Bishop of Coventry (suffragan) explained

The Bishop of Coventry was a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury.

In the late nineteenth century there were two suffragan bishops of Coventry appointed to assist John Perowne, Bishop of Worcester, in overseeing the Diocese of Worcester.

Bishops of Coventry
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
18911894 Henry Bowlby
18941903 Edmund KnoxTranslated to Manchester.
19031918No suffragan bishops appointed.
In 1918, the suffragan see ended with the creation of the diocesan see.
Source(s): [1]

Notes and References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory, p. 946.