Bishop of Hull

The Bishop of Hull is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England. The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese.

The title takes its name after the city of Kingston upon Hull and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. Today, the Bishop of Hull is responsible for the Archdeaconry of the East Riding.

Not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hull, the bishop of a Diocese in Canada founded in 1963, currently the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.

List of bishops Bishops of Hull From Until Incumbent Notes 1538 1559 Robert Pursglove Consecrated on 29 December 1538; deprived 1559. 1559 1891 in abeyance 1891 1910 Richard Blunt 1910 1913 John Augustine Kempthorne Translated to Lichfield 1913 1929 Francis Gurdon 1929 1931 no appointment; though Heywood exercised oversight as Assistant Bishop 1931 1934 Bernard Heywood Previously Assistant Bishop of York (overseeing the East Riding, effectively the same role); translated to Ely 1934 1957 Henry Vodden 1957 1965 George Townley 1965 1977 Hubert Higgs 1977 1981 Geoffrey Paul Translated to Bradford 1981 1994 Donald Snelgrove 1994 1998 James Jones Translated to Liverpool 1998 17 October 2014 Richard Frith Translated to Hereford 3 July 2015 2022 Alison White Consecrated 3 July 2015. Retired 25 February 2022. Sep 2022 present Eleanor Sanderson Translated 22 September 2022. Source(s):

References

External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings