Sarah Bullock

Sarah Ruth Bullock (born 17 March 1964) is a British Church of England bishop. Since 2019, she has served as Bishop of Shrewsbury, an area bishop in the Diocese of Lichfield.^[1] She was previously Archdeacon of York since 2013.^[2]

Early life and education[]

Bullock was born on 17 March 1964.^[3] She was educated at the University of Surrey (BA English, 1986) and Durham University where she studied Theology.^[3]

Bullock was ordained in the Church of England: made a deacon at Petertide 1993 (27 June), by Christopher Mayfield, Bishop of Manchester, at Manchester Cathedral,^[4] and ordained priest the Petertide following (25 June 1994) by Colin Scott, Bishop of Hulme, at St Clement's, Urmston.^[5]

From 1993 to 1998, she served her curacy at St Paul's Church, Kersal Moor, in the Diocese of Manchester.^[6] After this she was Vocations Advisor for the Diocese of Manchester from 1998 to 2004, during which time she also served a parish in Moss Side. She was the Rector of Whalley Range from 2004 to 2013. She was Archdeacon of York from 2013 until her elevation to the Episcopate.^[7]

^ "Suffragan Bishop of Shrewsbury: 7 May 2019". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.
^ "Home".
^ ^a ^b "Bullock, Sarah Ruth". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. Vol. 2016 (November 2015 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 24 July 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6805. 16 July 1993. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Petertide ordinations". Church Times. No. 6858. 22 July 1994. p. 5. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 15 July 2019 – via UK Press Online archives.
^ "Richard Foote Acworth". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Diocese of York web-site
^ Lichfield Anglican (1)
^ Lichfield Anglican (2)

Church of England titles
Preceded by Richard Seed	Archdeacon of York 2013–2019	TBA
Preceded by Mark Rylands	Bishop of Shrewsbury 2019–present	Incumbent

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v t Anglican Bishops of Shrewsbury
Eric Hamilton Robert Hodson William Parker Francis Cocks Leslie Lloyd Rees John Davies (became first area bishop)
Area bishops	John Davies David Hallatt Alan Smith Mark Rylands Sarah Bullock

v t Diocese of Lichfield
Lichfield Cathedral Area scheme (1992–present)
Office holders	Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield Clive Gregory, area Bishop of Wolverhampton Sarah Bullock, area Bishop of Shrewsbury Matthew Parker, area Bishop of Stafford Jan McFarlane, Canon and honorary assistant bishop AEO: Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet (vacant) & Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield Paul Thomas, Archdeacon of Salop Sue Weller, Archdeacon of Lichfield Julian Francis, Archdeacon of Walsall Megan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Chester (12th century – 1541; erected into Chester diocese) Archdeacon of Stafford (12 C. – 1980; renamed to Lichfield archdeaconry) Archdeacon of Coventry (12 C. – 1837; moved to Worcester then erected into Coventry diocese) Archdeacon of Derby (12th C. – 1884; moved to Southwell then erected into Derby diocese)

v t Archdeacons of York
*Diocesan archdeacons:**
High Medieval	Sewal de Bovil William Langton Godfrey Giffard Robert Burnell
Late Medieval	Philippe Cardinal de Cabassoles Simon Cardinal Langham Gui Cardinal de Maillesec Thomas Kempe Thomas Chippenham Ralph Booth / Brian Higden Hugh Ashton Thomas Wynter
Early modern	John Stokes William Chaderton Christopher Gregorie Roger Acrode Henry Hooke Richard Marshe Edmund Diggle Knightly Chetwood Thomas Hayter Robert Markham Stuart Corbett Stephen Creyke
Late modern	Basil Jones Frederick Watkins Robert Crosthwaite Cecil Cooper Arthur England Thomas Layng George Townley Charles Forder Leslie Stanbridge George Austin Richard Seed Sarah Bullock John Weetman (Acting) Samantha Rushton
* territories not recorded

v t Diocese of York
York Minster Bishopthorpe Palace
Office holders	Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and Primate of England Paul Ferguson, Bishop suffragan of Whitby John Thomson, Bishop suffragan of Selby Alison White, Bishop suffragan of Hull AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Beverley (vacant; acting: the Bishops suffragan of Burnley and of Wakefield) & Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone Dean of York (vacant) Michael Smith, Acting Dean of York Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding Sam Rushton, Archdeacon of York Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland
Provincial episcopal visitors	Bishop suffragan of Beverley (vacant)
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Sheffield (1901–1914; Diocese of Sheffield erected) Archdeacon of Richmond (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Chester) Archdeacon of Nottingham (12th century–1837; transferred to Lincoln) Archdeacon of Sheffield (1884–1914; became Diocese of Sheffield) Archdeacon of Doncaster (1913–1914; transferred to Sheffield)
Historic palaces	Archbishop's Palace, York (12th–16th centuries) Cawood Castle (12th–17th centuries) York Place (13th–16th centuries) Hampton Court Palace (1514–1528) York House, Strand (16th–17th centuries)