List of the Bishops of Ely

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The origins of the Diocese of Ely are very ancient. It was brought into being by Saint Æthelthryth by founding a double monastery . The monastery was headed first by an abbess and later by an abbot.

The monastery and large parts of the city of Ely were destroyed during the Danish invasions around 870. A new Benedictine monastery was built and equipped by the Bishop of Winchester, Æthelwald . This became a cathedral in 1109 and became the seat of the Bishop of Ely. From this point the line of bishops begins.


Bishops of Ely
Name (life data) Term of office annotation image
Hervey
† August 30, 1131
1109 to 1131 before that Bishop of Bangor
Nigel
† May 30, 1169
1133 to 1169
Geoffrey Ridel
† August 21, 1189
1174 to 1189 before that Lord Chancellor
William de Longchamp
† January 31, 1197
1189 to 1197 at the same time Lord Chancellor
Eustace
† February 3, 1215
1197 to 1215
Robert of York
1215 to 1219 He was elected in 1215, but in 1219 by Pope Honorius III. not acknowledged. Not accepting the Pope's judgment, he fled to France.
John of Fountains
† May 6, 1225
1220 to 1225
Geoffrey de Burgh
† December 17, 1228
1225 to 1228
Hugh of Northwold
† August 6, 1254
1229 to 1254 He was part of Eleonore's escort , who accompanied her from France to the wedding with Henry III.

