Bishop of Bedford

The Suffragan Bishop of Bedford is a post in the Church of England, responsible to the Bishop of St Albans, together with the Suffragan Bishop of Hertford. ["Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition)", Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).] The bishopric comprises 150 parishes in Luton and Bedfordshire.

The title, which takes its name after the town of Bedford, was created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. The first three suffragan bishops were appointed for the diocese of London, but through reorganisation within the Church of England in 1914, Bedford came under the diocese of St Albans.

The current bishop is the Rt Revd Richard Inwood, formerly Archdeacon of Halifax, who was consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Dr Rowan Williams at Southwark Cathedral on 7 March 2003. [ [http://www.stalbans.anglican.org/organization/bishops.html The Rt Revd Richard Inwood's biography on St Albans Diocese's website] ]

List of the Bishops of Bedford

References

External links

* [http://www.crockford.org.uk/section.asp?id=9 Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings]

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