List of bishops of Oxford
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List of the bishops of Oxford, and its precursor offices.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| See at Osney | ||
| 1542 to 1546 | Robert King, Bishop of Oxford | Suffragan Bishop of Lincoln |
| See at Oxford | ||
| 1546 to 1559 | Robert King, Bishop of Oxford | Suffragan Bishop of Lincoln |
| 1559 to 1558 | Thomas Goldwell | Bishop of St Asaph; deprived, fled to Milan, Naples and Rome |
| 1558 to 1567 | vacant | |
| 1567 to October 1568 | Hugh Coren (Hugh Curwen) |
Archbishop of Dublin |
| October 1568 to 1589 | vacant | |
| 1589 to 1592 | John Underhill | Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford |
| 1592 to 1604 | vacant | |
| 1604 to 1618 | John Bridges | Dean of Salisbury |
| 1619 to 1628 | John Howson | Student of Christ Church, Oxford; appointed Bishop of Durham |
| 1628 to 1632 | Richard Corbet | Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; appointed Bishop of Norwich |
| 1632 to 1641 | John Bancroft | Master of University College, Oxford |
| 1641 to 1663 | Robert Skinner | Bishop of Bristol; deprived during the Commonwealth |
| 1660 to 1663 | Robert Skinner | Restored; appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| 1663 to 1665 | William Paul | Dean of Lichfield |
| 1665 to 1671 | Walter Blandford | Warden of Wadham College, Oxford; appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| 1671 to 1674 | Nathanial, Lord Crewe | Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, and Dean of Chichester; appointed Bishop of Durham |
| 1674 to 1676 | Henry Compton | Canon of Christ Church, Oxford; appointed Bishop of London |
| 1676 to 1686 | John Fell | Dean of Christ Church, Oxford |
| 1686 to 20 March 1687 | Samuel Parker | Archdeacon of Canterbury; died in office |
| 1688 to 1690 | Timothy Hall | Denied installation by the Chapter of Christ Church |
| 1690 to 1699 | John Hough | President of Magdalen College, Oxford; appointed Bishop of Lichfield |
| 1699 to 1715 | William Talbot | Dean of Worcester; appointed Bishop of Salisbury |
| 1715 to 1737 | John Potter | Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford; appointed Archbisop of Canterbury |
| 1737 to 1758 | Thomas Secker | Bishop of Bristol; appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1758 to 1766 | John Hume | Bishop of Bristol; appointed Bishop of Salisbury |
| 1766 to 1777 | Robert Lowth | Bishop of St David's; appointed Bishop of London |
| 1777 to 1788 | John Butler | Prebendary of Winchester; appointed Bishop of Hereford |
| 1788 to 1799 | Edward Smallwell | Bishop of St David's |
| 1799 to 1807 | John Randolph | Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford; appointed Bishop of Bangor |
| 1807 to 1811 | Charles Moss | |
| 1812 to 1815 | William Jackson | Regius Professor of Greek, Oxford |
| 1816 to 1827 | The Honourable Edward Legge | Dean of Windsor |
| 1827 to 1829 | Charles Lloyd | Regius Professor of Divinity, Oxford |
| 1829 to 1845 | Richard Bagot | Dean of Canterbury; appointed Bishop of Bath and Wells |
| 1845 to 1870 | Samuel Wilberforce | Dean of Westminster |
| 1870 to 1889 | John Fielder Mackarness | Prebendary of Exeter |
| 1889 to 1901 | William Stubbs | Bishop of Chester |
| 1901 to 1911 | Francis Paget | Dean of Christ Church, Oxford |
| 1911 to 1919 | Charles Gore | Bishop of Birmingham; resigned |
| 1919 to 1925 | Hubert Murray Burge | Bishop of Southwark |
| 1925 to 1937 | Thomas Banks Strong | Bishop of Ripon; resigned |
| 1937 to 1954 | Kenneth Escott Kirk | Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, Oxford |
| 1955 to 1970 | Harry James Carpenter | Warden of Keble College, Oxford; resigned |
| 1971 to 1978 | Kenneth John Woollcombe | Principal of Edinburgh Theological College; resigned |
| 1978 to 1986 | Patrick Campbell Rodger | Bishop of Manchester; resigned |
| 1987 to 2006 | Richard Douglas Harries | Dean of King's College, London; ennobled on retirement |
| 2007 to xxx | John Lawrence Pritchard | Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow |
