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Bishop of Liverpool

Diocesan bishop in the Church of England

Summary

Diocesan bishop in the Church of England

FieldValue
bishopricLiverpool
borderanglican
incumbentJohn Perumbalath (on leave)
Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Wigan (ad interim)
provinceYork
residenceBishop's Lodge, Woolton
established1880
cathedralLiverpool Cathedral
first_incumbentJ. C. Ryle
dioceseLiverpool

Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Wigan (ad interim) The Bishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in the Province of York.

The diocese stretches from Southport in the north to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east. Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of Christ. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Woolton — east of Liverpool city centre.

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1880 under Queen Victoria. The current Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, is on leave pending his retirement following accusations of sexual misconduct.

On 28 February 2025, it was announced that Ruth Worsley was to become Interim Bishop of Liverpool (i.e. interim diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool) for a period of two years starting later in 2025; to facilitate this role, she was translated from Taunton to the vacant suffragan See of Wigan (becoming Bishop of Wigan) by letters patent issued on 4 April. She was then welcomed as Interim Bishop on 3 May 2025, initially as an honorary assistant bishop, pending her translation to be Bishop suffragan of Wigan.

List of bishops

Bishops of LiverpoolFromUntilIncumbentNotes
18801900[[File:JCRylePhoto.jpg60px]] John Charles RyleNominated on 11 May and consecrated on 11 June 1880. Resigned on 1 March 1900 and died on 10 June 1900.
19001923[[File:Francis Chavasse by JB Gibbs.jpg60px]] Francis ChavasseNominated on 24 March and consecrated on 25 April 1900. Resigned on 1 October 1923 and died on 11 March 1928.
19231944[[File:No image.svg60px]] Albert DavidTranslated from St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Nominated on 3 October and confirmed on 18 October 1923. Resigned on 15 April 1944 and died on 24 December 1950.
19441966[[File:No image.svg60px]] Clifford MartinNominated on 3 July and consecrated on 25 July 1944. Resigned on 30 November 1965 and died on 11 August 1977.
19661975[[File:No image.svg60px]] Stuart BlanchNominated on 22 December 1965 and consecrated on 25 March 1966. Translated to York on 9 January 1975.
19751997[[File:No image.svg60px]] David SheppardTranslated from Woolwich. Nominated on 2 May and confirmed on 3 June 1975. Resigned in 1997, created Baron Sheppard of Liverpool on 14 February 1998, and died on 5 March 2005. Represented England at cricket 22 times.
19982013[[File:No image.svg60px]] James JonesTranslated from Hull. Nominated and confirmed in 1998.
23 July 20142022[[File:Religious leaders at the Horasis Global Meeting (27839442856) (Paul Bayes cropped).jpg60px]] Paul BayesTranslated from Hertford. Installed on 15 November 2014 at Liverpool Cathedral; retired 1 March 2022.
2023on leave[[File:Installation 2 (2).jpg60px]] John Perumbalath (on leave)Translated from Bishop of Bradwell; confirmed 20 January 2023; on leave since 30 January 2025 pending retirement and has since resigned announced his retirement days after facing allegations of misconduct from two women, including another bishop.
2025ad interim[[File:No image.svg60px]] Ruth Worsley, interim bishop and Bishop of WiganPreviously Bishop of Taunton; also suffragan See of Wigan since 4 April 2025; interim diocesan bishop, 3 May 2025.
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Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as Assistant Bishop of Liverpool were:

  • 1968–1987 (ret.): William (Bill) Baker, lecturer at St Katharine's College until 1975 and former Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar

Those who have served in retirement as honorary assistant bishops include:

  • 19461958 (d.): Herbert Gresford Jones, canon residentiary (until 1956) and retired Bishop of Warrington

References

References

  1. ''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. {{ISBN. 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. [http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/ The Diocese of Liverpool: Homepage] {{Webarchive. link. (24 February 2008 . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.)
  3. link. (2008-09-15 . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.)
  4. [http://www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/ Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool]. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  5. {{Crockford
  6. [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=182 Provincial Directory: Liverpool]. Retrieved on 24 November 2008.
  7. (30 January 2025). "Retirement of the Bishop of Liverpool".
  8. (30 January 2025). "Bishop of Liverpool quits amid sexual misconduct allegations". The Guardian.
  9. (28 February 2025). "New Interim Bishop of Liverpool Announced".
  10. {{London Gazette. (8 April 2025)
  11. (7 May 2025). "Reflection on Bishop Ruth’s Official Welcome".
  12. (3 April 2025). "Report on the retirement from Ministry of +John".
  13. link. (December 28, 2008 . Retrieved on 24 November 2008.)
  14. [http://www.liverpool.anglican.org/our-new-bishop-announced Diocese of Liverpool – The next Bishop of Liverpool is to be Paul Bayes] {{Webarchive. link. (8 May 2014 (Accessed 7 May 2014))
  15. (2 July 2021). "Bishop of Liverpool announces his retirement".
  16. (1 December 2022). "Diary (January — February 2023)".
  17. "Historical successions: Liverpool". Crockford's Clerical Directory.
  18. (1986). "Handbook of British Chronology". Cambridge University Press.
  19. "Baker, William Scott".
  20. "Jones, Herbert Gresford".
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