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The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury

The diocese covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Peterborough) and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity.

The office has been in existence since the foundation of the see in 1109 under King Henry I. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr Anthony John Russell , BA, DPhil, the 68th Bishop of Ely, who signs Anthony Ely.

1 List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Ely, England


Tenure Incumbent Notes
1109 to 1133 Hervey
1133 to 1174 Nigel
1174 to 1189 Geoffrey RidelDied in office
1189 to 1198 William LongchampWilliam Longchamp (died 1197), chancellor of England and bishop of Ely, entered public life at the close of Henry II's reign as official to the king's son Geoffrey, for the archdeaconry of Rouen. Henry II, who disliked him, called him the son of two trait
1198 to 1220Centuries: 12th century 13th century 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 See also 1220 state leaders The world in 1220 Middle Ages in Europe Eustace
1220Centuries: 12th century 13th century 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 See also 1220 state leaders The world in 1220 Middle Ages in Europe to 1225 John of Fountains
1225 to 1229 Geoffrey de Burgo
1229 to 1255 Hugh of Northwold
1255 to 1258 William of Kilkenny
1258 to 1286 Hugh of Balsham
1286 to 1290 John of Kirkby
1290 to 1299 William of Louth
1299 to 1303 Ralph Walpole Translated from Peterborough
1303 to 1310 Robert Orford
1310 to 1316 John Ketton
1316 to 1337 John Hotham
1337 to 1345 Simon Montacute
1345 to 1362 Thomas de Lisle
1362 to 1367 Simon Langham
1367 to 1374 John Barnet
1374 to 1388 Thomas Arundel
( Thomas FitzAlan)
Translated to York
1388 to 1426 John Fordham
1426 to 1438 Philip Morgan
1438 to 1444 Lewis of Luxembourg
1444 to 1454 Thomas Bourgchier
( Thomas Bourgchier )
Translated to Canterbury
1454 to 1479 William Grey
1479 to 1486 John MortonTranslated to Canterbury
1486 to 1501 John AlcockTranslated from Worcester
26 September 1501 to 24 August 1505 Richard Redman Translated from Exeter; died in office
17 July 1506 to 1515 James Stanley Constituted by Papal Bull
1515 to 1534 Nicholas West
1534 to 10 May 1554 Thomas Goodrich
( Thomas Goodricke )
Died in office
1554 to 5 July 1559 Thomas ThirlbyTranslated from Norwich; deprived
1559 to 22 July 1581 Richard CoxDied in office
1600 to 1609 Martin Heton
1609 to 1619 Lancelot Andrews Translated to Chichester
1619 to 1628 Nicolas Felton
1628 to 1631 John Buckeridge
1631 to 1638 Francis White
1638 to 1667 Matthew Wren
1667 to 1675 Benjamin Laney
1675 to 6 July 1684 Peter GunningTranslated from Chichester; died in office
1684 to 1691 Francis Turner
1691 to 1707 Simon Patrick
1707 to 1714 John Moore
1714 to 1723 William Fleetwood
1723 to 1738 Thomas Greene
1738 to 1748 Robert Butts
1748 to 1754 Thomas Gooch
1754 to 1771 Matthias Mawson
1771 to 1781 Edmund Keene
1781 to 1808 James Yorke
1808 to 1812 Thomas Dampier
1812 to 1836 Bowyer Edward Sparke
1836 to 1845 Joseph Allen
1845 to 1864 Thomas Turton
1864 to 1873 Edward Harold Browne
1873 to 1886 James Russell Woodford
1886 to 1905 Alwyne Frederick Compton
1905 to 1924 Frederick Henry Chase
1924 to 1934 Leonard Jauncey White-Thomson
1934 to 1941 Bernard Oliver Francis Heyward
1941 to 1957 Harold Edward Wynn
1957 to 1964 Noel Baring Hudson
1964 to 1977 Edward James Keymer Roberts
1977 to 1990 Peter Knight Walker
1990 to 2000 Stephen Whitefield Sykes Resigned
2000 to present Dr Anthony John Russell , BA, DPhil



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