Bishop of Lewes

The Bishop of Lewes is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1][2] The title takes its name after Lewes, the county town of East Sussex.

List of the Bishops of Lewes

No. Incumbent From Until Notes
1 Leonard Burrows 1909 1914 Translated to Sheffield
2 Herbert Jones 1914 1920
3 Henry Southwell 1920 1926
4 Thomas Cook 1926 1928
5 William Streatfeild [3] 1928 1929
6 Hugh Hordern 1929 1946
7 Geoffrey Warde 1946 1959
8 James Morrell 1959 1977
9 Peter Ball 1977 1992 Translated to Gloucester
10 Ian Cundy 1992 1996 Translated to Peterborough
11 Wallace Benn 1997 present

References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009 (100th edition), Church House Publishing (ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0).
  2. ^ The Diocese of Chichester: The Bishops. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.
  3. ^ Noel Streatfeild's Life. Retrieved on 7 June 2008.

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