The Bishop of Stockport is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chester, in the Province of York, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester.

List of bishops

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Bishops of Stockport
From Until Incumbent Notes
1949 1950 Frank Okell
1951 1965 David Saunders-Davies
1965 1984 Gordon Strutt
1984 1994 Frank Sargeant
1994 2000 Geoffrey Turner
2000 2007 Nigel Stock [2] Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
2008 2014 Robert Atwell [3]
2015 2019 Libby Lane First woman consecrated as a bishop in the Church of England[4][5]
2021 present Sam Corley Consecrated 19 July 2021.[6]
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References

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  1. ^ a b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 948–949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ^ Queen approves new bishop Archived June 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
  3. ^ Suffragan See of Stockport Archived June 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
  4. ^ Church of England Media Centre – Libby Lane Announced as Bishop of Stockport (Accessed 17 December 2014)
  5. ^ BBC News Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated
  6. ^ "Diocese of Chester | Julie and Sam to be consecrated at York Minster".
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