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"The Bishop's House", Coventry. The Bishop of Coventry is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury. In the Middle Ages, the Bishop of Coventry was a title used by the bishops known today as the Bishop of Lichfield. The present diocese covers most of the County of Warwickshire.
Sophie Rebecca Jelley (née Capitanchik; born 1972) is a British Anglican bishop. Since September 2020, she has been Bishop of Doncaster in the Diocese of Sheffield . In November 2024 she was announced as the next Bishop of Coventry , to take up the post in spring 2025.
Christopher John Cocksworth (born 12 January 1959) is a Church of England bishop in the open evangelical tradition who served as Bishop of Coventry from 2008 to 2023. Prior to becoming bishop, he was a university chaplain and the Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge (2001−2008). He took up the position of Dean of Windsor in 2023.
[12] [13] She was installed as Bishop of Taunton at Wells Cathedral on 2 October. [14] Her first act as a bishop was to admit and licence nine people as readers. [15] On 13 September 2023, it was announced that Bishop Ruth would be seconded as Acting Bishop of Coventry. [16]
Usually, the diocesan Bishop of Coventry, is assisted by a Bishop suffragan of Warwick, but both Sees are currently vacant.From 6 November 2023 until 31 December 2024, Ruth Worsley (Bishop of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells) is also part-time Acting Bishop of Coventry; [3] and since 9 November, Saju Muthalaly (Bishop of Loughborough in the Diocese of Leicester) has also been part-time ...
The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe. The city has had three cathedrals.
Until 2015, the 21 longest-serving among the remaining diocesan bishops were eligible to sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual. Since women became eligible as bishops in 2015, female diocesan bishops take precedence over male ones whenever a new vacancy in the Lords arises, in accordance with the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (originally in force until 17 May 2025, [11] [12] extended ...
He was consecrated a bishop by Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 25 January 2022 at St Paul's Cathedral; [6] reportedly becoming the youngest bishop in the Church of England. [4] On 9 November 2023, he also became part-time Assistant Bishop of Coventry during the coinciding vacancies in the diocesan See and the See of Warwick ; in that ...