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| Bishop of Winchester | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: Tim Dakin (bishop-elect) |
|
| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Winchester |
| Cathedral: | Winchester Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | Wine |
| Formation: | 7th century |
The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.
The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and most important in England. Originally it was the see of the kingdom of Wessex, with the cathedra at Dorchester Cathedral under Saints Birinus and Agilbert. It was transferred to Winchester in 660. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the wealthiest English sees and its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun. During the 19th century, the bishop[who?] licensed[clarification needed] many prostitutes who were known as the the "Winchester Geese" and maintained a cemetery for them.[1]
The official residence of the Bishop of Winchester is Wolvesey Palace in Winchester. Other traditional homes included Farnham Castle and their London residence at Winchester Palace in Southwark, Surrey (now London). The bishop is the Visitor of St John's College, Oxford.
The See of Winchester is currently vacant. The last bishop, Michael Scott-Joynt, retired on 7 May 2011[2] when he formally handed over the care of the diocese to the Bishop of Basingstoke until the new Bishop of Winchester officially takes up the role. Tim Dakin was elected as the next bishop on 14 October 2011: he was consecrated as bishop in St Paul's Cathedral, London, on 25 January 2012 and is to be enthroned in Winchester Cathedral on 21 April.[3]
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[edit] List of bishops
[edit] Saxon to Norman
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 660 | 663 | Wine | |
| 670 | before 676 | Leuthere | |
| 676 | ?705 | Hædde | Canonized |
| c.705 | 744 | Daniel | |
| 744 | betw. 749–756 | Hunfrith | |
| 756 | betw. 759–778 | Cyneheard | |
| betw. 759–778 | betw. 759–778 | Æthelheard | |
| betw. 759–778 | betw. 781–785 | Ecgbald | |
| betw. 781–785 | betw. 781–785 | Dudd | |
| betw. 781–785 | betw. 801–803 | Cyneberht | |
| betw. 801–803 | betw. 805–814 | Ealhmund | |
| betw. 805–814 | 836 | Wigthegn | |
| before 825 | 836 | Herefrith | Never attests without Wigthegn. |
| betw. 833–838 | 838 | Eadmund | Listed by Crockford's Clerical Directory,[4] but not in the current edition of the Handbook of British Chronology.[5] |
| betw. 833–838 | 838 | Eadhun | |
| 838 or 839 | betw. 844–853 | Helmstan | |
| 852 or 853 | betw. 862–865 | Swithun | |
| betw. 862–867 | betw. 871–877 | Ealhferth | |
| betw. 871–877 | 878 or 879 | Tunbeorht | |
| 878 or 879 | 908 | Denewulf | |
| 909 | 932 or 933 | Frithestan | Also recorded as Frithustan. Canonized |
| 931 | 934 | Byrnstan | Also recorded as Beornstan. Canonized |
| 934 or 935 | 951 | Ælfheah (I) | |
| 951 | 959 | Ælfsige (I) | Translated to Canterbury |
| 960 | 963 | Beorhthelm | Possibly translated from Selsey |
| 963 | 984 | Æthelwold (I) | Canonized |
| 984 | 1006 | Ælfheah (II) | Translated to Canterbury. Canonized. |
| 1006 | Cenwulf | ||
| 1006 | 1012 | Æthelwold (II) | |
| 1012 | 1032 | Ælfsige (II) | |
| 1032 | 1047 | Ælfwine | |
| 1047 | 1070 | Stigand | Translated from Elmham. Held Winchester with Canterbury 1052–1070. |
| Source(s): [4][5] | |||
[edit] Norman to Reformation
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1070 | 1098 | Walkelin | |
| 1100 | 1129 | William Giffard | |
| 1129 | 1171 | Henry of Blois | |
| 1173 | 1188 | Richard of Ilchester | |
| 1189 | 1204 | Godfrey de Luci | |
| 1205 | (Richard Poore) | Election quashed | |
| 1205 | 1238 | Peter des Roches | |
| 1238 | 1239 | (Ralph Neville) | Election quashed |
| 1240 | 1250 | William de Raley | Translated from Norwich |
| 1250 | 1260 | Aymer de Valence | |
| 1261 | 1262 | (Andrew of London) | Election quashed |
| 1261 | 1262 | (William de Taunton) | Election quashed |
| 1262 | 1268 | John Gervais | |
| 1268 | 1280 | Nicholas of Ely | |
| 1280 | (Robert Burnell) | Election quashed June 1280. | |
| 1280 | 1282 | (Richard de la More) | Never consecrated, resigned June 1282. |
| 1282 | 1304 | John of Pontoise | |
| 1305 | 1316 | Henry Woodlock | |
| 1316 | 1319 | John Sandale | |
| 1319 | 1323 | Rigaud of Assier | |
| 1323 | 1333 | John de Stratford | Translated to Canterbury |
| 1333 | 1345 | Adam Orleton | Translated from Worcester |
| 1345 | 1366 | William Edington | |
| 1366 | 1404 | William of Wykeham | |
| 1404 | 1447 | Henry Beaufort | Translated from Lincoln |
| 1447 | 1486 | William Waynflete | |
| 1487 | 1492 | Peter Courtenay | Translated from Exeter |
| 1493 | 1501 | Thomas Langton | Translated from Salisbury |
| 1501 | 1528 | Richard Foxe | Translated from Durham |
| 1529 | 1530 | Thomas Wolsey | Archbishop of York. Held in commendam the see of Winchester. |
| Source(s): [4][6][7][8] | |||
[edit] During the Reformation
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1531 | 1551 | Stephen Gardiner (1st tenure) | |
| 1551 | 1553 | John Ponet | Translated from Rochester |
| 1553 | 1555 | Stephen Gardiner (2nd tenure) | |
| 1556 | 1559 | John White | Translated from Lincoln |
| Source(s): [4][7][8][9] | |||
[edit] Post-Reformation
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1560 | 1580 | Robert Horne | |
| 1580 | 1584 | John Watson | |
| 1584 | 1594 | Thomas Cooper | Translated from Lincoln |
| 1594 | 1595 | William Wickham | Translated from Lincoln |
| 1595 | 1596 | William Day | |
| 1597 | 1616 | Thomas Bilson | Translated from Worcester |
| 1616 | 1618 | James Montague | Translated from Bath and Wells |
| 1618 | 1626 | Lancelot Andrewes | Translated from Ely |
| 1627 | 1632 | Richard Neile | Translated from Durham, later translated to York |
| 1632 | 1646 | Walter Curle | Translated from Bath and Wells. Deprived 1646, and died 1647. |
| 1646 | 1660 | The see was abolished during the Commonwealth and the Protectorate.[10][11] | |
| 1660 | 1662 | Brian Duppa | Translated from Salisbury |
| 1662 | 1684 | George Morley | Translated from Worcester |
| 1684 | 1706 | Peter Mews | Translated from Bath and Wells |
| 1707 | 1721 | Jonathan Trelawny | Translated from Exeter |
| 1721 | 1723 | Charles Trimnell | Translated from Norwich |
| 1723 | 1734 | Richard Willis | Translated from Salisbury |
| 1734 | 1761 | Benjamin Hoadly | Translated from Salisbury |
| 1761 | 1781 | John Thomas | Translated from Salisbury |
| 1781 | 1820 | Brownlow North | Translated from Worcester |
| 1820 | 1827 | George Pretyman Tomline | Translated from Lincoln |
| 1827 | 1869 | Charles Sumner | Translated from Llandaff |
| 1869 | 1873 | Samuel Wilberforce | Translated from Oxford |
| 1873 | 1891 | Harold Browne | Translated from Ely |
| 1891 | 1895 | Anthony Thorold | Translated from Rochester |
| 1895 | 1903 | Randall Davidson | Translated from Rochester, later translated to Canterbury |
| 1903 | 1911 | Herbert Ryle | Translated from Exeter |
| 1911 | 1923 | Edward Talbot | Translated from Southwark |
| 1923 | 1932 | Frank Woods | Translated from Peterborough |
| 1932 | 1942 | Cyril Garbett | Translated from Southwark, later translated to York |
| 1942 | 1952 | Mervyn Haigh | Translated from Coventry |
| 1952 | 1961 | Alwyn Williams | Translated from Durham |
| 1961 | 1975 | Falkner Allison | Translated from Chelmsford |
| 1975 | 1985 | John Taylor | |
| 1985 | 1995 | Colin James | Translated from Wakefield |
| 1995 | 2011 | Michael Scott-Joynt [2] | Translated from Stafford |
| 2012 | present | Tim Dakin [3] | |
| Source(s): [4][12][13] | |||
[edit] Sources
[edit] Notes
- ^ Constable, John. The Southwark Mysteries. Oberon Books, 1999, pp. 9, 264-5, 291, 304-5, 338-9.
- ^ a b Bishop of Winchester retires after 15 years
- ^ a b Diocese of Winchester - Election process of next Bishop of Winchester moves on
- ^ a b c d e "Historical successions: Winchester". Crockford's Clerical Directory. http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=707. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 223.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 276–277.
- ^ a b Greenway 1971, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2, pp. 85–87.
- ^ a b Jones 1962, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 4, pp. 45–47.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, p. 277.
- ^ Episcopy. British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate 1638–60. Retrieved on 20 August 2011.
- ^ "The Episcopate during the Civil Wars, 1642-1649". The English Historical Review (Oxford University Press) Volume 83 (No 328): pp. 523–537. July 1968. http://www.jstor.org/pss/564164. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 277–278.
- ^ Horn 1974, Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 3, pp. 80–83.
[edit] Bibliography
- Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S. et al., eds (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
- Greenway, D. E. (1971). "Bishops of Winchester". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 2: Monastic Cathedrals (Northern and Southern Provinces). British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=33876.
- Jones, B. (1962). "Bishops of Winchester". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 4: Monastic Cathedrals (Southern Province). British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32727.
- Horn, J. M. (1974). "Bishops of Winchester". Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 3: Canterbury, Rochester and Winchester Dioceses. British History Online. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34619.
