The Bishop of Penrith is an episcopal title named after the town of Penrith in Cumbria.
The title was first mentioned "as Pereth" in the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 (alongside a see for Penreth – now called Penrydd – in Pembrokeshire). It was first used for the Diocese of Ripon in 1888, but the incumbent's episcopal title was transferred to Richmond by Royal Warrant in 1889. Since 1939, the Bishop of Penrith has been a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle assisting the diocesan Bishop of Carlisle in overseeing the diocese.
List of bishops Bishops of Penrith From Until Incumbent Notes 1534 1888 in abeyance Crockfords shows John Bird as Bishop 1537-39 but this is almost certainly incorrect due to the misidentification of his See of Penreth with Penrith. John Byrde was consecrated for Dio.Llandaff (possibly for Skenfrith in Monmouthshire) and in 1539 was translated to Bangor. 1888 1889 John Pulleine Appointed for the diocese of Ripon. His suffragan title was changed by Royal Warrant to Richmond in 1889. 1889 1939 in abeyance 1939 1944 Grandage Powell 1944 1959 Herbert Turner 1959 1966 Cyril Bulley Translated to Carlisle 1967 1970 Reginald Foskett 1970 1979 Edward Pugh 1979 1994 George Hacker 1994 2002 Richard Garrard 2002 2009 James Newcome Translated to Carlisle on 10 October 2009. 2009 2011 no appointment 2011 2018 Robert Freeman Consecrated on 28 October 2011;Consecrations of the Bishops of Durham and Penrith retired "Easter" 2018.Diocese of Carlisle — Announcement of Bishop Robert's retirement (Accessed 4 November 2017) 2019 2021 Emma Ineson Consecrated on 27 February 2019;https://www.carlislediocese.org.uk/news/1936/61/The-Revd-Dr-Emma-Ineson-named-as-new-Bishop-of-Penrith.html ? resigned See to become "Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York" on 1 June 2021. 2022 2025 Rob Saner-Haigh Consecrated 15 July 2022; translated to Carlisle, 1 September 2025. 2026 Michael John Leyden Nominated 13 April 2026 Source(s):
References D.H.Marston: "The Bishopric of Barrow-in-Furness" (2nd Edition, 2017)
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings