__NOTOC__ The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan

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of the

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Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the

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.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The diocese covers including the whole of

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and a small area of

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. The see is in the town of Southwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as Southwell Minster), which was elevated to cathedral status in 1884. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Manor, Southwell — in the minster precincts. The diocese was created in 1884. Until 2005 it was known simply by the name "Southwell";

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was added to the title in that year. The current bishop is Paul Williams, whose election was confirmed on 11 May 2015.Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham — Election of new Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham confirmed
(Accessed 24 May 2015) There are 314 church buildings in the Diocese. The bishop is assisted by the suffragan

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, the current incumbent being Andy Emerton.

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Among those called Assistant Bishop of Southwell: *19011913 (res.): Hamilton Baynes, Vicar of

, former Bishop of Natal and later

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and Provost of Birmingham *19341943 (d.): Neville Talbot, Vicar of St Mary's, Nottingham and former Bishop of Pretoria *19441945 (res.): Douglas Wilson, former Bishop of British Honduras; became Bishop of Trinidad *19461952: John Weller, Vicar of Edwalton (until 1949), Rector of Holme Pierrepont (from 1951) and former Bishop of the Falkland Islands and in Argentina and Eastern South America *November 19521968 (death): Morris Gelsthorpe, former Bishop in Sudan *1960–1971 (ret.): Mark Way, Rector of Averham, former Bishop of Masasi *1972–1977 (ret.): Bernard Markham, Rector of East Bridgford, former Bishop of Nassau

References

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
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List of bishops

Assistant bishops

See also

References

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