Consecration of the Suffragan Bishop of Nottingham

The Anglican Bishop of Nottingham was an episcopal title used by a

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

suffragan bishop. The title took its name after the county town of

Nottingham Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...

and was first created under the

Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 (26 Hen 8 c 14) is an Act of the Parliament of England that authorised the appointment of suffragan (i.e., assistant) bishops in England and Wales. The tradition of appointing suffragans named after a town in the d ...

. Until 1837, Nottingham had been part of the

Diocese of York The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The diocese is headed by the ...

, when it then became part of the Diocese of Lincoln. With the creation of the

Diocese of Southwell The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is b ...

in 1884, Nottingham became part of that diocese, but the then- (and final) bishop remained suffragan to Lincoln. Since 2005, Nottingham gives its name to the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

List of suffragan bishops

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Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
---- Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of York Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Lincoln Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham 1534 establishments in England {{anglican-stub

List of suffragan bishops

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