Bishop of Birmingham

Diocesan bishop in the Church of England

This article is about the Anglican bishop. For the Catholic archbishop, see Archbishop of Birmingham.

Bishop of Birmingham

Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent:
Michael Volland
Location
Ecclesiastical province| Canterbury
Residence| Bishop's Croft, Harborne
Information
First holder| Charles Gore
Established| 1905
Diocese| Birmingham
Cathedral| St Philip's, Birmingham

The Bishop of Birmingham heads the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, in England.

The diocese covers the North West of the historical county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip which was elevated to cathedral status in 1905.

The bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham.[1]

The office has existed since the foundation of the see in 1905 from the Diocese of Worcester under King Edward VII.[2]

On 31 August 2023, it was announced that Michael Volland was to become the next bishop diocesan,[3] following the retirement of David Urquhart on 18 October 2022.[4] He legally took up his See at the confirmation of his election on 22 November.[5]

The bishop is assisted, throughout the whole diocese, by the suffragan Bishop of Aston.

## List of bishops

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Bishops of Birmingham

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
1905  | 1911  |  Charles Gore | Translated from Worcester; nominated 20 January and invested 27 January 1905; translated to Oxford, 17 October 1911.
1911  | 1924  |  Henry Wakefield | Nominated 20 October and consecrated 28 October 1911; resigned 1 August 1924; died 9 January 1933.
1924  | 1953  |  Ernest Barnes | Previously a Canon of Westminster since 1918; nominated 1 September and consecrated 29 September 1924; resigned April 1953 and died 29 November 1953.
1953  | 1969  |  Leonard Wilson | Previously Bishop of Singapore (as a POW) 1941–1948 then Dean of Manchester since 1948; nominated 30 June and confirmed 28 September 1953; resigned 30 September 1969; died 18 August 1970.
1969  | 1977  |  Laurie Brown | Translated from Warrington; nominated 7 October and confirmed 9 December 1969; resigned 1 November 1977; died in 1993.
1977  | 1987  |  Hugh Montefiore | Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames; nominated 7 November 1977 and confirmed 23 February 1978; resigned in 1987; died 13 May 2005.
1987  | 2002  |  Mark Santer | Translated from Kensington; nominated and confirmed in 1987; resigned 31 May 2002;[6] died 14 August 2024.
2002  | 2005  |  John Sentamu | Translated from Stepney; nominated 11 June 2002;[6] translated to York in 2005.[7]
2005  | 2006  |  Michael Whinney (Acting) | Assistant bishop and former Bishop of Southwell; acting in interregnum.
2006  | 2022  |  David Urquhart | Translated from Birkenhead; nominated 23 May 2006;[8] inaugurated 17 November 2006; retired 18 October 2022.[4]
2023  | present  |  Michael Volland | Confirmed 22 November;[5] consecrated 30 November 2023.[9]
Source(s):[10][11]

## Assistant bishops

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Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese were:

* 1913 – 1937 (ret.): Hamilton Baynes, Vicar/Provost of Birmingham (from 1931), former Bishop of Natal and Assistant Bishop of Southwell[12]
* 1937–1958 (d.): James Linton, Rector of Handsworth and former Bishop in Persia[13]
* 1951–1953 (res.): James Hughes, Vicar of Edgbaston and former Bishop of Barbados; became Bishop of Matabeleland and Archbishop of Central Africa, then Bishop of Trinidad[14]
* 1962–1972: George Sinker, Provost of Birmingham and former Bishop in Nagpur[15]
* 1988 – 1995 (ret.): Michael Whinney, Canon of Birmingham (from 1992), former Bishop suffragan of Aston and Bishop of Southwell[16]
* 1997 – 2003 (ret.): David Evans, Gen. Sec. of SAMS and former Bishop in Peru[17]

## See also

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* Archbishop of Birmingham
* Bishop of Aston

## References

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1. ^ "Provincial Directory: Birmingham". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
2. ^ "A Brief History of the Diocese of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
3. ^ "CofE Birmingham welcomes Bishop-Designate, Michael Volland". The Church ofEngland Birmingham. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
4. ^ a b "The Bishop of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. ^ a b "Confirmation of Election of the Bishop of Birmingham". The Church of England Birmingham. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
6. ^ a b "See of Birmingham". Number10. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
7. ^ "New archbishop 'excited' by appointment". Number10. Retrieved 22 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
8. ^ "New Bishop of Birmingham appointed". Number10. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
9. ^ "The Consecration of Bishop Michael, Bishop of Birmingham, with pictures". The Church of England Birmingham. 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
10. ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (Third ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 230\. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
11. ^ "Historical successions: Birmingham". Crockford's Clerical Directory. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
12. ^ "Baynes, Arthur Hamilton". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
13. ^ "Around the dioceses: Birmingham. Bishop's Widow Dies". Church Times. No. 5144\. 15 September 1961. p. 11\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
14. ^ "Archbishop Hughes translated". Church Times. No. 5153\. 17 November 1961. p. 1\. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 27 February 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
15. ^ "Sinker, George". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
16. ^ "Whinney, Michael Humphrey Dickens". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
17. ^ "Evans, David Richard John". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

## External links

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* Diocese of Birmingham
* Birmingham Cathedral

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