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Suffragan bishop in the Church of England For the Roman Catholic Bishop, see Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster.

The Bishop of Lancaster is 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 See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 24 July 1936. The current bishop is Jill Duff.

List of Anglican bishops

Anglican Bishops of Lancaster
From Until Incumbent Notes
1936 1954 Benjamin Pollard Translated to Sodor and Man
1955 1975 Anthony Hoskyns-Abrahall
1975 1985 Dennis Page
1985 1989 Ian Harland Translated to Carlisle
1990 1997 Jack Nicholls Translated to Sheffield
1998 2006 Stephen Pedley
2006 2017 Geoff Pearson Retired 31 July 2017.
2018 present Jill Duff Since consecration, 29 June 2018.
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References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 947. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. "No. 34308". The London Gazette. 24 July 1936. pp. 4735–6.
  3. Diocese of Blackburn — The Anglican Bishop of Lancaster announces his retirement Archived 2017-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 16 January 2017)
  4. Diocese of Blackburn — Bishop Geoff's retirement reflections (Accessed 26 July 2017)
  5. Diocese of Blackburn — Next Bishop of Lancaster is Jill Duff (Accessed 13 March 2018)

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Anglican Bishops of Lancaster
Bishops suffragan in the Church of England
Active suffragan sees
Province of Canterbury
Province of York
Former suffragan sees
Abeyant
Translated
See also: Suffragan Bishops Act 1534; Bishop for the Falkland Islands; Bishop to the Forces; spokesperson bishops; Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York
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