| Bishop of Chichester | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| Anglican | |
| Incumbent: Dr John Hind |
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| Province: | Canterbury |
| Diocese: | Chichester |
| Cathedral: | Chichester Cathedral |
| First Bishop: | Wilfrid |
| Formation: | 7th century |
The Bishop of Chichester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers the Counties of East and West Sussex. The see is in the City of Chichester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr John William Hind BA, the 102nd Lord Bishop of Chichester, who signs John Cicestr. The Bishop's residence is The Palace, Chichester.
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The following is a list of the Bishops of the Diocese of Chichester, England and its precursor offices the bishops of Selsey.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) The dates of the early bishops are uncertain.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| See at Selsey | ||
| c. 681 to c. 685 | Wilfrid | c.685 See absorbed by Winchester Diocese, after Wessex conquered Sussex under Caedwalla |
| See at Winchester | ||
| c.685 - c.705 | Hædde | c. 705 See re-established at Selsey |
| See at Selsey | ||
| 711 to 719 | Eadberht (Eadbeorht; Eadbertus) |
Abbot of Selsey Abbey |
| 719 to 753 | Eolla | |
| vacant | ||
| 733 to 753 | Sigeferth (Sigelmus; Sigfridus; Sigga; Siggca) |
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| 761 to 790 | Aluberht (Ealabeorht; Alubrithus; Alubertus) |
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| 790 to 817 | Oswald (Osweald; Osa) |
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| c.776 to c.783 | Gislhere (Giselherus) |
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| c.783 or 844 to c.788 or 873 | Tota | |
| c.788 or 873 to c.808 or 891 | Wihthun | |
| c.808 or 891 to c.820 or 905 | Æthelwulf (Ethelulphus) |
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| c.820 to c.840 | Cynered (Coenred; Coenredus) |
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| c.840 to ??? | Guthheard | |
| ??? to ??? | Wighelm | |
| 905 or 909 to 923 or c.930 | Beornheah (Beornegus) |
In Heylyn is placed between Ethelulphus and Coenredus)[1] |
| c.930 to c.942 | Wulfhun | Omitted in Heylyn[1] |
| 942 to 960 | Guthard | |
| c.942 to c.955 | Ælfred (Alfredus) |
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| 955 to ??? | Daniel | Omitted in Heylyn[1] |
| ??? to ??? | Brihthelm | |
| ??? to ??? | Eadhelm | |
| 980 to 988 | Æthelgar | |
| 989 to 1009 | Ordbriht | |
| 1009 to 1032 | Ælfmær | |
| 1032 to 1039 | Æthelric I | |
| 1039 to 1047 | Grimketel (Grimcytel) |
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| 1047 to 1058 | Heca | |
| 1058 to 1070 | Æthelric II | |
| 1070 to 1075 | Stigand | See moved to Chichester |
| See at Chichester | ||
| 1075 to 1087 | Stigand of Selsey, Bishop of Chichester | Hitherto Bishop of Selsey |
| 1088 to 1088 | Godfrey (William) |
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| 1091 to 1123 | Ralph de Luffa (Radulphus) |
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| 1125 to 1145 | Seffrid (Seffridus) |
Abbot of Glastonbury |
| 1147 to 1169 | Hilary | Date of consecration sometimes given as 1133 |
| 1169 to 1174 | vacant | |
| 1174 to 1180 | John of Greenford (John de Greenford) |
Dean of Chichester |
| 1180 to 1204 | Seffrid (Seffridus) |
