List of bishops of Bristol, England
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List of the Bishops of Bristol, England.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1538 to 1542 | Henry Holbeach, Suffragan Bishop of Bristol | Bishop suffragan; translated to Rochester |
| 1542 to 1554 | Paul Bush (Paul Bushe) |
Provincial of the Bonshommes; resigned being married, on the accession of Queen Mary |
| 1554 to December 1558 | John Holyman | Monk of Reading; died in office |
| 1558 to 1562 | vacant | For 3 years |
| 1562 to 1579 | Richard Cheyney (Richard Cheney) |
Archdeacon of Hereford; with dispensation also held See of Gloucester |
| 1579 to 1581 | vacant | For 2 years |
| 1581 to 1589 | John Bullingham | Prebendary of Worcester and St Paul's, London; with dispensation also held See of Gloucester; resigned |
| 1589 to 1593 | Richard Fletcher | Dean of Peterborough; translated to Worcester |
| 1593 to 1603 | vacant | For 10 years |
| 1603 to 1617 | John Thornborough | Translated from Limerick; translated to Worcester |
| 1617 to 1619 | Nicholas Felton | Prebendary of St Paul's London; translated to Ely |
| 1619 to 1622 | Rowland Searchfield | Vicar of Charlbury, Oxfordshire |
| 1623 to 1632 | Robert Wright | Canon of Wells; translated to Lichfield & Coventry |
| 1633 to 1636 | George Coke (George Cook) |
Rector of Bygrave, Hertfordshire; translated to Hereford |
| 1637 to 1641 | Robert Skinner | Rector of Launten, Oxfordshire; translated to Oxford |
| 1642 to 1644 | Thomas Westfield | Ardchdeacon of St Albans |
| 1644 to 1646 | Thomas Howell | Canon of Windsor; died in office |
| 1646 to 1660 | vacant | For 16 years |
| 1661 to 1671 | Gilbert Ironside | Prebendary of York |
| 1672 to 1679 | Guy Carleton | Dean of Carlisle; translated to Chichester |
| 1679 to 1684 | William Gulston | Rector of Symondsbury, Dorsetshire |
| 1684 to 1685 | John Lake | Translated from Sodor & Man; translated to Chichester |
| 1685 to 1689 | Sir Jonathan Trelawney, bt. | Translated to Exeter |
| 1689 to 1691 | Gilbert Ironside | Warden of Wadham College, Oxford; translated to Hereford |
| 1691 to 1710 | John Hall | Master of Pembroke College, Oxford |
| 1710 to 1714 | John Robinson | Dean of Windsor; Lord Privy Seak; translated to London |
| 1714 to 1719 | George Smalridge | Dean of Christchurch, Oxford |
| 1719 to 1724 | Hugh Boulter | Archdeacon of Surrey; translated to Armagh |
| 1724 to 1732 | William Bradshaw | Dean of Christchurch, Oxford |
| 1733 to 1734 | Charles Cecil | Translated to Bangor |
| 1735 to 1737 | Thomas Secker | Prebendary of Durham; translated to Oxford |
| 1737 to 1738 | Thomas Gooch | Prebendary of Canterbury; translated to Norwich |
| 1738 to 1750 | Joseph Butler | Prebendary of Rochester; translated to Durham |
| 1750 to 1755 | John Conybeare | Dean of Christchurch, Oxford |
| 1756 to 1758 | John Hume | Canon-resident of St Paul's |
| 1758 to 1761 | Philip Yonge | Canon-resident of St Paul's |
| 1761 to 1782 | Thomas Newton | Prebendary of Westminster, dean of St Paul's |
| 1782 to 1783 | Lewis Bagot | Dean of Christchurch, Oxford; translated to Norwich |
| 1783 to 1792 | Christopher Wilson | Prebendary of Westminster |
| 1792 to 1794 | Spencer Madan | Canon-resident of Lichfield; translated to Peterborough |
| 1794 to 1797 | Henry Reginald Courtenay | Prebendary of Rochester; translated to Exeter |
| 1797 to 1802 | Folliot Herbert Walker Cornewall (Ffolliott Cornewall) |
Dean of Canterbury; translated to Hereford |
| 1802 to 1807 | The Honourable George Pelham | Translated to Exeter |
| 1807 to 1808 | John Luxmore | Dean of Gloucester; translated to Hereford |
| 1808 to 1820 | William Lort Mansel | Died in office |
| 1820 to 1827 | John Kaye | Master of Christ's College, Cambridge; translated to Lincoln |
| 1827 to 1834 | Robert Gray | Died in office |
| 1834 to 1836 | Joseph Allen | Translated to Ely; see united to Gloucester |
| Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol | ||
| 7 October 1836 to 6 June 1856 | James Henry Monk | Hitherto Bishop of Gloucester; died in office |
| 9 July 1856 to 1861 | Charles Baring | Rector of Limpsfield, Surrey, Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen; translated to Durham |
| December 1861 to 1863 | William Thomson | Prior of Queen's College, Oxford; translated to York |
| 30 January 1863 to 1897 | Charles John Ellicott, DD | Dean of Exeter |
| Diocese of Bristol | ||
| 1897 to 1914 | George Browne | |
| 1914 to 1933 | George Nickson | |
| 1933 to 1946 | Clifford Woodward | |
| 1946 to 1958 | Frederick Cockin | |
| 1958 to 1975 | Oliver Tomkins | |
| 1976 to 1985 | Ernest Tinsley | |
| 1985 to 30 November 2002 | Barry Rogerson | Resigned |
| 2003 to present | Michael Arthur Hill | Area Bishop of Buckingham |
