Anglican Bishop of Lancaster
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The Anglican Bishop of Lancaster is an episcopal
title used by a suffragan bishop
of the Church of England
Diocese of Blackburn
, in the Province of York
, England
. The title takes its name after the traditional county town
of Lancaster
in Lancashire
. The incumbent is The Rt Revd Geoff Pearson BA.
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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 Blackburn
Diocese of Blackburn
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created in 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley...
, 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 traditional 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 Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
. The incumbent is The Rt Revd Geoff Pearson BA.
List of the Anglican Bishops of Lancaster
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
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| 1 | Benjamin Pollard Benjamin Pollard Benjamin Pollard TD was an Anglican bishop.Pollard and educated at Manchester Grammar School and the Victoria University of Manchester. He was ordained in 1914 and was a chaplain during World War I with the British Armed Forces. After this he became the Precentor of Sheffield Cathedral and then... |
1936 | 1954 | 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 Sodor and Man Bishop of Sodor and Man The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1... |
| 2 | Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall | 1955 | 1975 | |
| 3 | Dennis Page | 1975 | 1985 | |
| 4 | Ian Harland Ian Harland The Right Reverend Ian Harland was a Church of England cleric, serving as Anglican Bishop of Lancaster then Bishop of Carlisle.-Life:... |
1985 | 1989 | Translated to Carlisle Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle in the Province of York.The diocese covers the County of Cumbria except for Alston Moor and the former Sedbergh Rural District... |
| 5 | Jack Nicholls Jack Nicholls For other people named Jack or John Nicholls see John NichollsThe Rt Revd John Nicholls GCStJ, known as Jack Nicholls, is a British Anglican clergy and former Bishop of Sheffield.... |
1990 | 1997 | Translated to Sheffield Bishop of Sheffield The Bishop of Sheffield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield in the Province of York.The title was first created as a suffragan see in the Diocese of York in 1901. The only suffragan bishop of Sheffield assisted the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese... |
| 6 | Stephen Pedley | 1998 | 2006 | |
| 7 | Geoff Pearson | 2006 | present |
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