Bishop of Blackburn

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The Bishop of Blackburn is the senior Church of England bishop responsible for overseeing the Diocese of Blackburn in Lancashire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishopric
episcopal title
basedIn Blackburn NERFINISHED
cathedralCity Blackburn NERFINISHED
churchmanship varied within diocese
churchProvince Northern Province of the Church of England NERFINISHED
country England
currentDiocesanStructureIncludes archdeaconries
deaneries
parishes
denomination Church of England
dioceseCreatedFrom Diocese of Manchester NERFINISHED
dioceseErectedBy Order in Council NERFINISHED
dioceseErectedOn 12 November 1926
dioceseErectedUnder Dioceses Measure 1923 NERFINISHED
dioceseSeparatedFrom Diocese of Manchester NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalProvince Province of York NERFINISHED
establishedInCentury 20th century
firstIncumbent Percy Herbert NERFINISHED
firstIncumbentStart 1927
governingDocument Measures and Canons of the Church of England NERFINISHED
hasCathedral Blackburn Cathedral NERFINISHED
hasOfficialResidenceIn Lancashire NERFINISHED
hasSeatIn House of Bishops of the General Synod of the Church of England NERFINISHED
hasSuffraganBishop Bishop of Burnley NERFINISHED
Bishop of Lancaster NERFINISHED
isSeniorBishopFor Diocese of Blackburn NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy English
linkedTo Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
locatedIn Lancashire
maySitIn House of Lords (as a Lord Spiritual, subject to seniority and availability of seats) NERFINISHED
oversees Diocese of Blackburn NERFINISHED
partOf Province of York NERFINISHED
regionServed Blackburn with Darwen NERFINISHED
County of Lancashire NERFINISHED
parts of Lancashire
religion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
responsibleFor confirmation within the Diocese of Blackburn
discipline of clergy in the Diocese of Blackburn
ordination of clergy in the Diocese of Blackburn
pastoral oversight of the Diocese of Blackburn
style The Right Reverend
typeOfJurisdiction diocesan bishopric

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Blackburn hasBishop Bishop of Blackburn
Blackburn Cathedral seatOf Bishop of Blackburn