List of the Bishops of Leicester
The List of Bishops of Leicester represents the episcopal titleholders of the Church of England , the Diocese of Leicester, in the Province of Canterbury .
| List of the Bishops of Leicester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Surname | Remarks |
| 1927 | 1940 | Cyril Bardsley | previously Bishop of Peterborough |
| 1940 | 1953 | Guy Smith | previously Bishop of Willesden |
| 1953 | 1979 | Ronald Williams | |
| 1979 | 1991 | Richard Rutt | previously Bishop of Saint Germans |
| 1991 | 1999 | Thomas Frederick Butler | previously Bishop of Willesden , then Bishop of Southwark |
| 1999 | 2015 | Tim Stevens | previously Bishop of Dunwich |
| 2016 | present | Martyn Snow | previously Bishop of Tewkesbury |
literature
- Church House Publishing (Ed.): Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/09 (= Crockford's Clerical Directory . No. 100 ). London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0 , pp. 1145 (English).
- Pryde, Greenway, Porter and Roy: Handbook of British Chronology (= Royal Historical Society [Ed.]: Guides and Handbooks . No. 2 ). 3rd corrected edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York 1996, ISBN 0-521-56350-X , pp. 645 (English).