__NOTOC__ The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York.Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. .The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham . (Official website). Retrieved on 18 November 2008.
The diocese covers including the whole of Nottinghamshire and a small area of South Yorkshire. The see is in the town of Southwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as Southwell Minster), which was elevated to cathedral status in 1884. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Manor, Southwell — in the minster precincts.
The diocese was created in 1884. Until 2005 it was known simply by the name "Southwell"; Nottingham was added to the title in that year. The current bishop is Paul Williams, whose election was confirmed on 11 May 2015.Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed (Accessed 24 May 2015) There are 314 church buildings in the Diocese.
The bishop is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of Sherwood, the current incumbent being Andy Emerton.
List of bishops Bishops of Southwell FromUntilIncumbentNotes1884 1904 George RiddingFormerly Headmaster of Winchester College1904 1925 Edwyn Hoskyns Died in post.1926 1928 Bernard Heywood Resigned in ill health; became an assistant bishop in York then Bishop suffragan of Hull and later Bishop of Ely1928 1941 Henry MosleyFormerly Bishop of Stepney1941 1964 Russell Barry1964 1970 Gordon SavageFormerly Bishop of Buckingham1970 1985 Denis Wakeling1985 1988 Michael WhinneyFormerly Bishop of Aston1988 1999 Patrick HarrisFormerly Bishop of Northern Argentina and Secretary of the Partnership for World Mission.1999 2005 George Cassidy Enthroned 11 September 1999; See translated to "Southwell and Nottingham" in 2005.Bishops of Southwell and NottinghamFromUntilIncumbentNotes20052009 George Cassidy 2010 20 January 2014Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham – Downing Street announces that the next Bishop of Durham is to be Paul Butler (Accessed 12 September 2013) Paul Butler The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham . (Official website). Retrieved on 18 November 2008.Bishop of Willesden announces Bishop Paul's new post on Twitter - https://twitter.com/pete173/status/2385887470Formerly Bishop of Southampton; translated to Durham on 20 January 2014.11 May 2015present Paul WilliamsPreviously area Bishop of Kensington. Source(s):
Assistant bishops Among those called Assistant Bishop of Southwell: 19011913 (res.): Hamilton Baynes, Vicar of Nottingham, former Bishop of Natal and later Assistant Bishop and Provost of Birmingham 19341943 (d.): Neville Talbot, Vicar of St Mary's, Nottingham and former Bishop of Pretoria 19441945 (res.): Douglas Wilson, former Bishop of British Honduras; became Bishop of Trinidad 19461952: John Weller, Vicar of Edwalton (until 1949), Rector of Holme Pierrepont (from 1951) and former Bishop of the Falkland Islands and in Argentina and Eastern South America November 19521968 (death): Morris Gelsthorpe, former Bishop in Sudan 1960–1971 (ret.): Mark Way, Rector of Averham, former Bishop of Masasi 1972–1977 (ret.): Bernard Markham, Rector of East Bridgford, former Bishop of Nassau
See also
Anglican Bishop of Nottingham
References
External links
Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings