Assistant Bishop of Leicester
The Assistant Bishop of Leicester is an episcopal title used by the sole full-time stipendiary assistant bishop (effectively suffragan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name as the bishop who assists the diocesan Bishop of Leicester.
Christopher Boyle has been the Assistant Bishop of Leicester since 6 September 2009,[2] having previously served in the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa as the last British[3] diocesan Bishop of Northern Malawi for eight years (2001–2009).[4]
On 26 November 2016, Leicester Diocesan Synod approved a proposal to replace the Assistant Bishop post with a new diocesan role of Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough, on Christopher Boyle's retirement, with the expectation that this could be completed by the end of 2017.[5]
List of bishops
| Assistant Bishops of Leicester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1988 | 1995 | Godfrey Ashby | |
| 1995 | 2001 | Bill Down | Formerly Bishop of Bermuda[6] |
| 2001 | 2009 | ? | |
| 2009 | present | Christopher Boyle | Formerly Bishop of Northern Malawi; first full-time assistant bishop.[2] |
References
- ↑ Anglican Communion — Leicester
- 1 2 "News: Bishop moves from Malawi to Leicester (Archived; subscription only)". Church Times (#7643). 11 September 2009. p. 6. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 1 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Conger – First African bishop of Northern Malawi consecrated
- ↑ Diocese of Leicester – Asst Bishop
- ↑ David Pocklington, "A new suffragan see for Loughborough" in Law & Religion UK, 30 November 2016,
- ↑ The Memoir Club – Bill Down