 and educated at Ardingly College and Brasenose College, Oxford... |
2005 | 2010 | (b.1949) |
| 11 | Geoff Annas Geoff Annas Geoffrey Peter Annas is a British clergyman, the suffragan Bishop of Stafford in the Church of England.-Education and career:... |
2010 | present | (b.1953) |
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