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.
Bishops of Doncaster | ||||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
1972 | 1975 | Hetley Price | ||
1976 | 1982 | Stewart Cross | ||
1982 | 1992 | William Persson | (b. 1927) | |
1993 | 1999 | Michael Gear | (1934–2018) | |
2000 | 2011 | Cyril Ashton | (b. 1942) | |
2012 | 2019 | Peter Burrows | (b. 1955)[1] Retired 30 September 2019. | |
2020 | onwards | Sophie Jelley | Consecration originally scheduled for "spring 2020",[2] but postponed; licensed ad interim as "Bishop of Doncaster designate and Principal Commissary of the Bishop of Sheffield", 25 March 2020;[3] consecrated 21 September 2020[4] | |
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