The Bishop of Berwick is an episcopal title used by the suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York, England.Diocese of Newcastle — Mark Tanner announced as new Suffragan Bishop of Berwick (Accessed 2 September 2016)
The title was originally created in 1537 in the Diocese of Durham, and takes its name from the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland. After the death of the only bishop in 1572, the title went into abeyance.Handbook of British Chronology, page 287. Retrieved on 9 October 2008.
From 1980 until 2016, the Assistant Bishop of Newcastle was an episcopal title used by the sole stipendiary assistant bishop (effectively suffragan bishop) of the Diocese of Newcastle.Anglican Communion — Newcastle The title took its name as the bishop who assists the diocesan Bishop of Newcastle.
On 28 November 2015, Frank White, Assistant Bishop of Newcastle (at the end of a vacancy in the See of Newcastle), presented a proposal to the Diocesan Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle (within which diocese Berwick now lies) to revive the abeyant Suffragan See of Berwick.Newcastle Diocesan Synod, 28 November 2015 — Agenda (Accessed 19 January 2016)Newcastle Diocesan Synod, 28 November 2015 — Suffragan See of Berwick (Accessed 19 January 2016) The Dioceses Commission approved the petition to revive the See,Diocese of Newcastle — Frank White to retire in September (Accessed 28 April 2016) the post was advertised in April 2016, and the appointment of Mark Tanner, Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham, (part of St John's College, Durham) was announced on 1 September 2016; Tanner was translated to Chester on 15 July 2020.
On 20 October 2020, it was announced that the nomination of Mark Wroe, Archdeacon of Northumberland, as the third Bishop of Berwick had been approved by the Queen. He was consecrated at York Minster on 5 January 2021, with the service livestreamed due to strict restrictions on attendance because of the COVID-19 pandemic .
List of bishops Bishops of BerwickFrom Until Incumbent Notes 1537 1572 Thomas Sparke Consecrated on 9 December 1537; died in 1572. 1572 2016 in abeyanceAssistant Bishops of NewcastleFromUntilIncumbentNotes1980 1998Haydon News, April 1998 (p. 12) Ken Gill Formerly Bishop of the Central Karnataka Diocese of the Church of South India. Appointed stipendiary Assistant Bishop of Newcastle in 1980. 1998 2010 Paul Richardson Formerly Bishop of Wangaratta in the Anglican Church of Australia. Resigned and joined the Roman Catholic Church2010 2016 Frank White Formerly suffragan Bishop of Brixworth.Bishops of Berwick 1572 2016 in abeyance 2016 2020 Mark Tanner Consecrated on 18 October 2016; translated to Chester 15 July 2020. 2021 Incumbent Mark WroeConsecrated on 5 January 2021. Source(s):
Other assistant bishops
References
External links Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings Announcement of the appointment of Mark Tanner