Bishop of Chichester
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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.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend John William Hind, BA, the 102nd Lord Bishop of Chichester, who signs John Cicestr.
The Bishop's residence is The Palace, Chichester.
[edit] History
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Selsey Abbey was the first seat of the South Saxon see. The seat was moved to the City of Chichester in 1075 under William the Conqueror in 1075.
[edit] See also
| Anglican Hierarchy in Great Britain | |
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| Church of England | Archbishop of Canterbury: Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe | Gloucester | Guildford | Hereford | Leicester | Lichfield | Lincoln | London | Norwich | Oxford | Peterborough | Portsmouth | Rochester | Saint Albans | St Edmundsbury & Ipswich | Salisbury | Southwark | Truro | Winchester | Worcester Archbishop of York: Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor & Man | Southwell | Wakefield |
| Church in Wales | Archbishop of Wales: Bangor | Llandaff | Monmouth | Saint Asaph | Saint David's | Swansea & Brecon |
| Scottish Episcopal Church | Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church: Aberdeen and Orkney | Argyll & the Isles | Brechin | Edinburgh | Glasgow & Galloway | Moray, Ross & Caithness | Saint Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane |
