Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
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The Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers most of the County of Suffolk and has its see is in the town of Bury St Edmunds where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint James, formerly a parish church, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1913.
The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Ipswich, Suffolk.
The office has existed since the foundation of the diocese from the dioceses of Ely and Norwich by Act of Parliament in 1913 under King George V. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Hubert Richard Lewis, the 9th Lord Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, who signs Richard St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 to 1921 | Henry Bernard Hodgson, DD | Enthroned March 1914 |
| 1921 to 1923 | Albert Augustus David | |
| 1923 to 1940 | Walter Godfrey Whittingham | |
| 1940 to 1954 | Richard Brook, DD | |
| 1954 to 1966 | Arthur Harold Morris, DD | |
| 1966 to 1975 | Leslie Wilfrid Brown, CBE, DD | Archbishop of Uganda |
| 1975 to 1986 | John Waine, BA,KCVO | Translated to Chelmsford |
| 1986 to 1992 | John Dennis | Father of British comedian Hugh Dennis |
| 1992 to present | John Hubert Richard Lewis |
[edit] Reference
| Anglican Hierarchy in Great Britain | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
