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 (ret.): Hamilton Baynes, Vicar/Provost of Birmingham (from 1931), former Bishop of Natal and Assistant Bishop of Southwell
1937–1958 (d.): James Linton, Rector of Handsworth and former Bishop in Persia
1951–1953 (res.): 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 (ret.): Michael Whinney, Canon of Birmingham (from 1992), former Bishop suffragan of Aston and Bishop of Southwell
1997 – 2003 (ret.): David Evans, Gen. Sec. of SAMS and former Bishop in Peru