Bishop of Birmingham
The bishop of Birmingham is the diocesan bishop of the diocese of Birmingham in the Church of England. The bishop's seat, or cathedra, is at the Cathedral Church of Saint Philip in the city of Birmingham. The diocese covers the city of Birmingham and surrounding areas, including Smethwick, Solihull, and northern Warwickshire, and is within the province of Canterbury. The bishopric was created in 1905, when the diocese was formed from part of the diocese of Worcester. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Croft in Harborne, Birmingham.
The current bishop is Michael Volland, who took office on 22 November 2023. The diocese currently has one suffragan bishop, the bishop of Aston.
Assistant bishops
Among those who have served as assistant bishops of the diocese were:- 1913 – 1937 : Hamilton Baynes, Vicar/Provost of Birmingham, former Bishop of Natal and Assistant Bishop of Southwell
- 1937–1958 : James Linton, Rector of Handsworth and former Bishop in Persia
- 1951–1953 : James Hughes, Vicar of Edgbaston and former Bishop of Barbados; became Bishop of Matabeleland and Archbishop of Central Africa, then Bishop of Trinidad
- 1962–1972: George Sinker, Provost of Birmingham and former Bishop in Nagpur
- 1988 – 1995 : Michael Whinney, Canon of Birmingham, former Bishop suffragan of Aston and Bishop of Southwell
- 1997 – 2003 : David Evans, Gen. Sec. of SAMS and former Bishop in Peru