Bishop of Birmingham

The diocese covers the North West of the historical county of Warwickshire and has its see in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, where the seat of the diocese is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip which was elevated to cathedral status in 1905.

The bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham.^[1]

The office has existed since the foundation of the see in 1905 from the Diocese of Worcester under King Edward VII.^[2]

On 31 August 2023, it was announced that Michael Volland was to become the next bishop diocesan,^[3] following the retirement of David Urquhart on 18 October 2022.^[4] He legally took up his See at the confirmation of his election on 22 November.^[5]

The bishop is assisted, throughout the whole diocese, by the suffragan Bishop of Aston.

^ "Provincial Directory: Birmingham". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
^ "A Brief History of the Diocese of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
^ "CofE Birmingham welcomes Bishop-Designate, Michael Volland". The Church ofEngland Birmingham. 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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^ "Confirmation of Election of the Bishop of Birmingham". The Church of England Birmingham. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.