Bishop of Derby

This article is about the diocesan bishops. For the suffragan bishops, see Bishop of Derby (suffragan).

The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury.[1]

The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Southwell in 1927 under George V and roughly covers the county of Derbyshire. Before this time however there had been two bishops suffragan of Derby whilst the town was still within the Diocese of Southwell.

The bishop's seat (cathedra) or see is located in the City of Derby at Derby Cathedral – formerly the parish church of All Saints, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1927.[2] The bishop's residence is the Bishop's House, Duffield.

The current bishop is Libby Lane, since the confirmation on 11 February 2019 of her election.[3]

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
  2. ^ Derby Cathedral Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. (Official website). Retrieved on 23 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Libby Lane is legally the Bishop of Derby". derby.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019.