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| 1204 to 1207 | Simon of Wells (Simon de Wells) |
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| 1209 to 1214 | Nicholas de Aquila | |
| 1215 to 1217 | Richard Poore | Dean of Salisbury; translated to Salisbury |
| 1218 to 1222 | Ranulf of Wareham (Ralph de Warham) |
Prior of Norwich |
| 1224 to 1244 | Ralph Neville | Lord Chancellor; elected to Canterbury but rejected by the pope |
| 1244 | Robert Passelewe | Chosen but election declared void |
| 1245 to 1253 | Richard de la Wich | Saint Richard of Chichester |
| 1254 to 1262 | John Climping (John Clipping) |
Dean of Chichester |
| 1262 to 1287 | Stephen Bersted (Stephen de Berkestede) |
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| 1288 to 1305 | Gilbert of St Leonard (Gilbert de Sancto Leofardo) |
Treasurer of Chichester; canonized: St Gilbert |
| 1305 to 1337 | John Langton | Lord Chancellor |
| 1337 to 1362 | Robert de Stratford | Archdeacon of Canterbury; Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of Oxford |
| 1362 to 1368 | William Lenn (William Lullimore) |
Translated to Worcester |
| 1369 to 1385 | William Reade | Fellow of Merton College, Oxford |
| 1386 to 1389 | Thomas Rushhook (Thomas Rushooke) |
Translated from Llandaff |
| 1390 to 1395 | Richard Mitford | Lord Treasurer of Ireland; translated to Sallisbury |
| 1395 to 1396 | Robert Waldby | Archbishop of Dublin; translated to York |
| 1397 to 1415 | Robert Reed | Translated from Carlisle |
| 1417 to 1417 | Stephen Patrington | Translated from St David's; died immediately after appointment |
| 1418 to 1420 | Henry Ware | Official to the Archbishop of Canterbury, prebendary of St Paul's |
| 1421 to 1421 | John Kemp | Translated from Rochester; translated to London |
| 1421 to 1426 | Thomas Polton (Thomas Pulton) |
Translated from Hereford; translated to Worcester |
| 1426 to 1429 | John Rickingale | Chancellor of York |
| 1429 | Thomas Brunce (Thomas Brouns) |
election quashed |
| 1431 to 1438 | Simon Sydenham (Simon Sidenham) |
Dean of Salisbury |
| 1438 to 1445 | Richard Praty (Richard Pratty) |
Chancellor of Oxford |
| 1446 to 1450 | Adam Moleyns (Adam Molins) |
Dean of Salisbury; Lord Privy Seal |
| 1450 to 1457 | Reginald Pecock (Reginald Peacock) |
Translated from St Asaph; deprived |
| 1459 to 1477 | John Arundel | Prebendary of St Paul's |
| 1478 to 1503 | Edward Story | Translated from Carlisle |
| 1504 to 1506 | Richard FitzJames (Richard Fitz-James) |
Translated from Rochester |
| 1508 to August 1536 | Robert Sherborne (Robert Sherburn; Robert Sherburne; Robert Sherbourne) |
Translated from St David's; resigned shortly before his death |
| 1536 to 1543 | Richard Sampson | Dean of Lichfield; Dean of St Paul's; translated to Lichfield & Coventry |
| 1543 to 1551 | George Day | Provost of King's College, Cambridge; deprived by Edward VI |
| 1552 to 1553 | John Scory | Translated from Rochester; deprived by Queen Mary |
| 1553 to 1556 | George Day | Restored by Queen Mary |
| 1557 to 1559 | John Christopherson | Dean of Norwich; deprived |
| 1559 to 1568 | William Barlow | the deprived Bishop of Bath & Wells |
| 1570 to 1582 | Richard Curteys (Richard Curtiks) |
Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge |
| 1582 to 1586 | vacant | |
| 1586 to 1596 | Thomas Bickley | Warden of Merton College, Oxford |
| 1596 to 1605 | Anthony Watson | Dean of Bristol |
| 1605 to 1609 | Lancelot Andrewes | Translated to Ely |
| 1609 to 1619 | Samuel Harsnett | Archdeacon of Essex; translated to Norwich |
