The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary

Ordinary

In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...

 of the Church of England

Church of England

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 Diocese of Hereford

Diocese of Hereford

The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England; and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales....

 in the Province of Canterbury

Province of Canterbury

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.

The see

Episcopal See

An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...

 is in the City of Hereford

Hereford

Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...

 where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert

Hereford Cathedral

The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.-Origins:...

 which was founded as a cathedral in 676.

The Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

's residence is The Palace, Hereford.
The arms of the Bishop are: Gules, 3 leopard's faces reversed jessant-de-lys

Jessant-de-lys

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 or, which are the personal arms of Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe(d.1282). The office was created at the foundation of the diocese in 676. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Anthony Priddis

Anthony Priddis

Anthony Martin Priddis is the current Bishop of Hereford ion the Church of England.-Ministry:Priddis was ordained in 1972 and began his ordained ministry as a deacon at New Addington, Surrey. In 1975 he moved to High Wycombe in the Diocese of Oxford and held a number of positions including St...

MA DipTheol, the 104th Lord Bishop of Hereford, who signs Anthony Hereford.

List of bishops

List of bishop

Bishop

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s of Hereford, England.

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Note: The chronology prior to 1012 is partly conjectural.

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
676 to 693 or 688	Putta Putta (bishop of Hereford) Putta was a medieval Bishop of Rochester and probably the first Bishop of Hereford. Some modern historians say that the two Puttas were separate individuals.... , Bishop of Uuestor Elih	Deprived of Rochester Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin... ; may not have actually held office of Bishop of Hereford but was considered to have been such by c.800
688 or 693 to 705 or 710	Tyrhtel (Thyrtell; Tirhtullus)
710 to 727 or 731	Torhthere (Torchtere;Tortherus)
727 or 731 to 731 or 736	Walhstod (Walchstod; Walstodus; Wastoldus)	Abbot of Glastonbury Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The ruins are now a grade I listed building, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument and are open as a visitor attraction....
736 to 740	Cuthbert Cuthbert of Canterbury Cuthbert was a medieval Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury in England. Prior to his elevation to Canterbury, he was abbot of a monastic house, and perhaps may have been Bishop of Hereford also, but evidence for his holding Hereford mainly dates from after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066... (Cuthbeorht)	Abbot of Lyminge; translated to Canterbury Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
741 to 747 or c.758	Podda Podda Podda was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.Podda was consecrated in 741 and died between 747 and 758.-External links:*...
747 or c.758 to 758 or 770	Acca Acca of Hereford Acca was an eighth-century Bishop of Hereford, England. He was consecrated between 747 and 758 and died between 758 and 770.-External links:*... (Ecca)
758 or 770 to 770 or 777	Headda (Ceadda)
777 or 778 to 781 or 786	Aldberht Aldberht Aldberht was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.Aldberht was consecrated in 777 or 778 and died between 781 and 786.-External links:*... (Aaldberht; Albertus; Alberus; Ealdbeorht)
781 or 786 to 793 or 788 or 786	Esne Esne (bishop) Esne was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated between 781 and 786 and died between 786 and 788.-External links:*... (Esna)
793 or 788 or 786 to 796 or 798 or 793	Ceolmund (Celmundus; Celmund)
c.798 or 799 or 793 to 803 or 801	Utel (Utellus)
803 or 801 or 799 to 824 or 822	Wulfheard, Bishop of the church of Hereford (Wulfhard; Wulfehard)
824 or 825 to c.825 or 832	Beonna (Benna)
c.825 or 832 to 838 or 839	Eadwulf (Eadulf; Edulph)
838 or 839 or 836 to c.857 or 866	Cuthwulf (Cuthwolf)
c.857 or 866 to 857 or 866	Mucel (Mucellus)
866 or 857 to 868 or 888 or 884	Deorlaf Deorlaf Deorlaf was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated between 857 and 866 and died between 884 and 888.-External links:*...
888 to 895 or 888 or 890	Cynemund (Cunemund; Ceynemundus)
c.901 or 890? or 888 to c.930 or 931	Edgar (Eadgar)
c.930 or 931 to c.935 or 937, 940, 934	Tidhelm Tidhelm Tidhelm was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated between 930 and 931 and died in either 934 or between 937 and 940.-External links:*...
