The Bishop of Ripon was a diocesan bishop's title which took its name after the

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Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...

in North Yorkshire, England.

History

Though one ancient Bishop of Ripon is known, the modern see of Ripon was established in 1836 from parts of the

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s of

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and

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

. In the same year, the

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in Ripon was raised to the status of

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. From 1905, the bishops of Ripon were assisted by the suffragan

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in overseeing the diocese. In 1999, the

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changed its name to the

Diocese of Ripon and Leeds The Diocese of Ripon (Diocese of Ripon and Leeds from 1999 until 2014) was a former Church of England diocese, part of the Province of York. Immediately prior to its dissolution, it covered an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as ...

, reflecting the growing importance of

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, the largest city within the diocese and one of the fastest-growing cities in Britain. The diocesan bishop lived in Hollin House, a six-bedroom house in

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, North Leeds, having moved there from Ripon in August 2008. The only bishop of ''Ripon and Leeds'' was

John Packer John Richard Packer (born 10 October 1946) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was the only Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, serving from the renaming of the diocese from Ripon in 2000 to his 2014 retirement (prior to his former diocese's merg ...

, who signed ''John Ripon and Leeds'', retired on 31 January 2014. The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds was dissolved on 20 April 2014 and its former territory was added to the new Diocese of Leeds. The first area

Bishop of Ripon The Bishop of Ripon is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. The bishop is one of the area bishops of the Diocese of Leeds in the Province of York. The area bishop of Ripon has oversight o ...

was James Bell,The Transformation Programme – Archbishop appoints interim area bishops
(Accessed 10 January 2014) who had previously been the suffragan

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and area bishop in Ripon; and acting diocesan

Bishop of Ripon and Leeds The Bishop of Ripon was a diocesan bishop's title which took its name after the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. History Though one ancient Bishop of Ripon is known, the modern see of Ripon was established in 1836 from parts of th ...

until the dissolution of that diocese. The second and current area Bishop of Ripon is Helen-Ann Hartley.

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Among those who served as "Assistant Bishop of Ripon" were: *1883–1884:

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, former

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and friend to Bickersteth

References

{{Bishops of Ripon (modern diocese) Diocese of Ripon and Leeds Diocese of Ripon