Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York.
The diocese covers including the whole of Nottinghamshire and a small area of South Yorkshire. The see is in the town of Southwell where the seat is located at the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1884. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Manor, Southwell — in the minster precincts.
The diocese was created in 1884 under Queen Victoria. Until 2005 it was known simply by the name "Southwell"; Nottingham was added to the title in that year. The current bishop is Paul Williams, whose election was confirmed on 11 May 2015. There are 314 church buildings in the Diocese.
The bishop is assisted by the suffragan Bishop of Sherwood, the current incumbent being Tony Porter.Assistant bishops
Among those called Assistant Bishop of Southwell:
- 19011913 : Hamilton Baynes, Vicar of Nottingham, former Bishop of Natal and later Assistant Bishop and Provost of Birmingham
- 19341943 : Neville Talbot, Vicar of St Mary's, Nottingham and former Bishop of Pretoria
- 19461952: John Weller, Vicar of Edwalton, Rector of Holme Pierrepont and former Bishop of the Falkland Islands and in Argentina and Eastern South America
- November 19521968 : Morris Gelsthorpe, former Bishop in Sudan
- 1960–1971 : Mark Way, Rector of Averham, former Bishop of Masasi
- 1972–1977 : Bernard Markham, Rector of East Bridgford, former Bishop of Nassau
