Bishop of Huddersfield

Bishop of Huddersfield

The scheme also created a new suffragan see of Huddersfield, whose incumbent is the area bishop over the Huddersfield episcopal area. Significant churches in the area include Huddersfield Parish Church, Halifax Minster and Dewsbury Minster. Since no new area bishop could be appointed until the diocesan bishop was in post, the bishop of Pontefract also served as interim area bishop in the Huddersfield area. On 26 August 2014, it was announced that Jonathan Gibbs was to become the first area bishop of Huddersfield; his consecration was held on 17 October. He was translated to Rochester on 24 May 2022. On 8 March 2023, it was announced that Smitha Prasadam was to be the next area bishop; she was duly consecrated a bishop by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, at York Minster on 22 June 2023.