The Bishop of Bradford was, until 20 April 2014, the ordinary of the Diocese of Bradford, which covered the extreme west of Yorkshire and was centred in the city of

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where the bishop's seat (''

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'') is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter. The bishop's residence was "Bishopscroft" in Bradford. The office existed since the foundation of the see from part of the Diocese of Ripon in 1920 under

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. The last diocesan Bishop of Bradford was Nick Baines, from 21 May 2011 until 20 April 2014. Baines was on sabbatical from February 2014 until the dissolution of the diocese on Easter Day 2014, during which time retired bishop Tom Butler was acting diocesan Bishop of Bradford.Diocese of Bradford – Former Bishop of Southwark to be 'Mentor Bishop'Archived
which accessed 20 October 2019)

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were: *1935–1949: Rupert Mounsey CR, Canon of Bradford (from 1937) and former Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak (1909–1916) and Assistant in Wakefield (1924) and in Truro (1925–1935) *19481957 (ret.): Alec Hardy, Vicar of Gargrave and former Bishop in Nagpur *19881993 (res.): David Evans, Gen. Sec. of SAMS and former Bishop in Peru — acting diocesan bishop, 1991–1992 *19982001 (ret.): Peter Vaughan, house-for-duty assistant bishop and retired Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury *20022008 (d.): Ian Harland, honorary assistant bishop, retired Bishop of Carlisle *2005''2014'' (formation of Leeds dio.): David Hope, Hon. Priest-in-Charge, Ilkley (St Margaret's) until 2006, and former

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References

{{Anglican Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain

Bishops of Bradford Bishops diocesan of Bradford