List of the Bishops of Salisbury

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Stained glass window of St Aldhelm, in Malmesbury Abbey

The Bishop of Salisbury is the head of the Diocese of Salisbury , in the Ecclesiastical Province of Canterbury , in the Church of England .

The diocese includes much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset . It is based in Salisbury Cathedral .

The origin of today's diocese was the Sherborne diocese, founded around 705 . Its seat was moved by a decision of the City Council from London to Sarum and in 1227 under King Henry III. Relocated to Neu Sarum and Salisburg.

The first bishop was Aldhelm von Sherborne . The 77th and final Bishop of Salisbury was David Stancliffe , ordained at Westminster Abbey in 1993 and enthroned in Salisbury Cathedral. He retired in 2010. The Chapter elected Nicholas Roderick Holtam , Vicar at St. Martin-in-the-Fields , Diocese of London, as its successor in 2011 .

Bishops of Sherborne

Bishops of Sherborne
Name (life data) Term of office annotation image
Aldhelm
† 709
705 to 709 He is venerated as a saint. Aldhelm.malmesbury.arp.jpg
Forthhere
† 737
709 to 737
Herewald
† between 766 and 778
737 to 766/778
Æthelmod
† between 789 and 794
766/778 to 789/794
Denefrith
† between 796 and 801
793 to 796/801
Wigberht
† between 816 and 824
793/801 to 816/824
Eahlstan
† 867
824 to 867
Heahmund
† before April 23, 871
868 to 871 He is venerated as a saint
Æthelheah
† between 881 and 889
871 to 881/889
Wulfsige I.
† between 892 and 901
881/889 to 892/901
Asser Menevensis
† 910
892/901 to 910
Æthelweard
† between 910 and 918
910 to 910/918
Wærstan
† between 910 and 918
910/918 to 910/918
Æthelbald
† between 918 and 925
918 to 918/925
Sigehelm
† 933
918/925 to 933
Alfred
† 943
933 to 943
Wulfsige II.
† 958
943 to 958
Ælfwald I.
† 978
958 to 978
Æthelsige I.
† between 990 and 992
978 to 990/992
Wulfsige III.
† between 1001 and 1002
992 to 1001/1002
Æthelric
† between 1009 and 1012
1001/1002 to 1009/1012
Æthelsige II.
† between 1014 and 1017
1009/1012 to 1014/1017
Beorhtwine I.
† between 1014 and 1017
1014/1017 to 1014/1017
Ælfmær
† 1023
1017 to 1023
Beorhtwine II.
† 1045
1023 to 1045
Ælfwald II.
† 1058
1045 to 1058 He is venerated as a saint.
Hermann
† 1078
1058 to 1078 also Bishop of Ramsbury . After his death, the bishopric was moved to Salisbury (Sarum).

Bishops of Old Sarum

Bishops of Old Sarum
Name (life data) Term of office annotation image
Osmund von Sées
† December 3, 1099
1078 to 1099 previously Lord Chancellor ; he is venerated as a saint.

Saint Osmund colored statue.jpg

vacant 1099 to 1102
Roger
† December 11, 1139
1102 previously Lord Chancellor Salisburycathedraltombprobablyrogerofsalisbury.jpg
vacant 1139 to 1142 Philip de Harcourt was nominated by King Stephen , but he was refused the approval of the clergy, especially the Bishop of Winchester . The office therefore remained vacant until Philip's death.
Jocelin de Bohun
† November 18, 1184
1142 to 1184 Resigned from office shortly before his death

Salisburycathedraltombprobablyjocelindebohun.jpg

vacant 1184 to 1189
Hubert Walter
† July 13, 1205
1189 to 1193 then Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor Hubertwalterstatuecanterburycathedraloutside.jpg
Herbert Poor
† January 7, 1217
1194 to 1217
Richard Poore
† April 15, 1237
1217 to 1228 before that Bishop of Chichester ; thereafter Bishop of Durham Richard Poore.jpg

Bishops of Salisbury

The Bishops of Salisbury belonged to the Roman Catholic Church until 1558/59 , then to the Church of England :

Bishops of Salisbury
Name (life data) Term of office annotation image
Robert of Bingham
† November 3, 1246
1228 to 1246
William of York
† January 31, 1256
1246 to 1256
Giles of Bridport
† December 13, 1262
1256 to 1262
Walter de la Wyle
† January 4, 1271
1263 to 1271 Salisburycathedralwalterdelawyletomb.jpg
Robert of Wickhampton
† April 24, 1284
1271 to 1284
Walter Scammel
† September 20, 1286
1284 to 1286
Henry of Braunstone
† February 11, 1288
1287 to 1288
vacant 1288 Lawrence de Awkeburne was only elected bishop but died before he could be ordained.
William de la Corner
† October 10, 1291
1288 to 1291
Nicholas Longespée
† May 18, 1297
1291 to 1297
Simon Ghent
† April 2, 1315
1297 to 1315
Roger Martival
† March 14, 1330
1315 to 1330
Robert Wyvil
† September 1375
1330 to 1375
Ralph Erghum
† April 10, 1400
1375 to 1388 then Bishop of Bath and Wells
John Waltham
† September 17, 1395
1388 to 1395 simultaneously Lord Seal Keeper and Lord High Treasurer John de Waltham brass.png
Richard Mitford
† between April 29 and May 9, 1407
1395 to 1407 previously Bishop of Chichester
Nicholas Bubwith
† October 27, 1424
1407 previously Bishop of London ; then Bishop of Bath and Wells
Robert Hallam
† September 4, 1417
1408 to 1417 He was promoted to cardinal in 1411 .

Art monuments KN 1887 S163 Konstanz Münster tombstone Bishop Robert Hallum in the choir.jpg

John Chaundler
† July 16, 1426
1417 to 1426
Robert Neville
† July 8, 1457
1427 to 1438 thereafter Bishop of Durham
William Ayscough
† June 29, 1450
1438 to 1450
Richard Beauchamp
† November 4, 1481
1450 to 1481 before that Bishop of Hereford
Lionel Woodville
† after June 23, 1484
1482 to 1484
Thomas Langton
† January 27, 1501
1485 to 1493 before that Bishop of St Davids ; then Winchester
John Blythe
† August 23, 1499
1494 to 1499
Henry Deane
† February 15, 1503
1500 to 1501 before that Bishop of Bangor ; then Archbishop of Canterbury
Edmund Audley
† August 23, 1524
1502 to 1524 before that Bishop of Rochester and Hereford
Lawrence Campejus
† 1539
1524 to 1534 Lorenzo Campeggio.jpg
Nicholas Shaxton
† between August 5 and 9, 1556
1534 to 1539
John Salcot
† October 6, 1557
1539 to 1557 before that Bishop of Bangor
William Petow
† April 1558
1557 to 1558 Chiostro di ognissanti, personalità francescane 47 William Peto.JPG
Francis Mallett
† December 16, 1570
1558
John Jewel
† September 23, 1571
1559 to 1571 John Jewel from NPG.jpg
Edmund Gheast
† February 28, 1577
1571 to 1577 before that Bishop of Rochester
John Piers
† September 28, 1584
1577 to 1589 before that Bishop of Rochester; then Archbishop of York Abp John Piers.jpg
John Coldwell
† October 14, 1596
1591 to 1596
Henry Cotton
† May 7, 1615
1598 to 1615
Robert Abbot
† March 2, 1618
1615 to 1618 Bp Robert Abbot.jpg
Martin Fotherby
† March 29, 1619
1618 to 1619 Bp Martin Fotherby.jpg
Robert Tounson
† May 15, 1621
1620 to 1621
John Davenant
† April 20, 1641
1621 to 1641 John Davenant.jpg
Brian Duppa
† March 26, 1662
1641 to 1660 before that Bishop of Chichester; then Bishop of Winchester BrianDuppa.jpg
Humphrey Henchman
† October 7, 1675
1660 to 1663 then Bishop of London Humphrey Henchman by Sir Peter Lely.jpg
John Earle (Bishop)
† November 17, 1665
1663 to 1665 before that Bishop of Worcester John Earle from NPG.jpg
Alexander Hyde
† August 22, 1667
1665 to 1667
Seth Ward
† January 6, 1689
1667 to 1689 before that Bishop of Exeter Seth Ward (1617-1689) .jpg
Gilbert Burnet
† March 17, 1715
1689 to 1715 Gilbert Burnet by John Riley.jpg
William Talbot
† October 10, 1730
1715 to 1721 before that Bishop of Oxford ; thereafter Bishop of Durham WilliamTalbot.jpg
Richard Willis
† August 10, 1734
1721 to 1723 before that Bishop of Gloucester ; then Bishop of Winchester Bp Richard Willis.jpg
Benjamin Hoadley
† April 17, 1761
1723 to 1734 before that Bishop of Bangor and Hereford, then Bishop of Winchester Benjamin Hoadly by Sarah Hoadly.jpg
Thomas Sherlock
† July 18, 1761
1734 to 1748 before that Bishop of Bangor; then Bishop of London ThomasSherlock.jpg
John Gilbert
† August 9, 1761
1748 to 1757 before that, Bishop of Llandaff ; then Archbishop of York John Gilbert portrait.jpg
John Thomas
† May 1, 1781
1757 to 1761 before that Bishop of Peterborough , then Bishop of Winchester John Thomas bishop of Winchester Houston.jpg
Robert Hay Drummond
† December 10, 1776
1761 before that Bishop of St Asaph ; then Archbishop of York Joshua Reynolds - Robert Hay Drummond.jpg
John Thomas
† July 19, 1766
1761 to 1766 before that Bishop of Lincoln
John Hume
† June 26, 1782
1766 to 1782 before that Bishop of Bristol and Oxford

