The Bishop of Grimsby is an episcopal

Episcopal polity

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 title used by a suffragan bishop

Suffragan bishop

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 of the Church of England

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 Diocese of Lincoln

Diocese of Lincoln

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, in the Province of Canterbury

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, England

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. The title takes its name after the town of Grimsby

Grimsby

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 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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. The suffragan bishop's official residence is Bishop's House, Church Lane, Irby-on-Humber

Irby upon Humber

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, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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. The bishop has episcopal oversight as the area bishop for the northern part of the diocese, i.e. the same area as the Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey – the archdeaconries of Stow and of Lindsey.

List of the Bishops of Grimsby

No.	Incumbent	From	Until	Notes
1	Ernest Blackie Ernest Blackie Ernest Morell Blackie was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in Leamington Spa on 19 August 1867 and educated at Cheltenham Grammar School and the University of London. Ordained in 1891 he began his career with a curacy at St Mark's, Gloucester and was then a...	1935	1937	Formerly Bishop of Grantham Bishop of Grantham The Bishop of Grantham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the market town of Grantham in Lincolnshire. The bishop has episcopal oversight as the area bishop for the...
2	Arthur Greaves Arthur Greaves Arthur Ivan Greaves was an Anglican bishop in the mid 20th century. He was born on 11 January 1873 and educated at Hurstpierpoint College and Keble College, Oxford. After a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon he was ordained in 1897. His first post was as a Curate in Kettering after which ...	1937	1958	Formerly Bishop of Grantham Bishop of Grantham The Bishop of Grantham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the market town of Grantham in Lincolnshire. The bishop has episcopal oversight as the area bishop for the...
3	Kenneth Healey Kenneth Healey Kenneth Healey was the 3rd Bishop of Grimsby. Educated at Moulton Grammar School, he was ordained in 1932. His first post was as a Curate in Grantham after which became Rector of Bloxholm. Subsequently Rural Dean of Lafford and then Archdeacon of Lincoln, from 1966 he was one of the Diocese’s’s...	1958	1966
4	Gerald Colin	1966	1979
5	David Tustin David Tustin David Tustin was the Suffragan Bishop of Grimsby from 1979 until 2000. He was born on 12 January 1935 and educated at Solihull School and Magdalene College, Cambridge...	1979	2000
6	David Rossdale David Rossdale David Douglas James Rossdale is the current Bishop of Grimsby. He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, King's College London and Roehampton University...	2000	present

External links

• Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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