The Bishop of Swindon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bristol, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Swindon in Wiltshire. The title of Bishop of Malmesbury was the precursor title, named after Malmesbury in Wiltshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 25 July 1927.
Bishops of Malmesbury | ||||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
1927 | 1946 | Ronald Ramsay | ||
1946 | 1956 | Ivor Watkins | ||
1956 | 1962 | Edward Roberts | ||
1962 | 1973 | Jim Bishop | ||
1973 | 1983 | Freddy Temple | ||
1983 | 1994 | Peter Firth | ||
Bishops of Swindon | ||||
1994 | 2004 | Michael Doe | ||
2005 | 2023 | Lee Rayfield | Also Acting Bishop of Bristol, 2017–18.[1] Retired 30 April 2023.[2] | |
2023 | present | Neil Warwick | Consecrated 30 November 2023.[3] | |
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