c.935 934 or 937 or 940 to 941 934 or 937 or 940	Wulfhelm of Hereford Wulfhelm of Hereford Wulfhelm was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated in either 934 or between 937 and 940 and died either in 934 or between 937 and 940.-External links:*... (Wulfehelm)
941 or 934 or 937 or 940/968 to c.966 949 or 958 or 971	Ælfric
c.966 or 971 to 1012 or 1013	Athulf Athulf Athulf was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated before 971 and died after 1013.-External links:*... (Æthelwulf)	monk of the Old Minster, Winchester
1012 or 1013/1016 to 10 February 1056	Æthelstan
March 1056 to 16 June 1056	Leofgar Leofgar of Hereford Leofgar was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.Leofgar was consecrated in March 1056. He had previously been the chaplain to Harold Godwineson, and it was probably Harold who persuaded King Edward the Confessor to appoint him to the bishopric. The appointment was disapproved of by the Anglo-Saxon... (Leovegard)	priest of Earl Harold; Saint Leovegard
1056 to 1061/1	Ealdred or vacant	Ealdred omitted in some lists; Bishop of Hereford and Worcester, resigned and translated to York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...  1060
1060/1 to 1079	Walter of Lorraine Walter of Lorraine Walter of Lorraine was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.-Life:Walter was a native of Lorraine, although some sources state he was a Norman. He was chaplain to Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor sometime before his appointment as bishop. He was appointed to the see of Hereford about... (Walter of Lotharingia)	Chaplain to Queen Edith Edith of Wessex Edith of Wessex married King Edward the Confessor of England on 23 January 1045. Unlike most wives of kings of England in the tenth and eleventh centuries, she was crowned queen, but the marriage produced no children... ; consecrated 15 April 1061
1079 to 1095/6	Robert de Losinga Robert of Hereford Robert of Hereford was a priest who became Bishop of Hereford following the Norman Conquest of England.-Life:... (Robert Losinga of Lorraine)	Prebendary of St Paul's, London
1096 to 1101	Gerard	Chancellor to William the Conqueror; translated to York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
1101 to 1102	vacant
1102	Roger Roger (larderer) Roger was a medieval Bishop of Hereford-elect.Roger was the larderer for King Henry I of England before he was appointed to the see of Hereford in September 1102. He was invested with the bishopric on 29 September 1102, by King Henry I of England. He then attended the Council of London held just...	Henry I's larderer, died within a week of investiture
1102 to 1107	vacant
1107 to 1115	Reynelm Reynelm Reynelm was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.-Life:Reynelm's origins are unknown, but Gundulf of Rochester, the Bishop of Rochester, may have been his patron, as a letter of 1101 implies that Gundulf ordained him a priest... (Reinhelm; Reinelm)	Chancellor to the queen
1115 to 1121	Geoffrey de Clive Geoffrey de Clive Geoffrey de Clive was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.-Life:Clive's nationality and origins are unknown. He was a royal clerk or chaplain for King Henry I of England before being nominated to the see of Hereford. He was consecrated on 26 December 1115 at Canterbury by Archbishop Ralph d'Escures. He... (Geoffrey de Clyve)	Chaplain to Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...
1121 to 1127	Richard de Capella Richard de Capella Richard de Capella or Richard of the Chapel was a medieval Bishop of Hereford.-Life:Capella was a member of the chancery in charge of the king's seal during the reign of King Henry I of England before being elected bishop. He was elected to the see of Hereford on 7 January or just before 2...	Clerk of the Seal
1127 to 1131	vacant
1131 to 1148	Robert de Bethune Robert de Bethune Robert de Bethune was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. The son of a knight, he became a teacher before becoming a canon, a type of monk, by 1115. He was elected prior of Llanthony Priory in the middle 1120s, and was named bishop by King Henry I of England in 1130... (Robert de Betun)	Prior of Llanthony
1148 to 1163	Gilbert Foliot Gilbert Foliot Gilbert Foliot was a medieval English monk and prelate, successively Abbot of Gloucester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London. Born to an ecclesiastical family, he became a monk at Cluny Abbey in France at about the age of twenty...	Abbot of Gloucester; translated to London Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
1163 to 1166-7	Robert of Melun Robert of Melun Robert of Melun was an English scholastic Christian theologian who taught in France, and later became Bishop of Hereford in England. He studied under Peter Abelard in Paris before teaching there and at Melun, which gave him his surname. His students included John of Salisbury, Roger of Worcester,... (Robert of Melun)	Theologian and scholastic. Prior of Llanthony; died in office.
1166 to 1174	vacant
