Bishop of Salisbury explained

Bishopric:Salisbury
Border:anglican
Incumbent:Stephen Lake
Province:Canterbury
Residence:South Canonry, Salisbury
Established:709
1075 (translated to Salisbury)
Cathedral:Salisbury Cathedral
First Incumbent:Aldhelm
Herman (first bishop at Sarum)
Diocese:Salisbury

The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The current bishop is Stephen Lake.[1]

History

The Diocese of Sherborne (founded) was the origin of the present diocese; St Aldhelm was its first bishop.

In about 705 the vast diocese of Wessex at Winchester was divided in two with the creation of a new diocese of Sherborne under Bishop Aldhelm, covering Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Cornwall was added to the diocese at the end of the ninth century, but in about 909 the diocese was divided in three with the creation of the bishoprics of Wells, covering Somerset, and Crediton, covering Devon and Cornwall, leaving Sherborne with Dorset.[2] [3]

In 1058, the Sherborne chapter elected Herman, Bishop of Ramsbury to be also Bishop of Sherborne. Following the Norman Conquest, the 1075 Council of London united his two sees as a single diocese and translated them to the then-larger settlement around the royal castle at Old Sarum. Disputes between Bishops Herbert and Richard Poore and the sheriffs of Wiltshire led to the removal of the see in the 1220s to New Sarum (modern Salisbury). This was chartered as the city of New Sarum by in 1227,[4] but it was not until the 14th century that the office was described (by Bishop Wyvil) as the bishop of Sarum (Latin: episcopus Sarum).[5] The diocese, like the city, is now known as Salisbury. The archdeaconry around Salisbury, however, retains the name of Sarum.

Reforms within the Church of England led to the annexation of Dorset from the abolished diocese of Bristol in 1836; Berkshire, however, was removed the same year and given to Oxford. In 1925 and 1974, new suffragan bishops were appointed to assist the Bishop of Salisbury; the new offices were titled the bishops of Sherborne and Ramsbury, respectively.[6] Until 2009[7] the bishops operated under an episcopal area scheme established in 1981, with each suffragan bishop having a formal geographical area of responsibility, and being known as "area bishops": the Bishop of Ramsbury had oversight of the diocese's parishes in Wiltshire, while the Bishop of Sherborne had oversight of the parishes in Dorset. This scheme was replaced to reflect the increased working across the whole diocese by all three bishops. The two suffragans may now legally function anywhere in the diocese, and the Bishop of Salisbury may delegate any of his functions to them. The Bishop of Salisbury's residence is now the South Canonry, near the cathedral.

List of bishops

Anglo-Saxon

Bishops of Sherborne
FromUntil IncumbentNotes
709 Saint AldhelmAlso Abbot of Malmesbury.
709 737 Forthhere Also recorded as Fordhere. Possibly resigned the see in 737.
736 766 774 Herewald
766 x 774 789 x 794 Æthelmod
793 796 x 801 Denefrith
793 x 801 816 x 825 Wigberht Also recorded as Wigheorht.
816 x 825 867 Eahlstan Also recorded as Alfstan.
867 or 868 871 Saint Heahmund Also recorded as Saint Hamund.
871 x 877 879 x 889 Æthelheah
879 x 889 890 x 900 Wulfsige I
890 x 900 909 AsserAlso recorded as John Asser or Asserius Menevensis.
Æthelweard
918, or 909 x 925 Wærstan
918, or 909 x 925 918, or 909 x 925 Æthelbald
918, or 909 x 925 932 x 934 Sigehelm
932 x 934 939 x 943 Alfred
939 x 943 958 x 964 Wulfsige II
958 x 964 978 Ælfwold I
978 or 979 991 x 993 Æthelsige I
993 1002 Wulfsige IIIDied in office on 8 January 1002.
1002 1011 or 1012 Æthelric
1011 or 1012 Æthelsige II
1014 x 1017 1014 x 1017 Brithwine I
1017 1023 Ælfmær Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. Died in office, possibly on 5 April 1023.
1023 1045 Brithwine II Died in office, possibly on 2 June 1045.
1045 1058 Saint Ælfwold II Venerated as a saint with his Feast day on 25 March.
1058 1075 HermanAlso Bishop of Ramsbury. Became the first Bishop of Salisbury when the sees of Sherborne and Ramsbury were transferred to Salisbury (Old Sarum) in 1075.
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Pre-Reformation

