Bishop of Dudley

Title in the Anglican Church of England

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The Bishop of Dudley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Dudley in the West Midlands; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 24 October 1973.[2] From 1 October 1993 until 2002, the bishop was an area bishop for the diocese's Black Country parishes.[3]

## List of bishops

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Bishops of Dudley

From  | Until  | Incumbent  | Notes
1974 | 1977 | Michael Mann |
1977 | 1993 | Tony Dumper | First area bishop from 1993.
1993 | 2000 | Rupert Hoare |
2000 | 2013 | David Walker [4][5][6] | Last area bishop until 2002; translated to Manchester.
2014 | 2019 | Graham Usher | [7] Translated to Norwich, 17 June 2019.[8]
28 January 2020 | present | Martin Gorick |
Source(s):[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. p. 946\. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
2. ^ "No. 46113". The London Gazette. 26 October 1973. p. 12738.
3. ^ GS 1445: Report of the Dioceses Commission, Diocese of Worcester (Accessed 23 April 2014)
4. ^ Bishop praises strong Christians. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
5. ^ Anglican communion contact page. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
6. ^ Bishop of Dudley's Lent message 2008. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
7. ^ Diocese of Worcester – Canon Graham Usher becomes Bishop of Dudley (Accessed 24 August 2014)
8. ^ "Next Bishop of Norwich announced". 3 May 2019.

## External links

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* Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings

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Bishops of Dudley

Suffragan bishops|

* Michael Mann
* Tony Dumper (became first area bishop)

Area bishops|

* Tony Dumper
* Rupert Hoare
* David Walker (became suffragan bishop)

Suffragan bishops|

* David Walker (previously last area bishop)
* Graham Usher
* Martin Gorick

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Bishops suffragan in the Church of England

Active suffragan sees|

| Province of Canterbury|

* Aston
* Barking
* Basingstoke
* Bedford
* Bradwell
* Brixworth
* Buckingham
* Colchester
* Crediton
* Croydon
* Dorchester
* Dorking
* Dover
* Dudley
* Dunwich
* Ebbsfleet
* Edmonton
* Europe
* Fulham
* Grantham
* Grimsby
* Hertford
* Horsham
* Huntingdon
* Islington
* Kensington
* Kingston-upon-Thames
* Lewes
* Loughborough
* Lynn
* Oswestry
* Plymouth
* Ramsbury
* Reading
* Repton
* Richborough
* Sherborne
* Shrewsbury
* Southampton
* St Germans
* Stafford
* Stepney
* Swindon
* Taunton
* Tewkesbury
* Thetford
* Tonbridge
* Warwick
* Willesden
* Wolverhampton
* Woolwich

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Province of York|

* Berwick
* Beverley
* Birkenhead
* Bolton
* Bradford
* Burnley
* Doncaster
* Huddersfield
* Hull
* Jarrow
* Kirkstall
* Lancaster
* Middleton
* Penrith
* Ripon
* Selby
* Sherwood
* Stockport
* Wakefield
* Warrington
* Whitby
* Wigan

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

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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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