Bishop of Leicester

This article is about the modern diocesan bishops. For the ancient Bishops of Leicester, see Bishop of Lincoln. For the modern suffragan bishops, see Bishop of Leicester (suffragan).

Bishop of Leicester
Bishopric
anglican
Incumbent:
Martyn Snow
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ResidenceBishop's Lodge, Knighton
Information
First holderCyril Bardsley
Established1927
DioceseLeicester
CathedralLeicester Cathedral

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

Through reorganisation within the Church of England, the Diocese of Leicester was refounded in 1927, and St Martin's Church became Leicester Cathedral.[2][1] The present bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Knighton,[3] south Leicester. Martyn Snow became Bishop of Leicester with the confirmation of his election on 22 February 2016.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference crockfordsweb689 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Leicester Cathedral: History Archived 25 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Martyn James Snow". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Diocese of Leicester — Martyn confirmed for Leicester Archived 17 March 2016 at archive.today & photo on Twitter (Accessed 26 February 2016)