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is the

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of the

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Diocese of Derby The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby whose seat (cathedra) is at Derby Cathedral. The diocesan ...

in the

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.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The diocese was formed from part of the

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in 1927 under

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and roughly covers the county of

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. Before this time however there had been two bishops suffragan of Derby whilst the town was still within the

. The bishop's seat (''

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'') or

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is located in the City of

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– formerly the parish church of All Saints, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1927.Derby Cathedral
. (Official website). Retrieved on 23 November 2008. The bishop's residence is the Bishop's House, Duffield. The current bishop is

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, since the

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on 11 February 2019 of her

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List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese have been: *19361937 (d.):

Philip Crick Philip Charles Thurlow Crick (1882-1937) was the Anglican Bishop of Rockhampton in Australia from 1921 until 1927 and the Bishop of Ballarat until 1935. Family Crick was born into a clerical family on 18 November 1882, the eldest child of t ...

, Vicar of Ashbourne and former Bishop of Rockhampton and of Ballarat *19371941 (d.):

Edward Every Edward Francis Every (13 April 1862 – 16 January 1941) was an Anglican priest and author: a Missionary Bishop, in South America for a 35-year period during the first half of the twentieth century. Biography He was the second son of Sir Hen ...

, Rector of

Egginton Egginton is a village and civil parish in the local government district of South Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 574. Location The village is located just off Ryknild Street, otherwise known as ...

; retired Bishop of the Falkland Islands and of Argentina *19411953 (res.):

Ronald O'Ferrall Ronald Stanhope More O’Ferrall was the fourth Anglican Bishop of Madagascar from 1926 until 1940. O'Ferrall was born in 1890 and educated at Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1915 and was a curate at C ...

, Rector of

Walton on Trent Walton-on-Trent is a village within the civil parish of Walton-upon-Trent, in the National Forest in the South Derbyshire district in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 Census was 872. The Bridge at W ...

until 1944, Vicar of Repton and Foremark (1944–1947),

Provost of Derby The Dean of Derby is the head (''primus inter pares'' – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Derby Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the ''Cathedral Church of All Saints'' in Derby. Before 2000 th ...

thereafter; former

Bishop in Madagascar The Bishop of Madagascar was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Madagascar from 1874 until the Diocese was split into three in 1969. Assistant bishops Grosvenor Miles was an assistant bishop of the diocese from 1938 to 1960. Jean Marcel Jea ...

and later Assistant Bishop of Gloucester *1954–1962:

George Sinker George Sinker (5 May 1900 – 19 January 1986) was bishop of Nagpur and provost of Birmingham Cathedral. He was born in Hyderabad, India, the son of the Reverend R Sinker, and was educated at Rossall School and Brasenose College, Oxford. In 19 ...

, Vicar of

Bakewell Bakewell is a market town and civil parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, known also for its local Bakewell pudding. It lies on the River Wye, about 13 miles (21 km) south-west of Sheffield. In the 2011 census, ...

and former Bishop in Nagpur *19621984 (d.):

Tom Parfitt Thomas Richards Parfitt (called Tom) was the sixth Anglican Bishop of Madagascar from 1952 to 1961. Parfitt was born on 24 May 1911, educated at St John's College, Oxford and ordained in 1935. He began his ordained ministry with curacies in Ne ...

, Rector of Matlock with

Tansley Tansley is a village on the southern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, two miles east of Matlock. History Tansley is recorded in the Domesday Book as Taneslege, and its name comes from the combination of the Old English elements ''tān'' a ...

(until 1980) and former

*19791980 (res.): George Briggs, assistant priest in Matlock with Tansley and former Bishop of The Seychelles

References

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
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Bishops of Derby A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

Diocese of Derby