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The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Stephen David Conway SCP (born 22 December 1957) is a British Anglican bishop. Since July 2023, he has served as the Bishop of Lincoln; he was previously Bishop of Ely and Bishop of Ramsbury (an area/suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Salisbury).
Lowson's election as Bishop of Lincoln was confirmed at Lambeth Palace on 19 July 2011. [13] He was consecrated as a bishop on 21 September 2011 in Westminster Abbey and enthroned in Lincoln Cathedral on 12 November 2011. [14] He is believed to be the only steel worker ever to have been appointed a bishop. [15]
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Edward King (29 December 1829 – 8 March 1910) was a British Anglican bishop and academic. From 1885 to 1910, he served as Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England.Before his consecration to the episcopate, he was Principal of Cuddesdon College (1863–1873), an Anglo-Catholic theological college, and then Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford (1873–1885).
By virtue of the 2009 scheme of delegation, [2] whilst the Bishop of Lincoln exercises general oversight, the Bishops of Grimsby and of Grantham [3] were seen as leaders in mission in the north and south of the Diocese respectively until that scheme lapsed upon the 6 April 2013 retirement of the Bishop of Grimsby, which was followed by a review of roles of bishops in the diocese. [4]
Robert Grosseteste [n 1] (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ s t ɛ s t / GROHS-test; Latin: Robertus Grosseteste; c. 1168-70 – 8 or 9 October 1253), [11] also known as Robert Greathead or Robert of Lincoln, was an English statesman, scholastic philosopher, theologian, scientist and Bishop of Lincoln.
Richard Fleming (c. 1385 – 25 or 26 January 1431), Bishop of Lincoln and founder of Lincoln College, Oxford, was born at Crofton in Yorkshire. Biography [ edit ]