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. The title takes its name after the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester.
List of bishops 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 Queen approves new bishop . Retrieved on 7 June 2008. Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich 2008 2014 Robert Atwell Suffragan See of Stockport . Retrieved on 7 June 2008. 2015 2019 Libby Lane First woman consecrated as a bishop in the Church of EnglandChurch of England Media Centre – Libby Lane Announced as Bishop of Stockport (Accessed 17 December 2014)BBC News Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated 2021 present Sam Corley Consecrated 19 July 2021. Source(s):
References
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory listings