__NOTOC__ The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan

bishop 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 ...

of the

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 Brit ...

Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the

Province of York The Province of York, or less formally the Northern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 12 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man. York was elevated to ...

.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The diocese covers including the whole of

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The trad ...

and a small area of

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. ...

. The see is in the town of Southwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as

Southwell Minster Southwell Minster () is a minster and cathedral in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated miles from Newark-on-Trent and from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and N ...

), which was elevated to cathedral status in 1884. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Manor, Southwell — in the minster precincts. The diocese was created in 1884. Until 2005 it was known simply by the name "Southwell";

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 ...

was added to the title in that year. The current bishop is Paul Williams, whose election was confirmed on 11 May 2015.Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed
(Accessed 24 May 2015) There are 314 church buildings in the Diocese. The bishop is assisted by the suffragan

Bishop of Sherwood The Bishop of Sherwood is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the Royal forest of Sherwood in Nottingha ...

, the current incumbent being

Andy Emerton Andrew Neil Emerton (born 1972) is a British Anglican bishop. Since September 2020, he has been Bishop of Sherwood in the Church of England. Early life and education Emerton grew up in Guilden Sutton near Chester, Cheshire. He studied at the Un ...

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Among those called Assistant Bishop of Southwell: *19011913 (res.): Hamilton Baynes, Vicar of

, former

Bishop of Natal The Diocese of Natal is in the region of Natal, South Africa, the diocese has its northern boundary at the Tugela River. The episcopal leader of the diocese is the bishop of Natal. History The history of the Diocese in the Colony of Nata ...

and later

Assistant Bishop An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop. Church of England In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually retired (diocesan or suffragan) bishops – in which case the ...

and Provost of Birmingham *19341943 (d.):

Neville Talbot Neville Stuart Talbot MC (21 August 1879 – 3 April 1943) was Bishop of Pretoria in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and later a robust vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham and assistant Bishop of Southwell who turned down the chance ...

, Vicar of St Mary's, Nottingham and former

Bishop of Pretoria The Diocese of Pretoria is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. It is divided into seven archdeaconries and has 61 parishes. History The diocese originally covered the whole of the South African Republic, which later became the T ...

*19441945 (res.): Douglas Wilson, former Bishop of British Honduras; became Bishop of Trinidad *19461952: John Weller, Vicar of

Edwalton Edwalton is an area of West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, covering Gamston and the older Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate put it at 4, ...

(until 1949), Rector of Holme Pierrepont (from 1951) and former Bishop of the Falkland Islands and in Argentina and Eastern South America *November 19521968 (death):

Morris Gelsthorpe Alfred Morris Gelsthorpe, DSO (26 February 189222 August 1968) was an English Anglican bishop and missionary. Known popularly as 'Gelly', he was the first Bishop in the Sudan. Early life He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and matri ...

, former Bishop in Sudan *1960–1971 (ret.):

Mark Way Wilfrid Lewis Mark Way (called Mark; 12 May 190530 July 1982) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the third Bishop of Masasi during the third quarter of the 20th century. Born on 12 May 1905 and educated at Rossall School and Trinity College, C ...

, Rector of

Averham Averham is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 187, increasing to 294 at the 2011 census. The village is just west of Newark-on-Trent. ...

, former Bishop of Masasi *1972–1977 (ret.):

Bernard Markham Bernard Markham was an Anglican bishop in the 20th century. Born on 26 February 1905 and educated at Bingley Grammar School and Leeds University, he was ordained in 1931. After curacies at Lidget Green and Stoke-on-Trent he held incumbencies ...

, Rector of East Bridgford, former Bishop of Nassau

References

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
---- {{Bishops of Southwell Southwell * Bishops of Southwell and Nottingham Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

See also

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