Bishop of Carlisle
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The Bishop of Carlisle is the Ordinary
of the Church of England
Diocese of Carlisle
in the Province of York
.
The diocese covers the County of Cumbria
except for Alston Moor
and the former Sedbergh Rural District
. The see
is in the City of Carlisle
where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
which was a collegiate church
until elevated to cathedral status in 1133.
The diocese was created in 1133 by Henry I
out of part of the Diocese of Durham
. It was extended in 1856 taking over part of the Diocese of Chester
. The residence of the bishop was Rose Castle
, near Carlisle until 2009. The current bishop is the first to reside in the new Bishop's House, Keswick
.
The current bishop is The Right Reverend James Newcome, the 67th Bishop of Carlisle, who signs James Carliol, was enthroned at Carlisle Cathedral
on 10 October 2009.
and Westmorland
. In 1133, during the reign of his successor, Henry I
, a diocese was erected in the territory of the earldom, the territory being subtracted from the Diocese of Durham
. This happened despite there being locally a strong Celtic element that looked to Glasgow for episcopal administration. As the first bishop, the king secured the appointment of his former confessor, Æthelwulf (1133–1155), an Englishman, Prior of the Augustinian Canons, whom he had established at Carlisle in 1102, though at the time of his consecration Æthelwulf seems to have been Prior of the Augustinian house at Nostell
in Yorkshire. An efficient administrator, he ruled the diocese until his death in 1156 and succeeded in imparting a certain vigour to diocesan life. Among other initiatives, he built a moderate-sized Norman minster of which the transepts and part of the nave still exist. To serve this cathedral
he introduced his own Augustinian brethren, with the result that Carlisle was the only see in England with an Augustinian cathedral chapter, the other monastic cathedral chapters in England consisting of Benedictine
monks. There was only one archdeaconry, that of Carlisle.
Of the next bishop, Bernard, little is known, and after his death, in or about 1186, there was a long vacancy, during which the diocese was administered by another Bernard, Archbishop of Ragusa. During this period Carlisle suffered severely from the incursions of the Scots, and early in the reign of Henry III
the king complained to the Pope that Carlisle had revolted in favour of Scotland, and that the canons had elected a bishop for themselves. The papal legate, Gualo, punished this action by exiling the canons and appointing Hugh, Abbot of Beaulieu, a good administrator, as bishop.
It was important to the English government to have a reliable prelate at Carlisle, as they constantly looked to the bishop to attend to Scottish affairs, negotiate treaties, and generally play the part of diplomat. The next bishop was Walter Malclerk, formerly agent of King John
, and a prominent figure in the reign of Henry III
. Always a patron of the Friars Preachers, he introduced both Dominicans and Franciscan
s into the city and diocese. He resigned his see in 1246 in order to join the Order of St. Dominic. About this time a new choir was begun and carried to completion, only to be destroyed in the great fire of 1292.
A fresh beginning was made by the energetic Bishop John de Halton
(1292–1324), a favourite
of Edward I
, and for nearly a hundred years the building of the present choir proceeded, though with many interruptions. Its chief glory is the great East window, remarkable both for its own beauty and as marking a transition from the earlier style to the perfection of tracery. During this time the see was governed by a line of bishops, busy and useful diplomats in their day, but not remarkable in other respects. One of these was Thomas Merke
, a close friend of Richard II
, who was later tried for high treason under Henry IV
and deprived. The subsequent bishops were scholars, frequently employed in negotiating truces and treaties with Scotland, and several of them were Chancellor
s of Oxford or of Cambridge University.
(1521–1537), who remained faithful to his master, and who supported him in the poverty of his latter days.
The last of the bishops in communion with Rome was Owen Oglethorpe
, a kindly-tempered man who was prevailed on to crown Elizabeth when no other bishop could be found to do it. This was an act he afterwards much regretted. On Christmas Day after the Queen’s accession he disobeyed the note she sent him in the Chapel Royal
forbidding him to elevate the Sacred Host
in her presence. His refusal to take the Oath of Supremacy
led to his being deprived of his title along with the other bishops, and he died a prisoner 31 December 1559. Under Owen Ogelthorp Carlisle was a poor diocese, and when the Reformers plundered the churches they found little but a chalice in each, and even of these some were of tin.
After Ogelthorp's deprivation and death, Bernard Gilpin
was to succeed him in Carlisle but he refused though much pressed to it, the Bishopric was conferred on one John Best, who was consecrated 2 March 1560. Bishop John Best was the first post-Marian
Anglican Bishop at Carlisle. Bishop Best was the 31st Bishop of Carlisle from 2 May 1561 to his death on 22 May 1570.
The diocese was extended in 1856 by the addition of part of the Diocese of Chester
.
in 1133 to the present day.
