Bishop of Chichester

Bishop of Chichester
Bishopric
Anglican
Incumbent: Dr John Hind
Province:	Canterbury
Diocese:	Chichester
Cathedral:	Chichester Cathedral
First Bishop:	Wilfrid
Formation:	7th century

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 Dr John William Hind DD BA, 102nd Lord Bishop of Chichester, who signs John Cicestr. The Bishop's residence is The Palace, Chichester.

List of bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of the Diocese of Chichester, England and its precursor office the Bishops of Selsey.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) The dates of the early bishops are uncertain.

Bishops of Selsey
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
c. 681	c. 685	Saint Wilfrid	Founder of the see; status as bishop of this see disputed; previously ejected from York; later Bishop of Leicester then of Hexham.
c. 685	c. 705	See absorbed by Winchester diocese, after Wessex conquered Sussex under Cædwalla.
c. 709–731	719	Eadberht	Eadbeorht, Eadbertus; previously Abbot of Selsey Abbey; often deemed first bishop of this see; died in office.
719	c. 726	Eolla	Died in office.
c. 726	733	Vacant
733	753	Sigeferth	Sigelmus, Sigfridus, Sigga, Siggca; died in office.
747x765	772x780	Aluberht	Ealabeorht, Alubrithus, Alubertus; died in office.
747x765	772x780	Oswald	Osweald, Osa; died in office.
c. 776	c. 783	Gislhere	Giselherus; died in office.
c. 783	c. 788	Tota	Died in office.
c. 789	c. 808	Wihthun	Died in office.
c. 808	c. 820	Æthelwulf	Ethelulphus; died in office.
c. 820	c. 840	Cynered	Coenred, Coenredus; died in office.
c. 840	late 9th	Guthheard	Left office.
early 10th	c. 912	Wighelm	Died in office.
c. 909	c. 930	Beornheah	Beornegus; died in office; in Heylyn is placed between Ethelulphus and Coenredus.
c. 930	c. 942	Wulfhun	Omitted in Heylyn; died in office.
942	960	Guthard
c. 942	c. 955	Ælfred	Alfredus; died in office.
c. 955		Daniel	Omitted in Heylyn.
???	c. 959	Brihthelm	Sometimes identified with Beorhthelm of Winchester; either died in office or translated to Winchester.
???	c. 980	Eadhelm	Died in office.
980	988	Æthelgar	Translated to Canterbury.
989	1009	Ordbriht	Died in office.
1009	1031	Ælfmær	Died in office.
1032	1038	Æthelric (I)	Died in office.
1039	1047	Grimketel	Grimcytel; died in office.
1047	1058	Heca	Died in office.
1058	1070	Æthelric (II)	Ethelric; deposed and imprisoned by William the Conqueror.
1070	1075	Stigand	Became Bishop of Chichester.
Bishops of Chichester
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1075	1087	Stigand of Selsey	Hitherto Bishop of Selsey; died in office.
1088	1088	Godfrey	William; died in office.
1091	1123	Ralph de Luffa	Radulphus; died in office.
1125	1145	Seffrid (I)	Seffridus Pelochin; also Abbot of Glastonbury; deprived.
1147	1169	Hilary	Date of consecration sometimes given as 1133; previously unsuccessfully nominated for York; died in office.
1169	1173	Vacant
April 1173	26 April 1180	John of Greenford	John de Greenford; previously Dean of Chichester; died in office.
1180	17 March 1204	Seffrid (II)	Seffridus; died in office.
April 1204	21 August 1207	Simon of Wells	Simon Sutwell, Simon FitzRobert, Simon de Camera; died in office.
1209	1214	Nicholas de Aquila	Gilbert de l'Aigle; Dean of Chichester; election quashed.
1215	1217	Richard Poore	Previously Dean of Salisbury; translated to Salisbury then Durham.
c. 17 December 1217	c. 15 September 1222	Ranulf of Wareham	Ralph de Warham; previously Prior of Norwich; died in office.
1224	February 1244	Ralph Neville	Also Lord Chancellor; elected to Canterbury but rejected by Pope Innocent IV; also unsuccessfully elected to Winchester; died in office.
April 1244	June 1244	Robert Passelewe	Archdeacon of Lewes; Henry III's favoured candidate; election declared void by Pope Innocent IV.
1244	3 April 1253	Saint Richard	Richard de Wych; Archbishop Boniface's favoured candidate; election confirmed by Pope Innocent IV; died in office.
1253	18 May 1262	John Climping	John of Arundel; previously Chancellor of Chichester; died in office.
1262	21 October 1287	Stephen Bersted	Stephen of Pagham; died in office.
1288	12 February 1305	Gilbert of St Leonard	Gilbert de Sancto Leofardo; previously Treasurer of Chichester; died in office.
1305	19 July 1337	John Langton	Also Lord Chancellor; previous election to Ely quashed; died in office.
1337	9 April 1362	Robert de Stratford	Previously Archdeacon of Canterbury; also Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of Oxford; died in office.
1362	11 October 1368	William Lenn	William Lullimore; previously Dean of Chichester; translated to Worcester.
1369	18 August 1385	William Reade	Previously Archdeacon of Rochester; died in office.
16 October 1386	1389	Thomas Rushhook	Thomas Rushocke; translated from Llandaff; exiled to Breifne.
1390	25 October 1395	Richard Mitford	Previously unsuccessfully elected to St David's; also Lord Treasurer of Ireland; translated to Salisbury.
25 October 1395	5 October 1396	Robert Waldby	Translated from Dublin; translated to York.
5 October 1396	June 1415	Robert Reed	Translated from Carlisle; died in office.
c. 17 December 1417	22 December 1417	Stephen Patrington	Translated from St David's; died immediately after appointment.
1418	July 1420	Henry Ware	Previously official to the Archbishop of Canterbury; died in office.
February 1421	November 1421	John Kemp	Translated from Rochester; translated to London.
17 November 1421	27 February 1426	Thomas Polton	Thomas Pulton; translated from Hereford; translated to Worcester.
1426	6 July 1429	John Rickingale	Chancellor of York; died in office.
1429		Thomas Brunce	Thomas Brouns; election quashed; later Bishop of Rochester then of Norwich.
1430	26 January 1438	Simon Sydenham	Simon Sidenham; died in office.
1438	August 1445	Richard Praty	Richard Pratty; also Chancellor of Oxford.
1446	9 January 1450	Adam Moleyns	Adam Molins; previously Dean of Salisbury; also Lord Privy Seal; died in office.
23 March 1450	January 1459	Reginald Pecock	Reginald Peacock; translated from St Asaph; deprived for heresy.
1459	18 October 1477	John Arundel	Previously Archdeacon of Richmond.
1478	16 March 1503	Edward Story	Translated from Carlisle.
29 November 1503	c. 5 June 1506	Richard FitzJames	Translated from Rochester; translated to London.
1508	August 1536	Robert Sherborne	Robert Sherburne; translated from St David's; resigned shortly before his death.
1536	1543	Richard Sampson	Previously Dean of Lichfield; also Dean of St Paul's; translated to Lichfield & Coventry.
1543	October 1551	George Day	Provost of King's College, Cambridge; deprived by Edward VI.
1552	1553	John Scory	Translated from Rochester; deprived by Mary I; later Bishop of Hereford.
1553	2 August 1556	George Day (again)	Restored by Mary I; died in office.
1557	December 1558	John Christopherson	Previously Dean of Norwich; died in office.
1559	1568	William Barlow	Marian exile; had resigned Bath and Wells (being married); died in office.
1570	August 1582	Richard Curteys	Richard Curtis; died in office.
August 1582	January 1586	Vacant
January 1586	1596	Thomas Bickley	Previously Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
1596	1605	Anthony Watson	Previously Lord High Almoner; also Dean of Bristol 1590–1598; died in office.
1605	1609	Lancelot Andrewes	Previously Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge; translated to Ely then Winchester.
1609	8 August 1619	Samuel Harsnett	Previously Archdeacon of Essex; translated to Norwich then York.
1619	May 1628	George Carleton	Translated from Llandaff; died in office.
1628	1638	Richard Montagu	Previously Archdeacon of Hereford; translated to Norwich.
1638	1641	Brian Duppa	Previously Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; translated to Salisbury.
1642	30 September 1669	Henry King	Previously Dean of Rochester; died in office.
1670	1675	Peter Gunning	Previously Master of St John's College, Cambridge; also Regius Professor of Divinity 1661–1674; translated to Ely.
1675	5 October 1678	Ralph Brideoake	Previously Dean of Salisbury; died in office.
1679	1685	Guy Carleton	Translated from Bristol; died in office.
19 October 1685	1 August 1689	John Lake	Translated from Bristol; deprived as a non-juror.
1689	1691	Simon Patrick	Previously Dean of Peterborough; translated to Ely.
1691	25 September 1696	Robert Grove	Previously Archdeacon of Middlesex; died in office.
1696	24 April 1709	John Williams	Died in office.
1709	25 August 1722	Thomas Manningham	Previously Dean of Windsor; died in office.
1722	1724	Thomas Bowers	Also Archdeacon of Canterbury since 1721.
1724	8 September 1731	Edward Waddington	Died in office.
1731	26 April 1740	Francis Hare	Translated from St Asaph.
1740	1754	Matthias Mawson	Translated from Llandaff; translated to Ely.
1754	1797	Sir William Ashburnham, 4th Baronet until 1762: William Ashburnham	Previously Dean of Chichester.
1798	2 May 1824	John Buckner	Sometime Rector of St Giles, London; died in office.
8 May 1824	1831	Robert Carr	Previously Dean of Hereford; translated to Worcester.
1831	1836	Edward Maltby	Translated to Durham.
9 September 1836	20 August 1840	William Otter	Previously Principal of King's College, London; died in office.
1840	7 January 1842	Philip Shuttleworth	Previously Warden of New College, Oxford; died in office.
1842	21 February 1870	Ashurst Gilbert	Previously Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford; died in office.
1870	14 October 1895	Richard Durnford	Previously Archdeacon of Manchester; died in office.
1896	9 September 1907	Ernest Wilberforce	Translated from Newcastle; died in office.
1908	1919	Charles Ridgeway	Previously Dean of Carlisle.
1919	13 February 1929	Winfrid Burrows	Translated from Truro; died in office.
1929	3 October 1958	George Bell	Previously Dean of Canterbury; died in office.
1958	1974	Roger Wilson KCVO	Translated from Wakefield; retired.
1974	January 2001	Eric Kemp	Previously Dean of Worcester; retired and became "Bishop Emeritus of Chichester".
2001	April 2012	John Hind	Translated from Europe.

