Richard Blackburn (bishop)


Richard Blackburn
Bishop of Warrington
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseDiocese of Liverpool
In office2009–2018
PredecessorDavid Jennings
Other post(s)Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham (1999–2009)
acting Bishop of Sodor and Man (2016–2017)
Orders
Ordination1983
Consecration3 November 2009
Personal details
Born (1952-01-22) 22 January 1952
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidencePrescot, Knowsley
Spouse
Helen, a priest
(m. 1980)
Childrenfour
Alma materUniversity of Durham

Richard Finn Blackburn (born 22 January 1952) is a British retired Anglican bishop. From 2009 until 2018, he served as the Bishop of Warrington — the sole suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool; he was also temporarily the acting Bishop of Sodor and Man (the Church of England on the Isle of Man), 2016–2017.