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of Carlisle
Diocese of Carlisle
The Diocese of Carlisle was created in 1133 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham, although many people of Celtic descent in the area looked to Glasgow for spiritual leadership. The first bishop was Æthelwold, formerly the king's confessor and now prior of the Augustinian priory at...
in the Province of York
Province of York
The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England, and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop...
.
The diocese covers the County of Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
except for Alston Moor
Alston Moor
Alston Moor is an area of moorland and civil parish in Cumbria, England, based around the small town of Alston. The parish had a population of 2,156 at the 2001 census. As well as the town of Alston, the parish includes the villages of Garrigill and Nenthead, along with the hamlets of Nenthall,...
and the former Sedbergh Rural District
Sedbergh Rural District
Sedbergh Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire in England from 1894 to its abolition in 1974. The district consisted of the three parishes of Sedbergh, Garsdale and Dent. In 1974 the district became part of the South Lakeland district in the new non-metropolitan...
. The see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
is in the City of Carlisle
City of Carlisle
The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...
where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
Carlisle Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England...
which was a collegiate church
Collegiate church
In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost...
until elevated to cathedral status in 1133.
The diocese was created in 1133 by Henry I
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
out of part of the Diocese of Durham
Diocese of Durham
The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic County Durham . It was created in AD 1000 to replace the Diocese of Lindisfarne...
. It was extended in 1856 taking over part of the Diocese of Chester
Diocese of Chester
The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire in its pre-1974 boundaries...
. The residence of the bishop was Rose Castle
Rose Castle
Rose Castle is a fortified house in Cumbria, England, on a site that was home to the bishops of Carlisle from 1230 to 2009. It is within the parish of Dalston, from Dalston itself...
, near Carlisle until 2009. The current bishop is the first to reside in the new Bishop's House, Keswick
Keswick, Cumbria
Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...
.
The current bishop is The Right Reverend James Newcome, the 67th Bishop of Carlisle, who signs James Carliol, was enthroned at Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England...
on 10 October 2009.
Early times
The original territory of the diocese first became a political unit in the reign of King William Rufus (1087–1100), who made it into the Earldom of Carlisle, which covered most of the counties of CumberlandCumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
and Westmorland
Westmorland
Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...
. In 1133, during the reign of his successor, Henry I
Henry I of England
Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
, a diocese was erected in the territory of the earldom, the territory being subtracted from the Diocese of Durham
Diocese of Durham
The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic County Durham . It was created in AD 1000 to replace the Diocese of Lindisfarne...
. This happened despite there being locally a strong Celtic element that looked to Glasgow for episcopal administration. As the first bishop, the king secured the appointment of his former confessor, Æthelwulf (1133–1155), an Englishman, Prior of the Augustinian Canons, whom he had established at Carlisle in 1102, though at the time of his consecration Æthelwulf seems to have been Prior of the Augustinian house at Nostell
Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory is a Palladian house located in Nostell, near Crofton close to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, approached by the Doncaster road from Wakefield...
in Yorkshire. An efficient administrator, he ruled the diocese until his death in 1156 and succeeded in imparting a certain vigour to diocesan life. Among other initiatives, he built a moderate-sized Norman minster of which the transepts and part of the nave still exist. To serve this cathedral
Carlisle Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England...
he introduced his own Augustinian brethren, with the result that Carlisle was the only see in England with an Augustinian cathedral chapter, the other monastic cathedral chapters in England consisting of Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monks. There was only one archdeaconry, that of Carlisle.
Of the next bishop, Bernard, little is known, and after his death, in or about 1186, there was a long vacancy, during which the diocese was administered by another Bernard, Archbishop of Ragusa. During this period Carlisle suffered severely from the incursions of the Scots, and early in the reign of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
the king complained to the Pope that Carlisle had revolted in favour of Scotland, and that the canons had elected a bishop for themselves. The papal legate, Gualo, punished this action by exiling the canons and appointing Hugh, Abbot of Beaulieu, a good administrator, as bishop.
It was important to the English government to have a reliable prelate at Carlisle, as they constantly looked to the bishop to attend to Scottish affairs, negotiate treaties, and generally play the part of diplomat. The next bishop was Walter Malclerk, formerly agent of King John
John of England
John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...
, and a prominent figure in the reign of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
. Always a patron of the Friars Preachers, he introduced both Dominicans and Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
s into the city and diocese. He resigned his see in 1246 in order to join the Order of St. Dominic. About this time a new choir was begun and carried to completion, only to be destroyed in the great fire of 1292.
A fresh beginning was made by the energetic Bishop John de Halton
John de Halton
John de Halton , also called John de Halghton, was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1292 to 1324.-Life:Little is known of Halton's background, but he attended Oxford University. He was a canon and cellerer in Carlisle Cathedral. He was elected bishop on 23 April 1292, and consecrated...
(1292–1324), a favourite
Favourite
A favourite , or favorite , was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In medieval and Early Modern Europe, among other times and places, the term is used of individuals delegated significant political power by a ruler...
of Edward I
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
, and for nearly a hundred years the building of the present choir proceeded, though with many interruptions. Its chief glory is the great East window, remarkable both for its own beauty and as marking a transition from the earlier style to the perfection of tracery. During this time the see was governed by a line of bishops, busy and useful diplomats in their day, but not remarkable in other respects. One of these was Thomas Merke
Thomas Merke
Thomas Merke was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1397 to 1400. Educated at Oxford University, be became a Benedictine monk at Westminster Abbey. He was consecrated bishop about 23 April 1397...
, a close friend of Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
, who was later tried for high treason under Henry IV
Henry IV of England
Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
and deprived. The subsequent bishops were scholars, frequently employed in negotiating truces and treaties with Scotland, and several of them were Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
s of Oxford or of Cambridge University.
Tudor Period
Among this generation of scholar diplomats was Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's friend, John KiteJohn Kite
John Kite was successively Archbishop of Armagh, 1513–1521, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1521–1537.John Kite was educated at Eton College and then at King's College, Cambridge, where he was graduated Bachelor of Canon Law. He was appointed a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral and Sub-Dean of...
(1521–1537), who remained faithful to his master, and who supported him in the poverty of his latter days.
The last of the bishops in communion with Rome was Owen Oglethorpe
Owen Oglethorpe
Owen Oglethorpe: Bishop of Carlisle was an English academic and bishop.-Childhood and Education:He was born in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, in approximately 1505-10 and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was elected a fellow in 1526 and received his MA in 1529 and his DD in 1536...
, a kindly-tempered man who was prevailed on to crown Elizabeth when no other bishop could be found to do it. This was an act he afterwards much regretted. On Christmas Day after the Queen’s accession he disobeyed the note she sent him in the Chapel Royal
Chapel Royal
A Chapel Royal is a body of priests and singers who serve the spiritual needs of their sovereign wherever they are called upon to do so.-Austria:...
forbidding him to elevate the Sacred Host
Elevation (Liturgy)
In Christian liturgy the elevation is a ritual raising of the consecrated elements of bread and wine during the celebration of the Eucharist. The term is applied especially to that by which, in the Roman Rite of Mass, the Host and the Chalice are each shown to the people immediately after each is...
in her presence. His refusal to take the Oath of Supremacy
Oath of Supremacy
The Oath of Supremacy, originally imposed by King Henry VIII of England through the Act of Supremacy 1534, but repealed by his daughter, Queen Mary I of England and reinstated under Mary's sister, Queen Elizabeth I of England under the Act of Supremacy 1559, provided for any person taking public or...
led to his being deprived of his title along with the other bishops, and he died a prisoner 31 December 1559. Under Owen Ogelthorp Carlisle was a poor diocese, and when the Reformers plundered the churches they found little but a chalice in each, and even of these some were of tin.
After Ogelthorp's deprivation and death, Bernard Gilpin
Bernard Gilpin
Bernard Gilpin , was an Oxford theologian and then an influential clergyman in the emerging Church of England spanning the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I...
was to succeed him in Carlisle but he refused though much pressed to it, the Bishopric was conferred on one John Best, who was consecrated 2 March 1560. Bishop John Best was the first post-Marian
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
Anglican Bishop at Carlisle. Bishop Best was the 31st Bishop of Carlisle from 2 May 1561 to his death on 22 May 1570.
Subsequent Centuries
The cathedral, originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, received its current dedication at the time of the Reformation.The diocese was extended in 1856 by the addition of part of the Diocese of Chester
Diocese of Chester
The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire in its pre-1974 boundaries...
.
List of bishops
This is a list of Bishops of Carlisle from the creation of the Diocese of CarlisleDiocese of Carlisle
The Diocese of Carlisle was created in 1133 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham, although many people of Celtic descent in the area looked to Glasgow for spiritual leadership. The first bishop was Æthelwold, formerly the king's confessor and now prior of the Augustinian priory at...
in 1133 to the present day.
| No. | Incumbent | From | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Æthelwold Æthelwold of Carlisle Æthelwold was the first Bishop of Carlisle in medieval England.-Life:... |
1133 | 1156 | Prior of St Oswald's, Nostell; also known as Adelulf |
| – | See Episcopal See An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral... vacant |
1156 | 1186 | |
| – | Paulinus of Leeds Paulinus of Leeds Paulinus was the master of St. Leonard's Hospital in Yorkshire before he was nominated to be Bishop of Carlisle. He was nominated in 1186, but declined the see.-References:* accessed on 20 October 2007... |
1186 | Master of St. Leonard's hospital, York; elected at King Richard I Richard I of England Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period... 's wish, but declined |
|
| – | See vacant | 1186 | 1203 | |
| 2 | Bernard | 1203 | 1214 | Archbishop of Ragusa, translated by Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III Pope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni.... 1203, Royal assent Royal Assent The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law... 1204 |
| – | See vacant | 1214 | 1218 | Scottish occupation 1216 to 1217 |
| 3 | Hugh of Beaulieu | 1218 | 1223 | Abbot of Beaulieu Abbey Beaulieu Abbey Beaulieu Abbey, , was a Cistercian abbey located in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203-1204 by King John and peopled by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order... , Hants |
| 4 | Walter Mauclerk Walter Mauclerk Walter Mauclerk was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle and Lord High Treasurer of England.- Life :Mauclerk's origins are unknown, although he had a brother who was prior of Reading Abbey. Another kinsman, possibly a nephew, Robert Barri was named prior of Carlisle Cathedral while Walter was bishop... |
1223 | 1246 | Lord Treasurer Lord High Treasurer The post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Act of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third highest ranked Great Officer of State, below the Lord High Chancellor and above the Lord President... 1227-33. Resigned 1246; died 1248; also known as Walter Mauclerc |
| 5 | Silvester de Everdon Silvester de Everdon Silvester de Everdon was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle and Lord Chancellor of England.-Life:Everdon came from the village of Everdon, near Daventry in Northamptonshire, but other than the fact that he was related to a locally prominent family of Thorp, nothing else is known of his ancestry. He was... |
1246 | 1254 | Archdeacon of Chester; Keeper of the Great Seal Lord Keeper of the Great Seal The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, and later of Great Britain, was formerly an officer of the English Crown charged with physical custody of the Great Seal of England. This evolved into one of the Great Officers of State.... |
| 6 | Thomas Vipont Thomas Vipont -Life:Vipont was a member of the family of the lords of Westmoreland but attained a magister degree from the schools. He was rector of Greystoke before he was elected bishop about September 1254, and consecrated on 7 February 1255... |
1255 | 1256 | Rector of Greystoke Greystoke, Cumbria Greystoke is a village and civil parish on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England, about west of Penrith. The village centres on a green surrounded by stone houses and cottages.-Buildings:... ; also known as Thomas de Veteri Ponte |
| – | Robert de Sancta Agatha | 1156 | Archdeacon of Northumberland or Durham; elected but declined | |
| 7 | Robert de Chauncy Robert de Chauncy Robert de Chuancy was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle.-Life:... |
1258 | 1278 | Archdeacon of Bath; chaplain to the queen; also known as Robert de Chause |
| – | William Langton William Langton William Langton was a medieval English priest and nephew of Archbishop Walter de Gray. William was selected but never consecrated as Archbishop of York and Bishop of Carlisle.... |
1278 | Dean of York Dean of York The Dean of York is the member of the clergy who is responsible for the running of the York Minster cathedral.-11th–12th centuries:* 1093–c.1135: Hugh* c.1138–1143: William of Sainte-Barbe... ; elected but refused; also known as William de Langeton or William of Rotherfield |
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| 8 | Ralph of Irton Ralph of Irton Ralph of Irton was a medieval Bishop of Carlisle.-Life:Ralph was a canon of Gisborough Priory, an Augustinian foundation, sometime before 1257. Between 1257 and 1261 he was elected prior of Gisborough. He was elected to the see of Carlisle on 14 December 1278... |
1280 | 1292 | Prior of Gisborough Priory Gisborough Priory Gisborough Priory is a ruined former Augustinian priory in the town of Guisborough, now in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St. Mary by Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, an ancestor of the... ; also known as Ralph de Ireton or Ralph Ireton |
| 9 | John de Halton John de Halton John de Halton , also called John de Halghton, was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1292 to 1324.-Life:Little is known of Halton's background, but he attended Oxford University. He was a canon and cellerer in Carlisle Cathedral. He was elected bishop on 23 April 1292, and consecrated... |
1292 | 1324 | Canon of Carlisle; also known as John de Halghton |
| – | William Ayremyn William Ayremyn William Ayremyn was a Bishop of Carlisle elect. He was elected 7 January 1325, but was never consecrated as his election was quashed on 13 February 1325.-References:... |
1325 | Canon of York; elected 7 Jan 1325, but quashed 13 Feb 1325 | |
| 10 | John Ross | 1325 | 1332 | Canon of Hereford; appointed by Pope John XXII Pope John XXII Pope John XXII , born Jacques Duèze , was pope from 1316 to 1334. He was the second Pope of the Avignon Papacy , elected by a conclave in Lyon assembled by Philip V of France... . Son of Robert de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros Robert de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros Robert de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros of Helmsley, was an English nobleman.He was grandson to Sir Robert de Ros and Isabel, an illegitimate daughter of William I of Scotland by Isabel Avenal. He was son to Sir William de Ros Robert de Ros, 1st Baron de Ros of Helmsley, (c. 1213 – 13 May 1285) was... . Also known as John de Rosse or John Ross. |
| 11 | John Kirkby | 1332 | 1352 | Canon of Carlisle; also known as John de Kirkeby |
| – | John Horncastle John Horncastle John Horncastle was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was elected about 10 January 1353 but was never consecrated as his election was quashed about 26 June 1353.-References:... |
1352 | Elected but set aside by Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI Pope Clement VI , bornPierre Roger, the fourth of the Avignon Popes, was pope from May 1342 until his death in December of 1352... before consecration; also known as John de Horncastle |
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| 12 | Gilbert Welton Gilbert Welton Gilbert Welton was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was selected on 13 February 1353, and consecrated 21 April 1353. He died in November or December of 1362.-References:... |
1353 | 1362 | also known as Gilbert de Wilton |
| 13 | Thomas Appleby Thomas Appleby (bishop) Thomas Appleby was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was elected after 18 January 1363, and consecrated 18 June 1363. He died on 5 December 1395.-References:... |
1363 | 1395 | Canon of Carlisle; also known as Thomas de Appleby |
| 14 | Robert Reed Robert Reed (bishop) Robert Reed was a Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Bishop of Carlisle and Bishop of Chichester.Reed was a Dominican friar. He was selected as Bishop of Waterford on 9 September 1394, and transferred to Carlisle on 26 January 1396.... |
1396 | Translated from Waterford and Lismore Bishop of Waterford and Lismore The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... ; later translated to Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity... ; also known as Robert Reade |
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| 15 | Thomas Merke Thomas Merke Thomas Merke was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1397 to 1400. Educated at Oxford University, be became a Benedictine monk at Westminster Abbey. He was consecrated bishop about 23 April 1397... |
1397 | 1399 | Deprived and imprisoned 10 Jan. 1400, pardoned the following year, thereafter served as a deputy and acting bishop in the Diocese of Winchester Diocese of Winchester The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England.Founded in 676, it is one of the oldest and largest of the dioceses in England.The area of the diocese incorporates:... ; also known as Thomas Merkes or Thomas Merks |
| 16 | William Strickland William Strickland (bishop) William Strickland was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1400 until 1419. He was appointed by Pope Boniface IX, but not initially accepted by King Henry IV, although he did confirm the appointment after the chapter had elected him. He was consecrated on 15 August 1400... |
1400 | 1419 | |
| 17 | Roger Whelpdale Roger Whelpdale Roger Whelpdale was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1419 until 1423. He was selected as bishop on 22 December 1419, and consecrated after March of 1420. He was also Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford from 1404 to 1421.... |
1420 | 1423 | Provost of Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville... |
| 18 | William Barrow William Barrow (bishop) William Barrow was a Bishop of Bangor and a Bishop of Carlisle, Bishoprics in England.Barrow was selected as Bishop of Bangor on 15 February 1418, and consecrated after 13 October 1419.... |
1423 | 1429 | Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... ; also known as William Barrowe |
| 19 | Marmaduke Lumley Marmaduke Lumley Marmaduke Lumley was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1429 to 1450. He was a son of Ralph de Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley. He was elected about 5 December 1429, and consecrated on 16 April 1430. He was Bishop of Lincoln for a short time before his death in December of 1450... |
1429 | 1449 | Archdeacon of Northumberland, Lord Treasurer, Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of Cambridge; translated to Lincoln Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral... |
| 20 | Nicholas Close Nicholas Close Nicholas Close was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1450 to 1452. He was provided to the see of Carlisle in January of 1450, and consecrated on 15 March 1450. He was selected Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield on 30 August 1452 and served for a short time before his death in late October... |
1450 | 1452 | Archdeacon of Colchester; translated to Lichfield & Coventry Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 4,516 km² of the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed... |
| 21 | William Percy William Percy (bishop) William Percy was a late medieval Bishop of Carlisle. Born at Alnwick Castle on the 7th April 1428, he was the fifth son of Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and his wife Lady Eleanor Neville. Percy was in 1451 appointed to be Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, a post he held until... |
1452 | 1462 | Prebendary of York, Lincoln and Salisbury; Chancellor of Cambridge |
| 22 | John Kingscote John Kingscote John Kingscote was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was selected about August 1452, and consecrated 24 October 1462. He died on 5 November 1463.-References:... |
