Bishop of Doncaster

The Bishop of Doncaster is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Sheffield, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the town of Doncaster in South Yorkshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 4 February 1972. The See is currently held by the Right Reverend Sophie Jelley.

List of bishops

Bishops of Doncaster
From Until Incumbent Notes
1972 1975 Hetley Price (1922โ€“1977). Translated to Ripon
1976 1982 Stewart Cross (1928โ€“1989). Translated to Blackburn
1982 1992 William Persson (b. 1927)
1993 1999 Michael Gear (1934โ€“2018)
2000 2011 Cyril Ashton (b. 1942)
2012 2019 Peter Burrows (b. 1955) Retired 30 September 2019.
2020 onwards Sophie Jelley Consecration originally scheduled for "spring 2020", but postponed; licensed ad interim as "Bishop of Doncaster designate and Principal Commissary of the Bishop of Sheffield", 25 March 2020; consecrated 21 September 2020
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