List of the Bishops of Chichester
The following is a list of all the bishops of Selsey and Chichester in southern England .
Bishops of Selsey
| Surname | from | to | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankt Wilfrid (Wilfride) | 681 | 686 | expelled from York |
| vacant | 686 | 705/709 | |
| Eadberht | 705/709 | after 716 | also Abbot of Selsey Abbey |
| Eolla | 716/731 | 716/731 | |
| Sigeferth (Seffridus, Sigga) | 733 | 747/765 | |
| Aluberht | 747/765 | 772/780 | |
| Osweald (also Oswald, Osa) | 765? | 772/780 | |
| Gislhere | at 776 | at 783 | |
| Tota | 781/786 | 786/789 | |
| Wihthun | 787/789 | 805/811 | |
| Æthelwulf | 806/811 | 816/824 | |
| Cynered | 816/824 | 839/845 | |
| Guthheard | 839/845 | after 860 | |
| Wighelm | 860/901 | 909 | |
| Beornheah | 909 | 930/931 | |
| Wulfhun | 930/931 | 940/943 | |
| Ælfred | 940/943 | 953/956 | |
| Safety helmet | 953/956 | 956/963 | |
| Eadhelm | 956/963 | 979/980 | |
| Æthelgar | 980 | 988 | Archbishop of Canterbury 988–990 |
| Ordberht | 989 | 1009 | Abbot of Chertsey |
| Ælfmær | 1009 | 1030/1031 | |
| Æthelric I. | 1032 | 1038 | |
| Grimcytel | 1039 | 1047 | |
| Heca | 1047 | 1058 | |
| Æthelric II. | 1058 | 1070 | |
| Stigand | 1070 | 1075 | moves bishopric to Chichester |
Bishops of Chichester
The bishops belonged to the Roman Catholic Church until 1543 , from 1559 only to the Church of England :
| Surname | from | to | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stigand | 1075 | 1088 | |
| Godfrey | 1088 | ||
| William | 1088 | 1091 | |
| Ralph Luffa | 1091 | 1125 | |
| Seffrid I. | 1125 | 1147 | also Abbot of Glastonbury |
| Hilary | 1147 | 1169 | |
| vacant | 1169 | 1174 | |
| John of Greenford | 1173 | 1180 | |
| Seffrid (Seffridus) | 1180 | 1204 | |
| Simon of Wells | 1204 | 1207 | |
| Nicholas de Aquila | 1209 | 1214 | |
| Richard Poore | 1215 | 1217 | then Bishop of Salisbury |
| Ranulf of Wareham (Ralph de Warham) | 1218 | 1222 | also Prior of Norwich |
| Ralph de Neville | 1224 | 1244 | also Lord Chancellor , elected Archbishop of Canterbury but rejected by the Pope |
| Robert Passelewe | 1244 | 1244 | Election was not recognized by the Pope |
| Saint Richard de la Wich | 1245 | 1253 | |
| John of Climping | 1253 | 1262 | |
| Stephen Bersted | 1262 | 1287 | |
| Gilbert of St. Leonard (Gilbert de Sancto Leofardo) | 1288 | 1305 | |
| John Langton | 1305 | 1337 | also Lord Chancellor |
| Robert Stratford | 1337 | 1362 | also Archdeacon of Canterbury; Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of Oxford |
| William Lynn (Lullimore) | 1362 | 1368 | then Bishop of Worcester |
| William Reade | 1369 | 1385 | |
| Thomas Rushook | 1386 | 1389 | also Bishop of Llandaff |
| Richard Mitford | 1390 | 1395 | then Bishop of Salisbury |
| Robert Waldby | 1395 | 1396 | also Archbishop of Dublin and York |
| Robert Reade | 1397 | 1415 | previously Bishop of Waterford and Carlisle |
| Stephen Patrington | 1417 | 1417 | also Bishop of St. David's |
| Henry Ware | 1418 | 1420 | |
