BISHOP OF DERBY

The 'Bishop of Derby' is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese was formed from part of the Diocese of Southwell in 1927 under King George V and roughly covers the county of Derbyshire. Before this time however there had been two Suffragan Bishops of Derby whilst the bishopric was still within the Diocese of Southwell.
The bishop's seat (''cathedra'') or see is located in the City of Derby at The Cathedral Church of All Saints - formerly a parish church which was elevated to cathedral status in 1927. The bishop's residence is Derby Church House, Full Street, Derby.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr 'Alastair' 'Redfern', the 7th 'Bishop of Derby', who signs ''+ Alastair Derby''. He is not yet one of the 21 senior bishops (by length of tenure) and so is not entitled to sit in the House of Lords.

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List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Derby, England and its precursor offices

Bishops suffragan of Derby in the diocese of Southwell

diocesan Bishops of Derby

List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Derby, England and its precursor offices

Bishops suffragan of Derby in the diocese of Southwell

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1889 to 1909	'Edward' Ash 'Were', Suffragan Bishop of Derby
1909 to 1927	'Charles' Thomas 'Abraham', Suffragan Bishop of Derby

diocesan Bishops of Derby

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
1927 to 1936	'Edmund' Courtenay 'Pearce', Bishop of Derby
1936 to 1959	'Alfred' Edward John 'Rawlinson'
1959 to 1969	'Geoffrey' Francis 'Allen'
1969 to 1988	'Cyril' William Johnson 'Bowles'
1988 to 1995	'Peter' Spencer 'Dawes'
5 December 1995 to 2005	'Jonathan' Sansbury 'Bailey'	previously Suffragan Bishop of Dunwich
2005 to present	'Alastair' 'Redfern'	previously Suffragan Bishop of Grantham