1462 | 1463 | Archdeacon of Gloucester; also known as John Kingscotes |
| 23 | Richard Scroope Richard Scroope Richard Scroope was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was selected 1 February 1464, and consecrated 24 June 1464. He died 10 May 1468.-References:... |
1464 | 1468 | Rector of Fen-Ditton, Cambridgeshire; also known as Richard Scrope |
| 24 | Edward Story Edward Story Edward Story was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle, 1468–1477, and Bishop of Chichester, 1477–1503.... |
1468 | 1478 | Chancellor of Cambridge; translated to Chichester Bishop of Chichester The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity... |
| 25 | Richard Bell Richard Bell (bishop) Richard Bell was a Bishop of Carlisle. He was selected 11 February 1478, and consecrated 26 April 1478. He resigned the see on 4 September 1495, and died in 1496. He served as Prior of Finchale from 1457 to 1464.-References:... |
1478 | 1495 | Prior of Durham; resigned; died 1496 |
| 26 | William Senhouse William Senhouse William Senhouse , also called William Sever, was an English priest, successively Bishop of Carlisle, 1495–1502, and Bishop of Durham, 1502–1505.... |
1495 | 1502 | Abbot of St Mary's Abbey, York St Mary's Abbey, York The Abbey of St Mary in York, once the richest abbey in the north of England, is a ruined Benedictine abbey that lies in what are now the Yorkshire Museum Gardens, on a steeply sloping site to the west of York Minster. The original abbey on the site was founded in 1055 and dedicated to Saint Olave... ; translated to Durham; also known as William Sever or William Seveyer |
| 27 | Roger Leyburn Roger Leyburn Roger Leyburn was an English churchman and academic, Master of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, archdeacon of Durham and bishop of Carlisle.-Life:... |
1503 | 1508 | Archdeacon of Durham; ; also known as Richard Leyburn |
| 28 | John Penny John Penny John Penny was an English priest, successively Bishop of Bangor, 1504–1508, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1508–1520.His education is uncertain, though he may have been educated at Lincoln College, Oxford and later received his LLD from the University of Cambridge.-References:... |
1508 | 1520 | Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... |
| 29 | John Kite John Kite John Kite was successively Archbishop of Armagh, 1513–1521, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1521–1537.John Kite was educated at Eton College and then at King's College, Cambridge, where he was graduated Bachelor of Canon Law. He was appointed a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral and Sub-Dean of... |
1521 | 1537 | Translated from Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... ; titular Archbishop of Thebes 1521-1537 |
| 30 | Robert Aldrich Robert Aldrich (bishop) Robert Aldrich or Aldridge was Bishop of Carlisle in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary.Richard Aldrich was born at Burnham, Buckinghamshire, and educated at Eton and Cambridge. After receiving various preferments, he was consecrated bishop of Carlisle, 18 July 1537. He became in 1534... |
1537 | 1556 | Provost of Eton and Canon of Windsor |
| 31 | Owen Oglethorpe Owen Oglethorpe Owen Oglethorpe: Bishop of Carlisle was an English academic and bishop.-Childhood and Education:He was born in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, in approximately 1505-10 and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was elected a fellow in 1526 and received his MA in 1529 and his DD in 1536... |
1557 | 1559 | Dean of Windsor Dean of Windsor The Dean of Windsor is the spiritual head of the Canons of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The Dean chairs meetings of the Chapter of Canons as primus inter pares.-List of Deans of Windsor:* William Mugge, 1348* Walter Almaly, 1380... ; crowned Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty... 15 Jan 1559; deprived 26 June 1559; died 31 Dec 1559 |
| Bernard Gilpin Bernard Gilpin Bernard Gilpin , was an Oxford theologian and then an influential clergyman in the emerging Church of England spanning the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth I... , B.D. |
1560 | Declined the bishopric on the death of Oglethorpe | ||
| 32 | John Best John Best (bishop) -Background:He was from Halifax and attended King Henry VIII's College from 1538 to 1539.-Personal life and career:In 1550 he married Elizabeth Somner. In 1553 Best was canon of Wells and in 1559 he was made Rector of Romaldkirk... |
1560 | 1570 | Prebendary of Wells |
| 33 | Richard Barnes Richard Barnes (bishop) Richard Barnes was an Anglican priest who served as a bishop in the Church of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.-Life:... |
1570 | 1577 | Suffragan Suffragan bishop A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. He or she may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.-Anglican Communion:... Bishop of Nottingham Anglican Bishop of Nottingham The Anglican Bishop of Nottingham was an episcopal title used by a Church of England suffragan bishop. The title took its name after the county town of Nottingham and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534. Until 1837, Nottingham had been part of the Diocese of York, when it then... 1567-70; later translated to Durham |
| 34 | John May John May (bishop) John May was an English academic and churchman, who became bishop of Carlisle.-Life:He was a native of Suffolk and brother of William May. He matriculated as a pensioner of Queens' College, Cambridge, on 2 May 1544. He was appointed bible-clerk of his college, and in 1550 proceeded B.A., being... |
1577 | 1598 | Prebendary of Ely |
| 35 | Henry Robinson Henry Robinson (bishop) Henry Robinson was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1598 to 1616. He was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, where he was elected fellow in 1575 and received his DD in 1590. He was Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1576–1581, and then Provost of The Queen's College,... |