| 1619 to 1628 | George Carleton | Translated from Llandaff |
| 1628 to 1638 | Richard Montagu (Richard Mountague) |
Canon of Windsor; translated to Norwich |
| 1638 to 1641 | Brian Duppa | Dean of Christchurch, Oxford; translated to Salisbury |
| 1642 to 1669 | Henry King | Dean of Rochester |
| 1670 to 1675 | Peter Gunning | Master of St John's College, Cambridge |
| 1675 to 1678 | Ralph Brideoake | Dean of Salisbury |
| 1679 to 1685 | Guy Carleton | Translated from Bristol |
| 1685 to 1689 | John Lake | Translated from Bristol; deprived for refusing to take the oaths |
| 1689 to 1691 | Simon Patrick | Dean of Peterborough; translated to Ely |
| 1691 to 1696 | Robert Grove | Archdeacon of Middlesex |
| 1696 to 1709 | John Williams | Prebendary of Canterbury |
| 1709 to 1722 | Thomas Manningham | Dean of Windsor |
| 1722 to 1724 | Thomas Bowers | Archdeacon of Canterbury |
| 1724 to 1731 | Edward Waddington | Fellow of Eton |
| 1731 to 1740 | Francis Hare | Translated from St Asaph |
| 1740 to 1754 | Matthias Mawson | Translated from Llandaff |
| 1754 to 1797 | Sir William Ashburnham, 4th Baronet | Dean of Chichester |
| 1798 to 2 May 1824 | John Buckner | Rector of St Giles, London; died in office |
| 8 May 1824 to 1831 | Robert Carr | Dean of Hereford; translated to Worcester |
| 1831 to 1836 | Edward Maltby | Prebendary of Lincoln |
| 9 September 1836 to August 1840 | William Otter | Principal of King's College, London; died in office |
| 7 September 1840 to 7 January 1842 | Philip Shuttleworth | Warden of New College, Oxford; died in office |
| 24 January 1842 to 21 February 1870 | Ashurst Gilbert | Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford |
| 19 May 1870 to 1895 | Richard Durnford | Archdeacon of Manchester |
| 1896 to 1907 | Ernest Wilberforce | Translated from Newcastle |
| 1908 to 1919 | Charles Ridgeway | |
| 1919 to 1929 | Winfrid Burrows | Translated from Truro |
| 1929 to 1958 | George Bell | |
| 1958 to 1974 | Roger Wilson | |
| 1974 to January 2001 | Eric Kemp, DD | Retired |
| 2001 to April 2012 | John Hind, BA | Bishop of the Diocese in Europe |
The following details are simplified from Kelly (1998), and differs slightly from the above:
1. Eadberht, fl. 716.
2. Eolla, from (716 or 717) to (before 731).
A vacancy of several years.
3. Sigeferth, called Sicgga for short, 733 to (after 747).
4. Aluberht, from (after 747) to (before 765).
5. Oswald, called Osa for short, from (before 765) to (between 772 and 780).
6. Gislhere, from (between 772 and 780) to (between 781 and 786).
7. Tota, from (between 780 and 786) to (between 786 and 789).
8. Wehthun, from (between 786 and 789) to (between 805 and 811).
9. Æthelwulf, from (before 811) to (after 816).
10. Cynered, from (after 816) to (between 839 and 845).
11. Guðheard, from (between 839 and 845) to (after 860).
Possible vacancy of several years.
12. Wighelm, from (before 900 to 909).
13. Beornheah, from 909 to (between 930 and 931).
14. Wulfhun, from (between 930 and 931) to (between 940 and 943).
15. Ælfred, from (between 940 and 943) to (after 953).
16. ?Brihthelm, fl. 957.
17. Eadhelm, from (before 963) to (between 979 and 980).
18. Æthelgar, 980-988.
19. Ordbriht, from (between 988 and 990) to (between 1007 and 1011).
20. Ælfmær, from (between 1007 and 1011) to (1032 or 1033)
21. Æthelric I, 1032 or 1033 to 1038.
22. Grimketel, 1039-1047.
23. Heca, 1047-1057.
24. Æthelric II, 1058-1070.
25. Stigand, 1070-1075.