Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
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The Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers most of the County of Suffolk and has its see is in the town of Bury St Edmunds where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint James, formerly a parish church, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1913.
The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Ipswich, Suffolk.
The office has existed since the foundation of the diocese from the dioceses of Ely and Norwich by Act of Parliament in 1913 under King George V. The current bishop is the Right Reverend William Nigel Stock.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 to 1921 | Henry Bernard Hodgson, DD | Enthroned March 1914 |
| 1921 to 1923 | Albert Augustus David | |
| 1923 to 1940 | Walter Godfrey Whittingham | |
| 1940 to 1954 | Richard Brook, DD | |
| 1954 to 1966 | Arthur Harold Morris, DD | |
| 1966 to 1978 | Leslie Wilfrid Brown, CBE, DD | Archbishop of Uganda |
| 1978 to 1986 | John Waine, KCVO, BA | Translated to Chelmsford |
| 1986 to 1992 | John Dennis | Father of British comedian Hugh Dennis |
| 1992 to 2007 | John Hubert Richard Lewis | |
| 2007 to - | William Nigel Stock |
