Bishop of Newcastle

Bishop of Newcastle

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The Bishop of Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Newcastle in the Province of York.

The diocese at present covers the County of Northumberland and the Alston Moor area of Cumbria. The see is in the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas, a parish church elevated to cathedral status in 1882.

The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Martin Wharton, the 11th Bishop of Newcastle, who signs "Martin Newcastle".


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