Roger Wilson (bishop)

The Rt. Rev. Roger Plumpton Wilson, KCVO^[1] (3 August 1905 – 1 March 2002) was Bishop of Wakefield^[2]^[3] and later Chichester^[4] in the mid 20th century.

Born into an ecclesiastical family,^[5] he was educated at Winchester College and Keble College, Oxford, and ordained in 1936.^[6] After curacies at St Paul’s, Princes Park, Liverpool, and St John's, Smith Square, he was Vicar of South Shore, Blackpool, and Archdeacon of Nottingham before his elevation to the Episcopate.

Notes

^ NPG details
^ The Times, Tuesday, Apr 26, 1949; pg. 7; Issue 51365; col C Consecration of the Bishop of Wakefield
^ Diocesan web site
^ Bishop Of Chichester Nominated Choice Of Dr. R. P. Wilson The Times Tuesday, Nov 26, 1957; pg. 10; Issue 54008; col D
^ His father was The Rev. Canon Clifford Plumpton Wilson > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941

Church of England titles
Preceded by Henry McGowan	Bishop of Wakefield 1949 – 1958	Succeeded by John Alexander Ramsbotham
Preceded by George Kennedy Allen Bell	Bishop of Chichester 1958 – 1974	Succeeded by Eric Waldram Kemp

v t e Bishops of Chichester
Bishops of Selsey	Wilfrid Eadberht Eolla Sigeferth Aluberht Oswald Gislhere Tota Wihthun Æthelwulf Cynered Guthheard Wighelm Beornheah Wulfhun Guthheard Ælfred Brihthelm Eadhelm Æthelgar Ordbriht Ælfmær Æthelric I Grimketel Heca Æthelric II Stigand See translated
High Medieval	Godfrey Ralph de Luffa Seffrid Hilary John of Greenford Seffrid Simon of Wells Nicholas de Aquila Richard Poore Ranulf of Wareham Ralph Neville Robert Passelewe Richard de la Wich John Climping Stephen Bersted Gilbert of St Leonard
Late Medieval	John Langton Robert de Stratford William Lenn William Reade Thomas Rushhook Richard Mitford Robert Waldby Robert Reed Stephen Patrington Henry Ware John Kemp Thomas Polton John Rickingale Thomas Brunce Simon Sydenham Richard Praty Adam Moleyns Reginald Pecock John Arundel Edward Story Richard FitzJames
Early modern	Robert Sherborne Richard Sampson George Day John Scory George Day John Christopherson William Barlow Richard Curteys Thomas Bickley Anthony Watson Lancelot Andrewes Samuel Harsnett George Carleton Richard Montagu Brian Duppa Henry King Episcopacy abolished (Commonwealth) Henry King Peter Gunning Ralph Brideoake Guy Carleton John Lake Simon Patrick Robert Grove John Williams Thomas Manningham Thomas Bowers Edward Waddington Francis Hare Matthias Mawson Sir William Ashburnham
Late modern	John Buckner Robert Carr Edward Maltby William Otter Philip Shuttleworth Ashurst Gilbert Richard Durnford Ernest Wilberforce Charles Ridgeway Winfrid Burrows George Bell Roger Wilson Eric Kemp John Hind Martin Warner

v t e Bishops of Pontefract and of Wakefield
Pontefract	Campbell Hone Tom Longworth Arthur Morris George Clarkson Eric Treacy Gordon Fallows Richard Hare John Finney David James Tony Robinson
Wakefield	Tony Robinson, Bishop of Pontefract, area bishop in Wakefield Tony Robinson

v t e Archdeacons of Nottingham
Late modern	John Eyre William Barrow George Wilkins Henry Mackenzie Brough Maltby John Richardson Herbert Wild William Conybeare Herbert Turner Roger Wilson John Phillips Michael Brown Robert Williamson Clive Handford Tom Walker Gordon Ogilvie Peter Hill Sarah Clark Phil Williams

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