The Bishop of Derby was a suffragan bishop of the

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in the

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. The title was first created as a suffragan see within the

. The suffragan Bishop of Derby assisted the diocesan Bishop of Southwell in overseeing the diocese.

List of bishops

References

{{Anglican Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain Derby suffragan