Bishop of Middleton
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1927 | 1932 | Richard Parsons | (1882–1948). Translated to Southwark, and later to Hereford |
| 1932 | 1938 | Cecil Wilson | (1875–1937) |
| 1938 | 1943 | Arthur Alston | (1872–1954) |
| 1943 | 1952 | Edward Mowll | (1881–1944) |
| 1952 | 1958 | Frank Woods | (1907–1992). Translated to Melbourne |
| 1958 | 1959 | Robert Nelson | (1913–1959) |
| 1959 | 1982 | Ted Wickham | (1911–1994) |
| 1982 | 1992 | Donald Tytler | (1925–1992) Died in office |
| 2 February 1994 | 1999 | Stephen Venner | (b. 1944). Translated to Dover |
| 1999 | 2007 | Michael Lewis | (b. 1953). Translated to Cyprus and the Gulf |
| 2008 | present | Mark Davies | (b. 1962) |
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