The Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness was an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle, in the Province of York, England. The See was created by Order in Council on 6 April 1889 (under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888)Church of England — Dormant Suffragan Sees (Archived 30 May 2016, which accessed 4 March 2020) and took its name after the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Since 1944, the title has been in abeyance.
List of bishops Bishops of Barrow-in-Furness From Until Incumbent Notes 1889 1909 Henry Ware Held in plurality with a Residentiary Canonry at Carlisle Cathedral. Died in Office, buried in the English Cemetery, Rome. 1909 1926 Campbell West-Watson Held in plurality with a Residentiary Canonry at Carlisle Cathedral until 1921, then with the Rectory of Aldingham, near Ulverston, Cumbria. Became Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. 1926 1944 Herbert Sidney Pelham Held in plurality with the Rectory of Aldingham. Died in Office, buried in Aldingham Churchyard. A portrait of him hangs in the chancel of the church. 1944 present in abeyance Source(s): Crockford's Clerical Directory 2. D.H.Marston : "The Bishopric of Barrow-in-Furness" (2016)
See also
Barrow-in-Furness List of places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness
References
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings