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Bishop of Bristol
The Bishop of Bristol is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire. The see is in the City of Bristol where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity which was elevated to cathedral status in 1542.
The diocese was created in 1542 under King Henry VIII. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Michael Hill , the 55th Lord Bishop of Bristol, who signs Michael Bristol.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bristol, England
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1538 to 1542 | Henry Holbeach , Suffragan Bishop of Bristol | Translated to Rochester |
| 1542 to 1554 | Paul Bush (Paul Bushe ) | Provincial of the Bonshommes ; resigned being married, on the accession of Queen Mary |
| 1554 to 1558 | John Holyman | Monk of Reading |
| 1558 to 1562 | vacant | For 3 years |
| 1562 to 1579 | Richard Cheyney (Richard Cheney ) | Archdeacon of Hereford; with dispensation also held See of Gloucester |
| 1579 to 1581 | vacant | For 2 years |
| 1581 to 1589 | John Bullingham | Prebendary of Worcester and St Paul's, London; with dispensation also held See of Gloucester; resigned |
| 1589 to 1593 | Richard Fletcher | Dean of Peterborough; translated to Worcester |
| 1593 to 1603 | vacant | For 10 years |
| 1603 to 1617 | John Thornborough | Translated from Limerick ; translated to Worcester |
| 1617 to 1619 | Nicholas Felton | Prebendary of St Paul's London; translated to Ely |
| 1619 to 1622 | Rowland Searchfield | Vicar of Charlbury, Oxfordshire |
| 1623 to 1632 | Robert Wright | Canon of Wells; translated to Lichfield & Coventry |
| 1633 to 1636 | George Coke (George Cook ) | Rector of Bygrave, Hertfordshire; translated to Hereford Cathedral |
| 1637 to 1641 | Robert Skinner | Rector of Launten, Oxfordshire; translated to Oxford |
| 1642 to 1644 | Thomas Westfield | Ardchdeacon of St Albans |
| 1644 to 1646 | Thomas Howell | Canon of Windsor; died in office |
| 1646 to 1660 | vacant | For 16 years |
| 1661 to 1671 | Gilbert Ironside | Prebendary of York |
| 1672 to 1679 | Guy Carleton | Dean of Carlisle; translated to Chichester |
| 1679 to 1684 | William Gulston | Rector of Symondsbury, Dorsetshire |
| 1684 to 1685 | John Lake | Translated from Sodor & Man; translated to Chichester |
| 1685 to 1689 | Sir Jonathan Trelawney , Bt | Translated to Exeter |
| 1689 to 1691 | Gilbert Ironside | |
| 1691 to 1710 | John Hall | |
| 1710 to 1714 | John Robinson | |
| 1714 to 1719 | George Smalridge | |
| 1719 to 1724 | Hugh Boulter | |
| 1724 to 1732 | William Bradshaw | |
| 1733 to 1734 | Charles Cecil | |
| 1735 to 1737 | Thomas Secker | |
| 1737 to 1738 | Thomas Gooch | |
| 1738 to 1750 | Joseph Butler | |
| 1750 to 1755 | John Conybeare | |
| 1756 to 1758 | John Hume | |
| 1758 to 1761 | Philip Yonge | |
| 1761 to 1782 | Thomas Newton | |
| 1782 to 1783 | Lewis Bagot | |
| 1783 to 1792 | Christopher Wilson | |
| 1792 to 1794 | Spencer Madan | |
| 1794 to 1797 | Henry Reginald Courtenay | |
| 1797 to 1803 | Ffolliott Cornewall | |
| 1803 to 1807 | George Pelham | |
| 1807 to 1808 | John Luxmore | |
| 1808 to 1820 | William Mansel | |
| 1820 to 1827 | John Kaye | |
| 1827 to 1834 | Robert Gray | |
| 1834 to 1836 | Joseph Allen | |
| Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol | ||
| 1836 to 1856 | James Henry Monk | |
| 1856 to 1861 | Charles Baring | |
| December 1861 to 1863 | William Thomson | |
| 1863 to 1897 | Charles John Ellicott , DD | |
| Diocese of Bristol | ||
| 1897 to 1914 | George Browne | |
| 1914 to 1933 | George Nickson | |
| 1933 to 1946 | Clifford Woodward | |
| 1946 to 1958 | Frederick Cockin | |
| 1958 to 1975 | Oliver Tomkins | |
| 1976 to 1985 | Ernest Tinsley | |
| 1985 to 1998 | Barry Rogerson | |
| 1998 to present | Michael Hill | |
See also
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