Bishops of Wakefield

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This is a backup copy of the West Yorkshire Archive Service's "Off the Record" wiki from 2015. Editing and account creation are disabled.

The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available. Please feel free to add or update with any additional information.


Records of the Bishops of Wakefield can be found in Wakefield Cathedral (All Saints) collection ref. WDP3.


Bishop Dates Reference Repository
1st Bishop: William Walsham How 1888-1897 WDP3/12/1 & C639 WYAS: Wakefield
2nd Bishop: George Rodney Eden 1897-1928 WDP3/12/2 WYAS: Wakefield
3rd Bishop: James Buchanan Seaton 1928-1938 WDP3/12/3 WYAS: Wakefield
4th Bishop: Campbell Richard Hone 1938-1945 WDP3/12/4 WYAS: Wakefield
5th Bishop: Henry McGowan 1946-1949 WDP3/12/5 WYAS: Wakefield
6th Bishop: Roger Plumpton Wilson 1949-1958 WDP3/12/6 WYAS: Wakefield
7th Bishop: John Alexander Ramsbotham 1958-1968 WDP3/12/7 WYAS: Wakefield
8th Bishop: Eric Treacy 1968-1977 WDP3/12/8 WYAS: Wakefield
9th Bishop: Colin James 1977-1985 WDP3/12/9 WYAS: Wakefield
10th Bishop: David Hope 1985-1991 WDP3/12/10 WYAS: Wakefield
11th Bishop: Nigel Simeon McCulloch 1992-2003 WDP3/12/11 WYAS: Wakefield
12th Bishop: Stephen Platten 2003 onwards WDP3/12/12 WYAS: Wakefield