Bishops of Salisbury
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
See at Old Sarum
10751078HermanBishop of Sherborne (1058–75) and of Ramsbury (1045–55 and 1058–75). Removed the two sees to Salisbury (Old Sarum) in 1075. Died in office.
10781099Saint OsmundDied in office. Canonized by Pope Callixtus III in 1457.
10991102See vacant
11021139Roger of SalisburyFormerly Lord Chancellor. Died in office.
1140Henry de SullyNominated by Henry of Blois, but was rejected by King Stephen. In compensation, Sully became abbot of Fécamp Abbey.
11401141Philip de HarcourtDean of Lincoln. Nominated by King Stephen, but Henry of Blois refused to consecrate. Harcourt appealed to Rome, but the nomination was quashed. Later became Bishop of Bayeux.
11421184Josceline de BohonAlso recorded as Jocelin Bohon. Formerly Archdeacon of Winchester. Resigned in 1184 and became a Cistercian monk at Forde Abbey, Dorset.
11841189See vacant
11891193Hubert WalterFormerly Dean of York. Translated to Canterbury
11941217Herbert PooreFormerly Archdeacon of Canterbury. Translated to Canterbury.
12171225Richard PoorePreviously Dean of Salisbury (1197–1215) and translated from Chichester. Removed see to Salisbury.
See at Salisbury
12251228Richard Poore (cont.)Removed the see from Old Sarum. Translated to Durham.
12291246Robert de BinghamAlso recorded as Robert Bingham. Died in office.
12461256William de YorkFormerly Provost of Beverley. Died in office.
12561262Giles of BridportFormerly Dean of Wells. Died in office.
12631271Walter de la WyleFormerly Sub-chanter of Salisbury. Died in office.
12711284Robert WickhamptonFormerly Dean of Salisbury. Died in office.
12841286Walter ScammelFormerly Dean of Salisbury. Died in office.
12871288Henry BrandestonFormerly Dean of Salisbury. Died in office.
1288Lawrence de AwkeburneElected but died before consecration.
12881291William de la CornerFormerly Archdeacon of Northumberland. Died in office.
12911297Nicholas LongespeeFormerly a Prebendary of Salisbury. Died in office.
12971315Simon of GhentDied in office.
13151330Roger MartivalFormerly Dean of Lincoln. Died in office.
13301375Robert WyvilAlso recorded as Robert Wyville. Died in office.
13751388 Ralph ErghamTranslated to Bath & Wells.
13881395John WalthamAlso Master of the Rolls and Lord Treasurer. Died in office.
13951407Richard MitfordTranslated from Chichester. Died in office.
1407Nicholas BubwithAlso recorded as Nicholas Bubbewith. Translated from London. Afterwards translated to Bath & Wells.
14071417Robert HallamFormerly Archdeacon of Canterbury and Chancellor of Oxford. Created a pseudocardinal by Antipope John XXIII in 1411, but Hallam did not accept the promotion. Died in office.
14171426John ChandlerAlso recorded as John Chaundler. Formerly Dean of Salisbury. Died in office.
14271438Robert NevilleAlso recorded as Robert Nevill. Formerly Provost of Beverley. Translated to Durham.
14381450William AyscoughAlso recorded as William Aiscough. Murdered by an angry mob during Jack Cade's rebellion.
14501481Richard BeauchampTranslated from Hereford. Died in office.
14821484Lionel WoodvilleFormerly Dean of Exeter and Chancellor of Oxford. Died in office.
14851493Thomas LangtonTranslated from St David's. Afterwards translated to Winchester.
14931499John BlythAlso recorded as John Blythe. Also Master of the Rolls and Chancellor of Cambridge. Died in office.
1501Henry DeaneTranslated from Bangor. Afterwards translated to Canterbury
15021524Edmund AudleyTranslated from Hereford. Died in office.
15241534Lorenzo CampeggioBishop of Bologna. Appointed Administrator of Salisbury. Deprived by Act of Parliament on the grounds of non-residence. Continued to be recognized as Administrator by the Vatican until July 1539.
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During the Reformation

