Bishop Clark of Jarrow to be next Bishop of Ely She succeeds the Rt Revd Stephen Conway, who was translated to Lincoln in May 2023

The next #BishopofEly is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Clark, Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow since 2019, in Durham diocese, where she is also currently the Acting Bishop, Downing Street announced on Tuesday

#churchofengland #bishopsappointments #durhamdiocese

#OTD
22nd July 1581
Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely, died at Downham, Cambridgeshire.
During the reign of King Edward VI he was Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1547–1552)
He was buried in Ely Cathedral.

#RichardCox #BishopofEly #ChancellorofOxfordUniversity #Tudors #History