| John Kemp | 1421 | 1421 | also Bishop of Rochester and London |
| Thomas Polton (desk) | 1421 | 1426 | also Bishop of Hereford and Worcester |
| John Rickingale | 1426 | 1429 | also Chancellor of York |
| Simon Sydenham (Sidenham) | 1431 | 1438 | |
| Richard Praty (Pratty) | 1438 | 1445 | |
| Adam Moleyns (Molins) | 1446 | 1450 | |
| Reginald Pecock (Peacock) | 1450 | 1457 | previously Bishop of St. Asaph |
| John Arundel | 1459 | 1477 | |
| Edward story | 1478 | 1503 | previously Bishop of Carlisle |
| Richard FitzJames (Richard Fitz-James) | 1504 | 1506 | previously Bishop of Rochester |
| Robert Sherburne (Sherburn; Sherbourne) | 1508 | 1536 | previously Bishop of St. David's |
| Richard Sampson | 1536 | 1543 | then Bishop of Lichfield |
| George Day | 1543 | 1551 | deposed by Edward VI. |
| John Scory | 1552 | 1553 | previously Bishop of Rochester |
| George Day | 1553 | 1556 | reinstated by Maria I. |
| John Christopherson | 1557 | 1559 | last Roman Catholic bishop |
| William Barlow | 1559 | 1568 | previously Bishop of St. David's and Bath & Wells |
| Richard Curtis (Curteys) | 1570 | 1582 | |
| vacant | 1582 | 1586 | |
| Thomas Bickley | 1586 | 1596 | |
| Anthony Watson | 1596 | 1605 | |
| Lancelot Andrewes | 1605 | 1609 | then Bishop of Ely |
| Samuel Harsnett | 1609 | 1619 | also Archdeacon of Essex and Bishop of Norwich |
| George Carleton | 1619 | 1628 | previously Bishop of Llandaff |
| Richard Montagu (Mountague) | 1628 | 1638 | then Bishop of Norwich |
| Brian Duppa | 1638 | 1641 | then Bishop of Salisbury |
| Henry King | 1642 | 1669 | |
| Peter Gunning | 1670 | 1675 | then Bishop of Ely |
| Ralph Brideoake | 1675 | 1678 | |
| Guy Carleton | 1679 | 1685 | previously Bishop of Bristol |
| John Lake | 1685 | 1689 | previously Bishop of Bristol |
| Simon Patrick | 1689 | 1691 | then Bishop of Ely |
| Robert Grove | 1691 | 1696 | |
| John Williams | 1696 | 1709 | |
| Thomas Manningham | 1709 | 1722 | |
| Thomas Bowers | 1722 | 1724 | Archdeacon of Canterbury |
| Edward Waddington | 1724 | 1731 | |
| Francis Hare | 1731 | 1740 | previously Bishop of St. Asaph |
| Matthias Mawson | 1740 | 1754 | previously Bishop of Llandaff |
| Sir William Ashburnham | 1754 | 1797 | |
| John Buckner | 1798 | 1824 | |
| Robert James Carr | 1824 | 1831 | then Bishop of Worcester |
| Edward Maltby | 1831 | 1836 | |
| William Otter | 1836 | 1840 | |
| Philip Nicholas Shuttleworth | 1840 | 1842 | |
| Ashurst Turner Gilbert | 1842 | 1870 | |
| Richard Durnford | 1870 | 1895 | |
| Ernest Roland Wilberforce | 1896 | 1907 | |
| Charles John Ridgeway | 1908 | 1919 | |
| Winfrid Oldfield Burrows | 1919 | 1929 | |
| George Kennedy Allen Bell | 1929 | 1958 | |
| Roger Plumpton Wilson | 1958 | 1974 | |
| Eric Waldram Kemp , DD | 1974 | 2001 | |
| John William Hind , BA | 2001 | 2012 | |
| Martin Warner | 2012 | officiating |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The terms of office are taken from the PASE ( Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England )