John Gaisford


John Gaisford
Bishop of Beverley
ProvinceYork
DioceseYork
SeeBeverley
In office1994–2000
PredecessorRobert Crosthwaite
SuccessorMartyn Jarrett
Other postsArchdeacon of Macclesfield
1985–1994
Orders
Ordination25 September 1960 (deacon)
24 September 1961 (priest)
by William Greer
Consecration7 March 1994
by John Habgood
Personal details
Born7 October 1934
Died4 January 2026(2026-01-04) (aged 91)
Crewe, United Kingdom
DenominationAnglican
Alma materDurham University

John Scott Gaisford (7 October 1934 – 4 January 2026) was a British Anglican bishop and was the second Bishop of Beverley. The first, Robert Crosthwaite had been a standard suffragan bishop within the Diocese of York from 1889 to 1923 ; Gaisford was the first appointed to be a provincial episcopal visitor ("flying bishop") for the Province of York when the Church of England began ordaining women as priests.