Assistant Bishop of Newcastle
The Assistant Bishop of Newcastle was an episcopal title used by the sole full-time stipendiary assistant bishop (effectively suffragan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York, England.[1] The title took its name as the bishop who assists the diocesan Bishop of Newcastle.
Frank White was the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle from 28 November 2010,[2] having previously served in the Diocese of Peterborough as suffragan Bishop of Brixworth for eight years, until his retirement on 30 September 2016.
On 28 November 2015, White (at the end of a vacancy in the diocesan See), presented a proposal to the Diocesan Synod to revive the abeyant Suffragan See of Berwick.[3][4] The Dioceses Commission approved the petition to revive the See,[5] so no new Assistant Bishop will be appointed, but a Bishop of Berwick will instead.
List of bishops
| Assistant Bishops of Newcastle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1980 | 1998[6] | Ken Gill | Formerly Bishop of the Central Karnataka Diocese of the Church of South India.[7] Appointed stipendiary Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in 1980.[8] |
| 1998 | 2010 | Paul Richardson | Formerly Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia. Resigned and joined the Roman Catholic Church[9] |
| 2010 | 2016 | Frank White | Formerly suffragan Bishop of Brixworth.[2] |
References
- ↑ Anglican Communion — Newcastle
- 1 2 Diocese of Newcastle — New Assistant Bishop of Newcastle announced
- ↑ Newcastle Diocesan Synod, 28 November 2015 — Agenda (Accessed 19 January 2016)
- ↑ Newcastle Diocesan Synod, 28 November 2015 — Suffragan See of Berwick (Accessed 19 January 2016)
- ↑ Diocese of Newcastle — Frank White to retire in September (Accessed 28 April 2016)
- ↑ Haydon News, April 1998 (p. 12)
- ↑ "Archbishop of Canterbury Awards Lambeth Degrees". Official Archbishop of Canterbury website. 7 September 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ↑ Whittaker's Almanack (120th ed.). London: Whitaker and Sons Ltd. 1988. p. 488. ISBN 0-85021-178-6.
- ↑ ""Church of England bishop converts to Rome" - Damian Thompson - Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. London. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.