Bishop of Bedford | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
| Incumbent: Richard Atkinson | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Information | |
| First holder | John Hodgkins |
| Established | 1537 |
| Diocese | St Albans |
The Bishop of Bedford is an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop who, under the direction of the Diocesan Bishop of St Albans, oversees 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire.[1][2]
The title, which takes its name after the town of Bedford, was created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. The first three suffragan bishops were appointed for the Diocese of London, but through reorganisation within the Church of England in 1914, Bedford came under the Diocese of St Albans.[2]
Richard Atkinson, formerly Archdeacon of Leicester, was consecrated by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in St Paul's Cathedral on 17 May 2012.
- ^ "The Rt Revd Richard Inwood's biography on St Albans Diocese's website". Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
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