1598 | 1616 | Provost of Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College, Cambridge Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville... |
| 36 | Robert Snoden Robert Snoden -Life:He was born in Mansfield Woodhouse. He matriculated at Christ's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1583, M.A. in 1593. He then became a Fellow of Christ's in 1589. He became rector of Harby, Leicestershire in 1596 and of Hickling, Nottinghamshire in 1598.He became a chaplain to... |
1616 | 1621 | Prebendary of Southwell; also known as Robert Snowden or Robert Snowdon |
| 37 | Richard Milbourne Richard Milbourne -Life:He was born in London, and educated at Winchester School and Queens' College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1579, and graduated B.A. in 1582. He was Fellow of Queens' from 1582 to 1593. He became rector of Sevenoaks, Kent in 1607 , of Cheam, Surrey, and vicar of Goudhurst, Kent... |
1621 | 1624 | Translated to St David's Bishop of St David's The Bishop of St David's is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's.The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the city of St David's in Pembrokeshire, founding St David's Cathedral. The current Bishop of St... |
| 38 | Richard Senhouse Richard Senhouse Richard Senhouse was an English churchman, Bishop of Carlisle from 1624 to 1626.-Life:He was third son of John Senhouse of Netherhall, Cumberland, by Anne, daughter of John Ponsonby of Hail Hall. His father was an antiquary who collected Roman remains, and Sir Robert Bruce Cotton visited him in... |
1624 | 1626 | Dean of Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... |
| 39 | Francis White | 1626 | 1629 | Dean of Carlisle Carlisle Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England... ; translated to Norwich Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided... |
| 40 | Barnaby Potter Barnaby Potter Barnaby Potter was a Church of England priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 16 March 1628-9 to 1642. He was educated at The Queen's College, Oxford, where he graduated MA in 1602 and DD in 1615. He was elected a fellow in 1604 and served as Provost, 1616–1626. Although leaning towards Puritanism... |
1629 | 1642 | Provost of Queen's College, Oxford |
| 41 | James Ussher James Ussher James Ussher was Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625–56... |
1642 | 1656 | Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... ; died in office |
| – | See vacant | 1656 | 1660 | |
| 42 | Richard Sterne | 1660 | 1664 | Master of Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College, Cambridge Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely... ; translated to York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man... |
| 43 | Edward Rainbowe Edward Rainbowe Edward Rainbowe or Rainbow was an English clergyman and a noted preacher.-Life:He was born on 20 April 1608 at Blyton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, where his father Thomas Rainbowe was vicar. His mother, Rebecca, daughter of David Allen, rector of the neighbouring parish of Ludborough, was educated in... |
1664 | 1684 | also known as Robert Snowdon |
| 44 | Thomas Smith Thomas Smith (bishop) Thomas Smith was an English clergyman, who served as Dean of Carlisle, 1672–1684, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1684–1702... |
1684 | 1702 | Dean of Carlisle Carlisle Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England... |
| 45 | William Nicolson William Nicolson William Nicolson was an English divine and antiquary.-Life:He was born in Plumbland, Cumberland, the son of Joseph Nicolson, Rector of Plumbland and educated at the school in nearby Dovenby... |
1702 | 1718 | Archdeacon and Prebendary of Carlisle; translated to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... |
| 46 | Samuel Bradford Samuel Bradford Samuel Bradford was an English churchman and whig, bishop successively of Carlisle and Rochester.-Life:He was the son of William Bradford of London and was born in St. Anne's, Blackfriars. He was educated at St Paul's School; and when the school was closed, owing to the Great Plague and the Great... |
1718 | 1723 | Prebendary of Westminster; translated to Rochester Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin... |
| 47 | John Waugh John Waugh (bishop) -Life:He was born in Appleby, and entered The Queen's College, Oxford in 1679. He became a Fellow there in 1688, and a Proctor in 1695. He was rector of St. Peter's, Cornhill in 1704, and subsequently became a royal chaplain, canon of Lincoln in 1718, and dean of Gloucester in 1720. He was... |
1723 | 1734 | Dean of Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... |
| 48 | Sir George Fleming Bt | 1734 | 1747 | Dean of Carlisle Carlisle Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, otherwise called Carlisle Cathedral, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle. It is located in Carlisle, in Cumbria, North West England... |
| 49 | Richard Osbaldeston Richard Osbaldeston Richard Osbaldeston was a Church of England clergyman and Bishop of London from 1762 to 1764.-Life:He was born at Hunmanby in Yorkshire, a younger son of Sir Richard Osbaldeston, a prominent landowner and Member of Parliament, head of he Yorkshire branch of an old Lancashire family. His mother... |
1747 | 1762 | Dean of York Dean of York The Dean of York is the member of the clergy who is responsible for the running of the York Minster cathedral.-11th–12th centuries:* 1093–c.1135: Hugh* c.1138–1143: William of Sainte-Barbe... ; translated to London Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey... |