Memorial to Bishop Hugh de Northwold in Ely Cathedral.jpg

William of Kilkenny
† September 21, 1256
1255 to 1256 was previously Keeper of the Great Seal Memorial to Bishop William de Kilkenny in Ely Cathedral.jpg
Hugh of Balsham
† June 16, 1286
1256 to 1286 He was the founder of Peterhouse , the University of Cambridge's first college Hugh Balsham.jpg
John Kirkby
† March 26, 1290
1286 to 1290 During his tenure, he also had the office of Lord High Treasurer held
William of Louth
† March 25 or 27, 1298
1290 to 1298 Britishmuseumwilliamoflouthseal.jpg
Ralph Walpole
† March 20, 1302
1298 to 1302 before that Bishop of Norwich ; John Salomon and John Langton , elected after the death of William of Louth, were not recognized by Pope Boniface VIII .
Robert Orford
† January 21, 1310
1302 to 1310 His election was not recognized by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Winchelsey. He had to speak to Pope Boniface VIII personally and was only then confirmed in his office.
John Ketton
† May 14, 1316
1310 to 1316
John Hotham
† January 14, 1337
1316 to 1337 He was Lord High Treasurer and Lord Chancellor during his tenure
Simon Montagu
† June 20, 1345
1337 to 1345 He was previously Bishop of Worcester
Thomas Lisle
† June 23, 1361
1345 to 1361 After burning down some of the houses of Blanche of Lancaster , he was taken over by Edward III. obliged to pay damages
Simon Langham
† July 22, 1376
1362 to 1367 He was Lord High Treasurer and Lord Chancellor during his tenure in Ely. He then became Archbishop of Canterbury . Around 1366 he was appointed cardinal .
John Barnet
† June 8, 1373
1367 to 1373 He was previously Bishop of Worcester and Bishop of Bath , and was also Lord High Treasurer
Thomas Arundel
† February 19, 1414
1373 to 1388 He was three times Lord Chancellor and became Archbishop of York and Canterbury Thomas Arundel.jpg
John Fordham
† November 19, 1425
1388 to 1425 Previously he was Bishop of Durham and Lord High Treasurer
Philip Morgan
† October 25, 1435
1426-1435 Previously he was Bishop of Worcester. His election as Archbishop of York in November / December 1423 was repealed in February 1424.
Louis of Luxembourg
† September 18, 1443
1437 to 1443 He was also Archbishop of Rouen
Thomas Bourchier
† March 30, 1486
1444 to 1454 He was previously Bishop of Worcester. In 1436 he was elected to the office of Bishop of Ely; this choice was then declared null and void in 1437. He was reinstated in office only after the death of Ludwig von Luxemburg. After serving in Ely, he became Archbishop of Canterbury. During the time he was also Lord Chancellor Cardinal Thomas Bourchier.jpg
William Gray
† August 4, 1478
1454 to 1478 He was the son of Sir Thomas Gray of Heaton, who was executed for his involvement in the Southampton Plot . He was assigned to the House of York .
John Morton
† September 15, 1500
1478 to 1486 He was previously Bishop of Worcester and then Archbishop of Canterbury. During this time he was also Lord Chancellor. He was assigned to the House of Lancaster .
John Alcock
† October 1, 1500
1486-1500 Previously he was Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Worcester, and Lord Chancellor Bishop John Alcock, statue, Worcester.jpg
Richard Redman
† August 24, 1505
1501 to 1505 before that he was Bishop of Exeter
James Stanley
† March 22, 1515
1506 to 1515 He was the son of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby . His appointment as bishop was made by a bull from Pope Julius II.
Nicholas West
† April 28, 1533
1515 to 1533 He made several diplomatic trips for Henry VII and Henry VIII, among others to Germany, Scotland and France.
Thomas Goodrich
† May 10, 1554
1534 to 1554 He helped with the completion of the First Prayer Book od Edward VI. and was one of the prosecutors in the trial of Stephan Gardiner ThomasGoodrich.jpg
Thomas Thirlby
† August 26, 1570
1554 to 1559 Before that he was the Bishop of Westminster and Bishop of Norwich . He was the last Roman Catholic bishop and was deposed by Elizabeth I.
Richard Cox
† July 22, 1581
1559 to 1581 Because of his involvement in the accession of Jane Gray to the throne , he was briefly arrested and then went into exile in Germany. BishopRichardCox.jpg
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Martin Heton
† July 14, 1609
1599 to 1609 He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1588 Bishop martin heton.jpg
Lancelot Andrewes
† September 25, 1626
1609 to 1619 Before that he was Bishop of Chichester and then Bishop of Winchester Lancelot Andrewes by Simon de Passe 1618.jpg
Nicolas Felton
† October 5, 1626
1619-1626 Before that he was Bishop of Bristol Bp Nicholas Felton.jpg
John Buckeridge
† May 23, 1638
1628-1631 Previously he was Bishop of Rochester
Francis White
† February 1638
1631-1638 Before that he was Bishop of Norwich BpFrancisWhite.jpg
Matthew Wren
† April 24, 1667
1638 to 1667 Previously he was Bishop of Hereford and Norwich MatthewWren.gif
Benjamin Laney
† January 24, 1675
1667 to 1675 Previously he was Bishop of Peterbourgh and Lincoln Bp Benjamin Laney.png
Peter Gunning
† July 6, 1684
1675 to 1684 Previously he was Bishop of Chichester. He took part in the Savoy Conference, which was supposed to bring the different currents in the Church of England closer together PeterGunning.jpg
Francis Turner
† November 2, 1700
1684 to 1690 Previously he was Bishop of Rochester. He was one of the nine bishops who took the oath on William III. refused. Francis Turner by Mary Beale.jpg
Simon Patrick
† May 31, 1707
1691 to 1707 Previously he was Bishop of Chichester SimonPatrick.jpg
John Moore
† July 31, 1714
1707 to 1714 Before that he was Bishop of Norwich JohnMooreBpOfEly.jpg
William Fleetwood
† August 4, 1723
1714 to 1723 Before that he was Bishop of St. Asaph WilliamFleetwood.jpg
Thomas Greene
† May 18, 1738
1723 to 1738 Before that he was Bishop of Norwich Bp Thomas Green.jpg
Robert Butts
† January 26, 1748
1738 to 1748 Before that he was Bishop of Norwich
Sir Thomas Gooch
† February 14, 1754
1748 to 1754 Before that he was Bishop of Bristol and Norwich ThomasGooch.jpg
Matthias Mawson
† November 23, 1770
1754 to 1770 Previously he was Bishop of Llandaff and Chichester Bp Matthias Mawson.jpg
Edmund Keene
† July 6, 1781
1771 to 1781 Previously he was Bishop of Chester
James Yorke
† August 26, 1808
1781 to 1808 Previously he was Bishop of Gloucester Bp James Yorke.jpg
Thomas Dampier
† May 13, 1812
1808 to 1812 Previously he was Bishop of Rochester Bp Thomas Dampier.jpg
Bowyer Edward Sparke
† April 4, 1836
1812 to 1836 Previously he was Bishop of Chester
Joseph Allen
† March 20, 1845
1836 to 1845 Before that he was Bishop of Bristol Joseph Allen by Thomas Phillips.jpg
Thomas Turton
† January 7, 1864
1845 to 1864 He was a professor of mathematicians at Cambridge Thomas Turton by HW Pickersgill.jpg
Edward Harold Browne
† December 18, 1891
1864 to 1873 He was then Bishop of Winchester EH Browne by Bassano.jpg
James Russell Woodford
† October 24, 1885
1873 to 1885 St Aidans 2757.jpg
Alwyne Frederick Compton
† April 4, 1906
1885 to 1905 He resigned from his position Lord Alwyne Compton.jpg
Frederick Henry Chase
† September 23, 1925
1905 to 1924 He resigned from his position
Leonard Jauncey White-Thomson
† December 31, 1933
1924 to 1933
Bernard Oliver Francis Heywood
† May 13, 1960
1934 to 1940 He was previously auxiliary bishop in Hull and resigned from his office.
Harold Edward Wynn
† August 12, 1956
1941 to 1956
Noel Baring Hudson
† October 5, 1970
1957 to 1963 Before that he was Bishop of Newcastle. He resigned from his position
Edward James Keymer Roberts
† July 29, 2001
1964 to 1977 He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Kensington
Peter Knight Walker
† December 28, 2010
1977 to 1989 He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Dorchester
Stephen Whitefield Sykes
† September 24, 2014
1990 to 2000
Anthony John Russell 2000 to 2010
Stephen Conway 2010 to

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