Bishop of Liverpool
Bishop of Liverpool | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
| Incumbent: John Perumbalath (on leave) Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Wigan (ad interim) | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Residence | Bishop's Lodge, Woolton |
| Information | |
| First holder | J. C. Ryle |
| Established | 1880 |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Cathedral | Liverpool Cathedral |
The Bishop of Liverpool is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in the Province of York.
The diocese stretches from Southport in the north to Widnes in the south, and from the River Mersey to Wigan in the east. Its see is in the City of Liverpool at the Cathedral Church of Christ. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Woolton — east of Liverpool city centre.
The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1880 under Queen Victoria. The current Bishop of Liverpool, John Perumbalath, is on leave pending his retirement following accusations of sexual misconduct.
On 28 February 2025, it was announced that Ruth Worsley was to become Interim Bishop of Liverpool (i.e. interim diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Liverpool) for a period of two years starting later in 2025; to facilitate this role, she was translated from Taunton to the vacant suffragan See of Wigan (becoming Bishop of Wigan) by letters patent issued on 4 April. She was then welcomed as Interim Bishop on 3 May 2025, initially as an honorary assistant bishop, pending her translation to be Bishop suffragan of Wigan.