The Bishop of Middleton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Middleton in Greater Manchester; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 10 August 1926. The suffragan has oversight of the archdeaconries of Manchester and Rochdale.

List of bishops

Bishops of Middleton
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
19271932Richard Parsons(1882–1948). Translated to Southwark, and later to Hereford
19321938Cecil Wilson(1875–1937)
19381943Arthur Alston(1872–1954)
19431952Edward Mowll(1881–1944)
19521958Frank Woods(1907–1992). Translated to Melbourne
19581959Robert Nelson(1913–1959)
19591982Ted Wickham(1911–1994)
19821992Donald Tytler(1925–1992) Died in office
2 February 19941999Stephen Venner(b. 1944). Translated to Dover
19992007Michael Lewis(b. 1953). Translated to Cyprus and the Gulf
2008presentMark Davies(b. 1962)
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