Bishops of Salisbury
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
15351539Nicholas ShaxtonFormerly Treasurer of Salisbury. Resigned due to non-subscription to the Six Articles.
15391557John CaponAlso known as John Salcott. Translated from Bangor. Died in office.
15391542 Gasparo ContariniBishop of Belluno. Appointed apostolic administrator of Salisbury by Pope Paul III, but was not recognised by King Henry VIII.
15431553William PetowAppointed by Pope Paul III, but was not recognised by King Henry VIII. Did not take possession on the accession of Queen Mary I in 1553.
1558Francis MalletDean of Lincoln (1555–1570). Nominated by Queen Mary but not consecrated, and set aside on her death.
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Post-Reformation

Bishops of Salisbury
FromUntilIncumbentNotes
15591571 John JewelDied in office.
15711577 Edmund GheastTranslated from Rochester. Also Lord High Almoner. Died in office.
15771589 John PiersTranslated from Rochester. Also Lord High Almoner. Afterwards translated to York
15891591See vacant
15911596 John ColdwellFormerly Dean of Rochester. Died in office.
15961598See vacant
15981615 Henry CottonFormerly a Prebendary of Winchester. Died in office.
16151618 Robert AbbotFormerly Master of Balliol College, Oxford. Died in office.
16181620 Martin FotherbyFormerly a Prebendary of Canterbury. Died in office.
16201621 Robert TounsonAlso recorded as Robert Townson, Toulson, or Thompson. Formerly Dean of Westminster. Died in office.
16211641 John DavenantFormerly President of Queens' College, Cambridge. Died in office.
16411646 Brian DuppaTranslated from Chichester. Deprived of the see when the episcopacy was abolished by Parliament.
16461660 See abolished during the Commonwealth and the Protectorate.[14] [15]
1660 Brian Duppa (restored)Reinstated on the restoration of the episcopacy. Afterwards translated to Winchester.
16601663 Humphrey HenchmanFormerly Precentor of Salisbury. Translated to London.
16631665 John EarleTranslated from Worcester. Died in office.
16651667 Alexander HydeFormerly Dean of Winchester. Died in office.
16671689 Seth WardTranslated from Exeter. Died in office.
16891715 Gilbert BurnetFormerly Preacher at the Rolls Chapel. Died in office.
17151721 William TalbotTranslated from Oxford. Afterwards translated to Durham.
17211723 Richard WillisTranslated from Gloucester. Afterwards translated to Winchester.
17231734 Benjamin HoadlyTranslated from Hereford. Afterwards translated to Winchester.
17341748 Thomas SherlockTranslated from Bangor. Afterwards translated to London.
17481757 John GilbertTranslated from Llandaff. Afterwards translated to York.
17571761 John Thomas (I.)Translated from Peterborough. Afterwards translated to Winchester
1761 Robert Hay DrummondTranslated from St Asaph. Afterwards translated to York.
17611766 John Thomas (II.)Translated from Lincoln. Died in office.
17661782 John HumeTranslated from Oxford. Died in office.
17821791 Shute BarringtonTranslated from Llandaff. Afterwards translated to Durham.
17911807 John DouglasTranslated from Carlisle. Died in office
18071825 John FisherTranslated from Exeter. Died in office.
18251837 Thomas BurgessTranslated from St David's. Died in office.
18371854 Edward DenisonFellow of Merton College, Oxford. Died in office.
18541869 Walter Kerr HamiltonFormerly a Canon-resident and Precentor of Salisbury. Died in office.
18691885 George MoberlyFormerly a Canon of Chester. Died in office.
18851911 John WordsworthOriel Professor of Divinity, Oxford. Founder of Bishop Wordsworth's School. Died in office.
19111921 Frederick RidgewayTranslated from Kensington. Died in office.
19211935 St Clair Donaldson Translated from Brisbane. Died in office.
19361946 Neville LovettTranslated from Portsmouth. Retired.
19461948 Geoffrey LuntTranslated from Ripon. Died in office.
19491962 William AndersonTranslated from Portsmouth. Retired.
19631972 Joseph FisonDied in office.
19731981 George ReindorpTranslated from Guildford. Retired.
19821993 John BakerRetired.
19932010 David StancliffeRetired.
20112021 Nicholas HoltamNominated on 12 April,[16] [17] consecrated on 22 July,[18] and installed on 15 October 2011.[19] Retired 3 July 2021.[20]
20212022 Karen Gorham, Acting diocesan bishop in vacancy.
2022current Stephen LakeConsecrated 25 April 2022.[21]
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Assistant bishops