Alternative list of bishops of Selsey

The following details are simplified from Kelly (1998), and differs slightly from the above:

Bishops of Selsey (Kelly list)
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
fl. 716		Eadberht
716 or 717	bef. 731	Eolla
Several years		Vacant
733	aft. 747	Sigeferth	Called Sicgga for short.
aft. 747	bef. 765	Aluberht
bef. 765	betw. 772–780	Oswald	Called Osa for short.
betw. 772–780	betw. 781–786	Gislhere
betw. 780–786	betw. 786–789	Tota
betw. 786–789	betw. 805–811	Wehthun
bef. 811	aft. 816	Æthelwulf
aft. 816	betw. 839–845	Cynered
betw. 839–845	aft. 860	Guðheard
Several years		Possible vacancy
bef. 900	909	Wighelm
909	betw. 930–931	Beornheah
betw. 930–931	betw. 940–943	Wulfhun
betw. 940–943	aft. 953	Ælfred
fl. 957		Brihthelm	Queried.
bef. 963	betw. 979–980	Eadhelm
980	988	Æthelgar
betw. 988–990	betw. 1007–1011	Ordbriht
betw. 1007–1011	1032 or 1033	Ælfmær
1032 or 1033	1038	Æthelric (I)
1039	1047	Grimketel
1047	1057	Heca
1058	1070	Æthelric (II)
1070	1075	Stigand

See also

• List of Archdeacons of Lewes and Hastings
• List of Archdeacons of Chichester

References

• Heylyn, Peter (1773). A Help to English History...etc.. London: Paul Wright. 
• Kelly, S. E. 1998. Charters of Selsey. Anglo-Saxon Charters 6.