title: Bishop of Dudley
text: # Bishop of Dudley
  
  The Bishop of Dudley is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Dudley in the West Midlands; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 24 October 1973. From 1 October 1993 until 2002, the bishop was an area bishop for the diocese's Black Country parishes.
  
  ## List of bishops
  
  Bishops of Dudley :
  
  | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1974 | 1977 | Michael Mann | |
  | 1977 | 1993 | Tony Dumper | First area bishop from 1993. |
  | 1993 | 2000 | Rupert Hoare | |
  | 2000 | 2013 | David Walker | Last area bishop until 2002; translated to Manchester. |
  | 2014 | 2019 | Graham Usher | Translated to Norwich, 17 June 2019. |
  | 28 January 2020 | present | Martin Gorick | |
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