| Bishop of Winchester | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: Tim Dakin (bishop-elect) |
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| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Winchester |
| Cathedral: | Winchester Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | Wine |
| Formation: | 7th century |
The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.
The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and most important in England. Originally it was the see of the kingdom of Wessex, with the cathedra at Dorchester Cathedral under Saints Birinus and Agilbert. It was transferred to Winchester in 660. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the wealthiest English sees, and its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun. The official residence of the Bishop of Winchester is Wolvesey Palace in Winchester. Other traditional homes included Farnham Castle and their London residence at Winchester Palace in Southwark, Surrey (now London).
The bishop is the Visitor of St John's College, Oxford.
The See of Winchester is currently vacant. The last Bishop, Michael Scott-Joynt, retired on 7 May 2011[1] and formally handed over the care of the See to the Bishop of Basingstoke until the new Bishop of Winchester officially takes up the role. It was announced on 6 September 2011 that Tim Dakin has been nominated as the next bishop[2].
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| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 660 to 663 | Wine | |
| 670 to (before 676) | Leuthere | |
| 676 to ?705 | Hædde | |
| c.705 to 744 | Daniel | |
| 744 to (between 749 and 756) | Hunfrith | |
| 756 to (between 759 and 778) | Cyneheard | |
| (between 759 and 778) to (between 759 and 778) | Æthelheard | |
| (between 759 and 778) to (between 781 and 785) | Ecgbald | |
| (between 781 and 785) to (between 781 and 785) | Dudd | |
| (between 781 and 785) to (between 801 and 803) | Cyneberht | |
| (between 801 and 803) to (between 805 and 814) | Ealhmund | |
| (between 805 and 814) to 836 | Wigthegn | |
| (before 825) to 836 | Herefrith | |
| (between 833 | Eadmund | Not listed in the current edition of Handbook of British Chronology |
| (between 833 and 838) to 838 | Eadhun | |
| (838 or 839) to (between 844 and 853) | Helmstan | |
| (852 or 853) to (between 862 and 865) | Swithun | |
| (between 862 and 867) to (between 871 and 877) | Ealhferth | |
| (between 871 and 877) to ( 878 or 879) | Tunbeorht | |
| (878 or 879) to 908 | Denewulf | |
| 909 to (932 or 933) | Frithestan (Frithustan) |
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| 931 to 934 | Byrnstan (Beornstan) |
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| (934 or 935) to 951) | Ælfheah the Bald | |
| 951 to 959 | Ælfsige (I) | |
| 960 to 963 | Beorhthelm | |
| 963-984 | Saint Æthelwold of Winchester | |
| 984-1006 | Ælfheah of Canterbury | |
| 1006 | Cenwulf | |
| 1006-1012 | Æthelwold (II) | |
| 1012-1032 | Ælfsige (II) | |
| 1032-1047 | Ælfwine | |
| 1047-1070 | Stigand |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1070-1098 | Walkelin | |
| 1100-1129 | William Giffard | |
| 1129-1171 | Henry of Blois | |
| 1173-1188 | Richard of Ilchester | |
| 1189-1204 | Godfrey de Luci | |
| 1205 | Richard Poore | election quashed |
| 1205-1238 | Peter des Roches | |
| 1238-1239 | Ralph Neville | election quashed |
| 1240-1250 | William de Raley | |
| 1250-1260 | Aymer de Valence | |
| 1261-1262 | Andrew of London | election quashed |
| 1261-1262 | William de Taunton | election quashed |
| 1262-1268 | John Gervais | |
| 1268-1280 | Nicholas of Ely | |
| 1280 | Robert Burnell | election quashed June 1280 |
| 1280-1282 | Richard de la More | never consecrated, resigned June 1282 |
| 1282-1304 | John of Pontoise | |
| 1305-1316 | Henry Woodlock | |
| 1316-1319 | John Sandale | |
| 1319-1323 | Rigaud of Assier | |
| 1323-1333 | John de Stratford | |
| 1333-1345 | Adam Orleton | |
| 1345-1366 | William Edington | |
| 1366-1404 | William of Wykeham | |
| 1404-1447 | Henry Beaufort | |
| 1447-1486 | William Waynflete | |
| 1487-1492 | Peter Courtenay | |
| 1493-1501 | Thomas Langton |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1501-1528 | Richard Foxe | |
| 1529-1530 | Thomas Wolsey | |
| 1531-1551 | Stephen Gardiner | |
| 1551-1553 | John Ponet | |
| 1553-1555 | Stephen Gardiner | |
| 1556-1559 | John White | |
| 1560-1580 | Robert Horne | |
| 1580-1584 | John Watson | |
| 1584-1594 | Thomas Cooper | |
| 1594-1595 | William Wickham | |
| 1595-1596 | William Day | |
| 1597-1616 | Thomas Bilson |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1616-1618 | James Montague | |
| 1618-1626 | Lancelot Andrewes | |
| 1627-1632 | Richard Neile | |
| 1632-1647 | Walter Curle | |
| 1660-1662 | Brian Duppa | |
| 1662-1684 | George Morley | |
| 1684-1706 | Peter Mews |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1707-1721 | Jonathan Trelawny | |
| 1721-1723 | Charles Trimnell | |
| 1723-1734 | Richard Willis | |
| 1734-1761 | Benjamin Hoadly | |
| 1761-1781 | John Thomas | |
| 1781-1820 | Brownlow North |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1820-1827 | George Pretyman Tomline | |
| 1827-1869 | Charles Sumner | |
| 1869-1873 | Samuel Wilberforce | |
| 1873-1891 | Harold Browne | |
| 1891–1895 | Anthony Thorold | |
| 1895–1903 | Randall Davidson |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1903-1911 | Herbert Ryle | |
| 1911-1923 | Edward Talbot | |
| 1923-1932 | Frank Woods | |
| 1932-1942 | Cyril Garbett | |
| 1942-1952 | Mervyn Haigh | |
| 1952-1961 | Alwyn Williams | |
| 1961-1975 | Falkner Allison | |
| 1975-1985 | John Taylor | |
| 1985-1995 | Colin James | |
| 1995–2011[1] | Michael Scott-Joynt | |
| 2012–[2] | Tim Dakin |