Bishop of Manchester
Diocesan bishop in the Church of England
The Bishop of Manchester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Manchester in the Province of York.
The current bishop is David Walker who was enthroned on 30 November 2013. The bishop's official residence is Bishopscourt, Broughton, Salford.
History
The Diocese of Manchester was founded in 1847. With the growth of the population in and around Manchester, the bishop appointed the first suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Hulme, in 1924 to assist in overseeing the diocese. Three years later a second was appointed, the Bishop of Middleton. After nearly sixty years, the third and final suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Bolton, was appointed in 1984.
The public source identifies “Bishop of Manchester” as diocesan bishop in the Church of England. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bishop, Manchester and Diocesan.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 28, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q4917914. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2013, 1847, 1924 and 1984.
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