List of bishops of Rochester
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This article is a list of the Bishops of the Diocese of Rochester, England.
Bishops of Rochester who were also concurrently Dean of Westminster are marked with an asterisk.
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[edit] Pre-Conquest
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 604 to 624 | Justus | |
| 624 to 633 | Romanus | |
| 633 to 644 | Paulinus of York | |
| 644 to 664 | Ithamar | |
| 664 to 669 | Damianus | |
| 669 to 676 | Putta | |
| 676 to 678 | Cwichelm | |
| 678 to 716 | Gebmund | |
| 716 to 727 | Tobias | |
| 727 to 741 | Ealdwulf | |
| 741 to 747 | Dunn | |
| 747 to 772 | Eardwulf | |
| 772 to 785 | Diora | |
| 785 to 805 | Waermund I | |
| 805 to 844 | Beornmod | |
| 844 to 868 | Tatnoth | |
| 868 to 868 | Badenoth | |
| 868 to 868 | Waermund II | |
| 868 to 880 | Cuthwulf of Rochester | |
| 880 to 900 | Swithwulf of Rochester | |
| 900 to c.926 | Ceolmund of Rochester | |
| c.926 to c.934 | Cyneferth | |
| c.934 to 949 | Burhric | |
| 949 to 955 | Beorhtsige | |
| 955 to 964 | Daniel | Bishop of Rochester or Selsey |
| 964 to 995 | Ælfstan of Rochester | |
| 995 to 1046 | Godwine I | |
| 1046 to 1058 | Godwine II | |
| 1058 to 1076 | Siward |
[edit] Norman and Medieval
[edit] Tudor and Reformation
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1493 to 1497 | Thomas Savage | |
| 1497 to 1504 | Richard FitzJames | |
| 1504 to 1535 | John Fisher | |
| 1535 to 1540 | John Hilsey (John Hildesleigh) |
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| 1540 to 1544 | Nicolas Heath | |
| 1544 to 1547 | Henry Holbeach | |
| 1547 to 1550 | Nicholas Ridley (martyr) | |
| 1550 to 1551 | John Ponet (John Poynet) |
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| 1551 to 1552 | John Scory | |
| 1554 to 1558 | Maurice Griffith | |
| 1559 | Edmund Allen |
died before filling his position |
| 1560 to 1572 | Edmund Gheast (Edmund Guest) |
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| 1572 to 1576 | Edmund Freke | |
| 1576 to 1578 | John Piers | |
| 1578 to 1605 | John Young |
[edit] 17th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1605 to 1608 | William Barlow | |
| 1608 to 1611 | Richard Neile | |
| 1611 to 1628 | John Buckeridge | |
| 1628 to 1630 | Walter Curll | |
| 1630 to 1638 | John Bowle | |
| 1638 to 1666 | John Warner | |
| 1666 to 1683 | John Dolben * | |
| 1683 to 1684 | Francis Turner | |
| 1684 to 1713 | Thomas Sprat * |
[edit] 18th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1713 to 1723 | Francis Atterbury * | |
| 1723 to 1731 | Samuel Bradford * | |
| 1731 to 1756 | Joseph Wilcocks * | |
| 1756 to 1774 | Zachary Pearce * | |
| 1774 to 1793 | John Thomas * | |
| 1793 to 1802 | Samuel Horsley * |
[edit] 19th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1802 to 1809 | Thomas Dampier | |
| 1809 to 1827 | Walker King | |
| 1827 to 1827 | Hugh Percy | transferred to Carlisle |
| 1827 to 1860 | George Murray | |
| 1860 to 1867 | Joseph Cotton Wigram | |
| 1867 to 1877 | Thomas Legh Claughton | |
| 1877 to 1891 | Anthony Wilson Thorold | |
| 1891 to 1895 | Randall Thomas Davidson | |
| 1895 to 1905 | Edward Stuart Talbot |
[edit] 20th century to present
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 to 1930 | John Reginald Harmer | |
| 1930 to 1940 | Martin Linton Smith | |
| 1940 to 1961 | Christopher Maude Chavasse | |
| 1961 to 1988 | Richard David Say, DD | |
| 1988 to 1994 | Anthony Michael Arnold Turnbull | |
| 1994 to present | Dr Michael James Nazir-Ali, PhD |
[edit] References
- Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) Joseph Haydn/Horace Ockerby, reprinted 1969
- Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
- British History Online Bishops of Rochester accessed on October 25, 2007
