List of the Bishops of Bath and Wells
The Diocese of Bath and Wells of the Anglican Church of England comprises most of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The bishopric of the Diocese of Bath and Wells is in Wells Cathedral in the city of Wells, Somerset . The bishop's residence is the palace, Wells.
Bishop Peter Price , who was in office until 2013, was a member of the House of Lords as one of the Spiritual Lords.
Bishops of Wells
| Period | Surname | annotation | image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 909-914 | Æthelhelm | then Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 914-923 | Wulfhelm I. | then Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 923-938 | Ælfheah | ||
| 938-956 | Wulfhelm II. | ||
| 956-973 | Safety helmet | then Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 973-975 | Cyneweard | ||
| 975-997 | Sigegar | before that Abbot of Glastonbury | |
| 997-999 | Ælfwine | ||
| 999-1013 | Lyfing | then Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 1013-1027 | Æthelwine | removed in favor of Beorhtine, reinstated and removed again | |
| 1013-1027 | Beorhtwine | see Æthelwine, he died shortly after him in 1027 | |
| 1025-1033 | Beorhtwig , also called Merehwit | before that Abbot of Glastonbury | |
| 1031-1059 | Duduc | ||
| 1061-1088 | Giso | The election took place on January 18, 1060, but the consecration did not take place until April 15, 1061 |
|
| 1088-1122 | John de Villula | moves the bishopric to Bath |
Bishops of Bath
| Period | Surname | annotation | image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1123-1135 | Godfrey | ||
| 1136-1166 | Robert | ||
| 1166-1173 | vacant | ||
| 1173-1191 | Reginald Fitz Jocelin | The election takes place in April 1173, he was ordained in June 1174. He was then Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 1191-1205 | Savaric Fitz Money win | The election took place in December 1191, he was consecrated in September 1192. From 1197 he was also Abbot of Glastonbury. In 1192 the diocese was renamed Bath & Glastonbury |
Bishop of Bath & Glastonbury
| Period | Surname | annotation | image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1206-1242 | Jocelin of Wells | The diocese was renamed Bath & Wells in 1218 |
Bishops of Bath & Wells
| Period | Surname | annotation | image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1242-1244 | vacant | ||
| 1244-1247 | Roger of Salisbury | ||
| 1247-1264 | William Button I. | ||
| 1265-1266 | Walter Giffard | Lord Chancellor , then Archbishop of York | |
| 1267-1274 | William Button II | ||
| 1275-1292 | Robert Burnell | (Lord Chancellor) | |
| 1293-1302 | William March | ||
| 1302-1308 | Walter Haselshaw | ||
| 1309-1329 | John Droxford | ||
| 1329-1363 | Ralph of Shrewsbury | ||
| 1363-1366 | John Barnet | before that Bishop of Worcester | |
| 1367-1386 | John Harewell | ||
| 1386-1388 | Walter Skirlaw | before that Bishop of Lichfield & Coventry and then Bishop of Durham | |
| 1388-1400 | Ralph Erghum | before that Bishop of Salisbury | |
| 1400-1401 | Richard Clifford | appointed (May 1400); but before consecration Bishop of Worcester | |
| 1401-1407 | Henry Bowet | then Archbishop of York | |
| 1407-1424 | Nicholas Bubwith | before that Bishop of Salisbury | |
| 1424-1443 | John Stafford | then Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor | |
| 1443-1465 | Thomas Beckington | ||
| 1465-1491 | Robert Stillington | Lord Chancellor | |
| 1492-1494 | Richard Fox | previously Bishop of Exeter , then Bishop of Durham | |
| 1495-1503 | Oliver King | before that Bishop of Exeter | |
| 1504-1518 | Adriano de Castello | before that Bishop of Hereford | |
| 1518-1522 | Thomas Wolsey | also Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor | |
| 1523-1541 | John Clerk | ||
| 1541-1547 | William Knight | ||
| 1548-1553 | William Barlow | previously Bishop of St. Davids and then Bishop of Chichester | |
| 1554-1559 | Gilbert Bourne | last Roman Catholic bishop | |
| 1560-1581 | Gilbert Berkeley | ||
| 1581-1584 | vacant | ||
| 1584-1590 | Thomas Godwin | ||
| 1590-1592 | vacant | ||
| 1593-1608 | John Still | ||
| 1608-1616 | James Montague | then Bishop of Winchester | |
| 1616-1626 | Arthur Lake | ||
| 1626-1628 | William Laud | before that Bishop of St. Davids and then Bishop of London | |
| 1628-1629 | Leonard Mawe | ||
| 1629-1632 | Walter Curle | before that Bishop of Rochester and then Bishop of Winchester | |
| 1632-1670 | William Peirs | before that Bishop of Peterborough | |
| 1670-1672 | Robert Creighton | ||
| 1673-1684 | Peter Mew / Mews | then Bishop of Winchester | |
| 1685-1690 | Thomas Ken | ||
| 1691-1703 | Richard Kidder | ||
| 1704-1727 | George Hooper | before that Bishop of St. Asaph | |
| 1727-1743 | John Wynne | before that Bishop of St. Asaph | |
| 1743-1773 | Edward Willes | ||
| 1774-1802 | Charles Moss | before that Bishop of St Davids | |
| 1802-1824 | Richard Beadon | before that Bishop of Gloucester | |
| 1824-1845 | George Henry Law | before that Bishop of Chester | |
| 1845-1854 | Richard Bagot | before that Bishop of Oxford | |
| 1854-1869 | Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland | before that Bishop of Sodor & Man | |
| 1869-1894 | Arthur Charles Hervey | ||
| 1894-1921 | George Wyndham Kennion | ||
| 1921-1937 | St John Basil Wynne Wilson | ||
| 1937-1943 | Francis Underhill | ||
| 1943-1945 | John William Charles Wall | ||
| 1946-1960 | Harold William Bradfield | ||
| 1960-1975 | Edward Barry Henderson | ||
| 1975-1988 | John Monier Bickersteth | ||
| 1988-1991 | George Leonard Carey | then Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 1991-2001 | James Lawton Thompson | ||
| 2001-2013 | Peter Bryan Price | ||
| 2014 | Peter Hancock |
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-finance-office/2010/members-expenses-2010-11-Q2v1.pdf
- ↑ London Gazette . No. 60767, HMSO, London, January 29, 2014, p. 1801 ( PDF , English).
literature
- Handbook of British Chronology, Second Edition, from page 205