The Bishops of Northampton Diocese

Bishop Year
Rt Rev William Wareing 1850 – 1858
Rt Rev Francis Amherst 1858 -1879
Rt Rev Arthur Riddell 1880 -1907
Rt Rev Frederick Keating 1908 – 1921
Rt Rev Dudley Cary-Elwes 1921 – 1932
Rt Rev Laurence Youens 1933 – 1939
Rt Rev Thomas Parker 1941 – 1967
Rt Rev Charles Grant 1967 – 1982


In 1976 the Diocese was divided into two, Diocese of Northampton & the Diocese of East Anglia

Bishop Year
Rt Rev Francis Thomas 1982 – 1988
Rt Rev Patrick Leo McCartie 1990 – 2001
Rt Rev Kevin McDonald 2001 – 2003
Rt Rev Peter Doyle 2005 – 2020
Rt Rev Dr David Oakley 2020 – Present

Rt Rev Dr David Oakley
2020 – present