Bishop of Whitby
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The Bishop of Whitby is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of York
, in the Province of York
, England
.
The title takes its name after the town of Whitby
in North Yorkshire
. Today, the Bishop of Whitby is responsible for the Archdeaconry of Cleveland
, and assists the Archbishop of York
in overseeing the diocese, particularly in parishes unable to accept the priestly ministry of women.
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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 York
Diocese of York
The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, 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...
, 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 town of Whitby
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
. Today, the Bishop of Whitby is responsible for the Archdeaconry of Cleveland
Archdeaconry of Cleveland
The Archdeaconry of Cleveland is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It stretches west from Thirsk, north to Middlesbrough, east to Whitby and south to Pickering...
, and assists the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
in overseeing the diocese, particularly in parishes unable to accept the priestly ministry of women.
List of the Bishops of Whitby
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Woollcombe | 1923 | 1939 | (1869–1941). 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 Selby Bishop of Selby The Bishop of Selby is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Selby in North Yorkshire. The Bishop of Selby is responsible for the Archdeaconry of York.-List of the Bishops... |
| 2 | Harold Hubbard | 1939 | 1947 | (1883–1953) |
| 3 | Walter Baddeley | 1947 | 1954 | (1894–1960). Translated to Blackburn Bishop of Blackburn The Bishop of Blackburn is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn in the Province of York.The diocese covers much of the county of Lancashire and has its see in the town of Blackburn, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary... |
| 4 | Philip Wheeldon | 1954 | 1961 | (1913–1992) |
| 5 | George Snow | 1961 | 1972 | (1907–1991) |
| 6 | |John Yates John Yates (bishop) John Yates was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England. He was a bishop for 22 years, serving as the Bishop of Whitby from 1972 to 1975, the Bishop of Gloucester from 1975 to 1992 and the Bishop at Lambeth from 1992 to 1994.-Early life:Yates was born in Burslem, Staffordshire on 17 April 1925... |
1972 | 1975 | (1925–2008). Translated to Gloucester Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church... |
| 7 | Clifford Barker | 1976 | 1983 | (b.1926). Translated to Selby Bishop of Selby The Bishop of Selby is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Selby in North Yorkshire. The Bishop of Selby is responsible for the Archdeaconry of York.-List of the Bishops... |
| 8 | Gordon Bates Gordon Bates Gordon Bates was the eighth Bishop of Whitby. He was born on 16 March 1934 and received his ecclesiastical education at Kelham Theological College, being ordained Deacon in 1958 and Priest 1959. After a Curacy at Eltham he served as a Youth Chaplain in, firstly, the Gloucester and then the... |
1983 | 1999 | (b.1934) |
| 9 | Robert Ladds SSC Society of the Holy Cross The Society of the Holy Cross is an international Anglo-Catholic society of priests with members in the Anglican Communion, the Continuing Anglican Movement and the Roman Catholic Church's Anglican Use... |
1999 | 2008 | (b.1941) |
| 10 | Martin Warner Martin Warner (bishop) Martin Clive Warner is an Anglican bishop in England. He is currently the Bishop of Whitby.-Education and career:Warner studied at the University of Durham in the 1970s and then trained for ordination at St Stephen's House, Oxford... |
2010 | present | (b.1958) |
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