Among those who have served the diocese as assistant bishops have been:

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester, elected as new Bishop of Salisbury. Diocese of Salisbury. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113101824/https://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/the-very-reverend-stephen-lake-dean-of-gloucester-elected-as-new-bishop-of-salisbury. 13 January 2022. 17 January 2022.
  2. Book: M. A.. O'Donovan . Charters of Sherborne. xiii . Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK . 1988. 978-0-19-726051-7.
  3. Book: Charles-Edwards, T. M.. Wales and the Britons 350–1064. 431. Oxford University Press. 2013. 978-0-19-821731-2.
  4. Easton, James. A Chronology of Remarkable Events Relative to the City of New Sarum, with the Year, and the Name of the Mayor in whose Time they occurred: Chiefly collected from the authentic Sources of the City Records, and Manuscripts of Citizens, From  1227 to 1823, a Period of 596 Years, Including the Prices of Wheat and Barley from an Early Æra: To which are added, Their annual Average Prices for 28 Years, Being from 1796 to 1823, 5th ed., p. 1. J. Easton (Salisbury), 1824.
  5. Web site: British History Online. Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 6 pp93-94 – Salisbury: The word 'Sarum'. Elizabeth. Crittall. University of London. 20 June 2016.
  6. The Diocese of Salisbury. "The History of the Diocese" . Church of England (Salisbury), 2015. Accessed 3 January 2015.
  7. http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/resources-library/whos-who/synods/Synod%202009.11%20Minutes.pdf Salisbury Diocesan Synod minutes – 99th session, 7 November 2009
  8. Web site: Historical successions: Salisbury (including precursor offices) . Crockford's Clerical Directory . 3 August 2012.
  9. , Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 270–271.
  10. Book: Greenway . D. E. . 1991 . http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=34219 . Bishops of Salisbury . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066–1300: Volume 4: Salisbury . . 1–7.
  11. Book: Horn . J. M. . 1962 . http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=32311 . Bishops of Salisbury . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300–1541: Volume 3: Salisbury Diocese . . 1–3.
  12. Book: Horn . J. M. . 1986 . http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=35081 . Bishops of Salisbury . Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857: Volume 6: Salisbury Diocese . . 1–5.
  13. , Handbook of British Chronology, p. 271.
  14. Web site: Plant . David . 2002 . Episcopalians . BCW Project . 25 April 2021 .
  15. King . Peter . July 1968 . The Episcopate during the Civil Wars, 1642–1649 . . 83 . 328 . 523–537 . 10.1093/ehr/lxxxiii.cccxxviii.523. 564164 .
  16. Web site: Diocese of Salisbury. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110412141817/http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/press-notices/2011/04/diocese-of-salisbury-63034. dead. 12 April 2011. 12 April 2011. Number10.gov.uk. 20 June 2016.
  17. Web site: New Bishop of Salisbury Announced – Diocese of Salisbury. https://archive.today/20121224062607/http://salisburyanglican.org.uk/news/new-bishop-of-salisbury-announced. dead. 24 December 2012. 23 April 2012. Diocese of Salisbury. 20 June 2016.
  18. Web site: Bishop Nicholas Consecrated. 23 April 2012. Diocese of Salisbury. 20 June 2016. 7 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107081954/http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/bishop-nicholas-consecrated. dead.
  19. Web site: Bishop's Enthronement Has Children at Heart. 23 April 2012. Diocese of Salisbury. 20 June 2016. 3 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403074054/http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/bishops-enthronement-has-children-at-heart. dead.
  20. News: 1 February 2021. Bishop of Salisbury to retire in July 2021. Diocese of Salisbury. 2021-07-05. Ford. Michael. 5 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305204041/https://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/bishop-of-salisbury-to-retire-in-july-2021. dead.
  21. Web site: Consecration of Stephen Lake, 25 April at Southwark Cathedral . Diocese of Salisbury . 30 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407203748/https://www.salisbury.anglican.org/news/consecration-of-the-very-revd-stephen-lake-25-april-11am-at-southwark-cathedral . 7 April 2022 . 7 April 2022.
  22. , Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 271–272.
  23. Web site: The Living Church Annual. 1928.