John Hume Bp of Oxford.jpg

Shute Barrington
† March 25, 1826
1782 to 1791 before that, Bishop of Llandaff; thereafter Bishop of Durham ShuteBarrington.jpg
John Douglas
† May 18, 1807
1791 to 1807 before that Bishop of Carlisle BishopJohnDouglas.jpg
John Fisher
† May 8, 1825
1807 to 1825 before that Bishop of Exeter John Fisher by William Daniell 1793.jpg
Thomas Burgess
† February 19, 1837
1825 to 1837 before that Bishop of St Davids Bp Thomas Burgess.jpg
Edward Denison
† March 6, 1854
1837 to 1854 Edward Denison by HW Pickersgill.jpg
Walter Kerr Hamilton
† August 1, 1869
1854 to 1869 Walter Kerr Hamilton by Weigall.jpg
George Moberly
† July 6, 1885
1869 to 1885 Bp George Moberly.jpg
John Wordsworth
† August 16, 1911
1885 to 1911 Ows wordsworth.jpg
Frederic Ridgeway
† May 4, 1921
1911 to 1921 Frederick Edward Ridgeway Vanity Fair 26 February 1903.jpg
St. Clair George Alfred Donaldson
† December 7, 1935
1921 to 1935 before that first Archbishop of Brisbane
Neville Lovett 1936 to 1946 he resigned from his office
George Lunt
† December 17, 1948
1948 to 1948
William Louis Anderson 1949 to 1963 he resigned from his office
Joseph Fison 1963 to 1973
George Reindorp 1973 to 1982
John Austin Baker 1982 to 1993
David Staffurth Stancliffe 1993 to 2010
Nicholas Roderick Holtam 2011 Intronization Nick Holtam 15oct11.jpg

Individual evidence

  1. www.salisbury.anglican.org
  2. Unless otherwise noted, all information is from: Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 254
  3. The dates given here are the probable dates of death. The sources at this early period (up to around 1100) are very thin.
  4. is only mentioned in the Third Edition by Powicke & Fryde. Link to personal data www.pase.ac.uk (English)
  5. Unless otherwise noted, all information is from: Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 251
  6. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 210
  7. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 220
  8. Unless otherwise noted, all information is from: Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, pp. 251-253.
  9. ^ A b Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 206
  10. ^ A b Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 221
  11. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 258
  12. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 211
  13. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 265
  14. a b c d Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 259
  15. ^ A b Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 241
  16. ^ A b Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 266
  17. ^ Powicke & Fryde: Handbook of British Chronology. Second Edition, London, 1961, p. 222
  18. London Gazette May 16, 2011