| 50 | Charles Lyttelton Charles Lyttelton (bishop) Charles Lyttelton was an English churchman and antiquary, bishop of Carlisle from 1762.-Life:He was third son of Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 4th Baronet, by his wife Christian, daughter of Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet of Stowe, Buckinghamshire... |
1762 | 1768 | Dean of Exeter Dean of Exeter The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England. The chapter was established by Bishop William Briwere who set up the offices of Dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers.The current Dean lives at the... |
| 51 | Edmund Law Edmund Law Edmund Law was a priest in the Church of England. He served as Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, as Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge from 1764 to 1769, and as bishop of Carlisle from 1768 to 1787.... |
1769 | 1787 | Archdeacon of Carlisle |
| 52 | John Douglas | 1787 | 1791 | Canon-resident of St Paul's, London; translated to Salisbury Bishop of Salisbury The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset... |
| 53 | The Hon Edward Venables-Vernon | 1791 | 1808 | Translated to York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man... ; from 15 Jan 1831 surnamed Venables-Vernon-Harcourt |
| 54 | Samuel Goodenough Samuel Goodenough Samuel Goodenough was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1808 until his death in 1827, and an amateur botanist and collector. He is honoured in the scientific names of the plant genus Goodenia and the Red-capped Robin .-Life:Born at Kimpton, near Weyhill, Hampshire, on 29 April 1743 , he was the third... |
1808 | 1827 | Died in office |
| 55 | The Hon Hugh Percy Hugh Percy (bishop) Hugh Percy was a British churchman, bishop of Rochester and bishop of Carlisle.-Life:He was the third son of Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley, by Isabella Susannah, second daughter of Peter Burrell and sister of Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr, and was born in London... |
1827 | 1856 | Translated from Rochester Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin... ; died in office |
| 56 | The Hon Henry Villiers Henry Villiers Henry Montagu Villiers was a British clergyman of the Church of England.-Life:He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, graduating M.A. in 1837, and became vicar of Kenilworth in that year rector of St. George's Church, Bloomsbury in 1841... |
1856 | 1860 | Canon of St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother... , London; translated to Durham |
| 57 | The Hon Samuel Waldegrave Samuel Waldegrave Samuel Waldegrave was Bishop of Carlisle from 1860 until his death.The second son of the 8th Earl Waldegrave, he was educated at Cheam School and graduated from Balliol College, Oxford in 1839. In 1842, he became a deacon and was then curate to St Ebbe's, Oxford and rector of Barford St Martin in... |
1860 | 1869 | Canon of Salisbury Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture.... ; died in office |
| 58 | Harvey Goodwin Harvey Goodwin The Rt Rev Harvey Goodwin, MA was a Cambridge academic and clergyman, Bishop of Carlisle from 1869 until his death.-Life:... |
1869 | 1891 | Dean of Ely Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon... |
| 59 | John Bardsley | 1892 | 1904 | Translated from Sodor and Man Bishop of Sodor and Man The Bishop of Sodor and Man is the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese covers the Isle of Man. The see is in the town of Peel where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of St German, elevated to cathedral status on 1... |
| 60 | John Diggle | 1905 | 1920 | |
| 61 | Henry Williams | 1920 | 1946 | Resigned 1946; died 1961 |
| 62 | Thomas Bloomer Thomas Bloomer The Rt Rev Thomas Bloomer was born on 14 July 1894 and educated at the Royal School Dungannon and Trinity College, Dublin. He began his ministry as a curate at Carrickfergus . Later he was Vicar of St Mark’s, Bath and then Rural Dean of Barking before his elevation to the Episcopate as Bishop of... |
1946 | 1966 | Resigned 1966; died 1984 |
| 63 | Cyril Bulley Cyril Bulley (bishop) The late Right Reverend Sydney Cyril Bulley was born on 12 June 1907 and educated at the University of Durham. He began his ministry as a curate at Newark and was then successively Vicar of Worksop, Rural Dean of Mansfield, Director of Religious Education within the Diocese of Carlisle and... |
1966 | 1972 | Suffragan Bishop of Penrith Bishop of Penrith The Bishop of Penrith is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name from the town of Penrith in Cumbria and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534.-List of the Bishops of... ; resigned 1972 |
| 64 | David Halsey | 1972 | 1989 | Suffragan Bishop of Tonbridge Bishop of Tonbridge The Bishop of Tonbridge is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester, in the Province of Canterbury, England... ; died 2009 |
| 65 | Ian Harland Ian Harland The Right Reverend Ian Harland was a Church of England cleric, serving as Anglican Bishop of Lancaster then Bishop of Carlisle.-Life:... |
1989 | 1999 | Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster Anglican Bishop of Lancaster The Anglican Bishop of Lancaster is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Blackburn, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name after the traditional county town of Lancaster in Lancashire. The incumbent is The Rt Revd Geoff Pearson... ; died 2008 |
| 66 | Graham Dow Graham Dow Geoffrey Graham Dow was the Anglican Bishop of Carlisle from 2000-2009, the 66th holder of the office. He is a well-known Evangelical.-Early life:... |
2000 | 2009 | |
| 67 | James Newcome | 2009 | present | Suffragan Bishop of Penrith Bishop of Penrith The Bishop of Penrith is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Carlisle, in the Province of York, England. The title takes its name from the town of Penrith in Cumbria and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534.-List of the Bishops of... |