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The Bishop of Aston is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Aston, an area of the City of Birmingham; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888, by Order in Council dated 15 July 1954. The suffragan bishop of Aston assists the diocesan bishop of Birmingham, sharing Episcopal oversight throughout the diocese.

The See has been vacant since Anne Hollinghurst's resignation in September 2024; the bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Sutton Coldfield. On 12 December 2024, it was announced that Esther Prior is to become the next Bishop of Aston in 2025.

List of bishops

Bishops of Aston
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1954	1961	Michael Parker	Translated to Bradford.
1962	1972	David Porter
1972	1982	Mark Green
1982	1985	Michael Whinney	Translated to Southwell.
1985	1989	Colin Buchanan	Translated to Woolwich.
1989	1992	no appointment
1992	2005	John Austin
2005	2008	no appointment
2008	2014	Andrew Watson	Translated to Guildford, 24 November 2014.
29 September 2015	2024	Anne Hollinghurst	Resigned September 2024.
2025	onwards	Esther Prior, bishop-designate
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References

Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
"No. 40235". The London Gazette. 20 July 1954. p. 4257.
Birmingham Diocese – Director of Communications
^ "Welcoming Our New Bishop of Aston: Esther Prior". Church of England Birmingham. 12 December 2024. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
Obituary: The Rt Revd John Austin Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 3 June 2008.
A September full of Promise and Expectation Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved on 2 September 2008.
Diocese of Birmingham — Anne Hollinghurst announced as next Bishop of Aston Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 2 July 2015)
Diocese of St Albans — St Albans Vicar to be Bishop of Aston (Accessed 2 July 2015)
"Anne Hollinghurst is announced as the new Principal of Queen's". Diocese of Birmingham. 10 April 2024. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 945. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

v t e Bishops of Aston
Michael Parker David Porter Mark Green Michael Whinney Colin Buchanan John Austin Andrew Watson Anne Hollinghurst Esther Prior (announced)

v t e Diocese of Birmingham
St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham Bishop's Croft, Harborne Diocesan Office, Birmingham
Office holders	Michael Volland, Bishop of Birmingham Esther Prior, Bishop suffragan designate of Aston AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Matt Thompson, Dean of Birmingham Jenny Tomlinson, Archdeacon of Birmingham Phelim O'Hare, Archdeacon of Aston
Historic offices	Provost of Birmingham (1931–2000; see Dean of Birmingham)

Bishops suffragan in the Church of England

Active suffragan sees

Province of Canterbury

Province of York

Former suffragan sees

Abeyant	Alnwick Aylesbury Barrow-in-Furness Bishopwearmouth Boston Bristol Chelsea Cirencester Coventry Derby Guildford Halifax Hexham Hulme Ipswich Kendal Leicester Leominster Ludlow Maidstone Marlborough Northampton Nottingham Penrydd Rochdale Shaftesbury Sheffield Southwark Swansea Whalley Wigan
Translated	Knaresborough (to Ripon) Malmesbury (to Swindon) Pontefract (to Wakefield) Richmond (to Kirkstall)

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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