The Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.
The diocese presently covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria. The see is in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1882. The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth — not far north of Newcastle city centre.
The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. Helen-Ann Hartley became diocesan Bishop of Newcastle on 3 February 2023, the confirmation of her election.
List of bishops Bishops of Newcastle From Until Incumbent Notes 1882 1896 Ernest Wilberforce Translated to Chichester. 1896 1903 Edgar Jacob Translated to St Albans. 1903 1907 Arthur Lloyd Translated from Thetford. 1907 1915 Norman Straton Translated from Sodor and Man. 1915 1927 Herbert Wild 1927 1941 Harold Bilbrough Translated from Dover. 1941 1957 Noel Hudson Previously Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak then assistant bishop of St Albans; translated to Ely. 1957 1972 Hugh Ashdown 1973 1980 Ronald Bowlby Translated to Southwark. 1981 1997 Alec Graham Translated from Bedford. 1997 2014 Martin Wharton Translated from Kingston-upon-Thames. 2014 2015 Frank White Acting bishop, as Assistant Bishop of Newcastle 2015 2021 Christine Hardman Retired 30 November 2021.Diocese of Newcastle — Confirmation of Election Service for the 12th Bishop of Newcastle (Accessed 23 September 2015) 2021 2023 Mark WroeBishop of Berwick Acting bishop, as Bishop of Berwick. 2023 present Helen-Ann Hartley Elected 28 November 2022; confirmed 3 February 2023. Source(s):
Assistant bishops
Among those others who have served the diocese as assistant bishops have been: 19241933 (res.): Cecil Wood, Vicar of Jesmond and former Bishop of Melanesia Anthony Hunter resigned as assistant bishop effective 1 September 1980.
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