1174 to 1186	Robert Foliot Robert Foliot Robert Foliot was a medieval Bishop of Hereford in England. He was a relative of a number of English ecclesiastics, including Gilbert Foliot, one of his predecessors at Hereford. After serving Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln as a clerk, he became a clerk of Henry of Blois, the Bishop of Winchester...	Archdeacon Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...  of Oxford
1186 to 1198/1200	William de Vere William de Vere -Biography:The son of Aubrey de Vere II and Adeliza of Clare, probably the fourth of five sons, and brother of Aubrey de Vere III first earl of Oxford, de Vere spent part of his youth at the court of King Henry I of England and his second wife, Queen Adeliza of Leuven. Little is known of his...	Prebendary of St Paul's, London
1200 to 17 November 1215	Giles de Braose Giles de Braose Giles de Braose was Bishop of Hereford from 1200 to 1215.-Early life:Giles was the second son of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber. His father was a landholder on the Welsh Marches, who gained the favour of King John of England in the early years of John's reign. Giles' mother was Maud of St... (Giles de Bruse)	Died in office; buried in South aisle of Hereford
1216 to 1219	Hugh de Mapenor Hugh de Mapenor Hugh de Mapenor was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Although educated and given the title of magister, or "master", the details of his schooling are unknown. Mapenor was a clerk for Giles de Braose, his predecessor as bishop. Later, Mapenor served as Dean of Hereford before being elected as bishop... (Hugh de Mapenore)	Dean of Hereford
1219 to 1234	Hugh Foliot Hugh Foliot Hugh Foliot was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. Related somehow to his predecessor at Hereford, he served as a priest and papal judge as well as being an unsuccessful candidate as Bishop of St David's in Wales. In 1219, he was appointed Bishop of Hereford...	Archdeacon of Salop
1234 to December 1239	Ralph de Maidstone (Ralph Maidstone)	Dean of Hereford; resigned
1239 to 1240	Michael Michael (bishop elect) Michael was a medieval Bishop of Hereford elect. He was a canon of Lichfield Cathedral before being elected by the cathedral chapter of Hereford Cathedral to succeed Ralph de Maidstone, but the election was quashed in August 1240.-References:...	election quashed
1240 to 1268	Peter of Aigueblanche Peter of Aigueblanche Peter of Aigueblanche was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. A nobleman from Savoy, he came to England as part of the party accompanying King Henry III's bride Eleanor of Provence. He entered the royal service, becoming bishop in 1241... (Peter de Egueblank, Peter de Egeblaunch; Peter of Savoy; Peter D'Aquablanca)
1268 to 1275	John de Breton John de Breton John de Breton was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He served as a royal justice and sheriff before being nominated to Hereford... (John Breton)
1275 to 1282	Thomas de Cantilupe (Thomas Cantilupe)	Archdeacon of Stafford; Lord Chancellor of England; Chancellor of Oxford; died in office; canonized in 1320: Saint Thomas de Cantilupe Thomas Cantilupe Thomas de Cantilupe was an English saint and prelate.-Early years:...
1283/1289 to 1316/1290	Richard Swinefield Richard Swinefield Richard Swinefield was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He earned a doctor of divinity degree as well as holding a number of ecclesiastical offices, including Archdeacon of London, before being named bishop. While bishop, he worked to secure the canonization of Thomas de Cantilupe, his predecessor,... (Richard de Swinfield)
1316 to 1327	Adam Orleton Adam Orleton Adam Orleton was an English churchman and royal administrator.-Life:... (Adam de Orleton)	Lord Treasurer; translated to Worcester Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
1316??/1327 to 11 January 1344	Thomas Charleton (Thomas Charlton)	Privy seal to Edward II Edward II of England Edward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II... ; Lord Treasurer 1328; Lord Chancellor of Ireland; died in office
1344 to 1361	John Trilleck John Trilleck John Trilleck was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was elected on 22 February 1344 and consecrated on 29 August 1344. He died on 20 November 1360.-References:...
1361 to 1370	Lewis de Charleton Lewis de Charleton Lewis de Charleton was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was nominated on 10 September 1361 and consecrated on 3 October 1361. He died on 23 May 1369.-References:... (Lewis Charlton)	Canon of Hereford; Chancellor of Oxford
1370 to 1375	William Courtenay William Courtenay William Courtenay , English prelate, was Archbishop of Canterbury, having previously been Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of London.-Life:...	Prebendary of York; translated to London Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...
1375 to 1389	John Gilbert	Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... ; translated to St David's
1389 to 1404	Thomas Trevenant Thomas Trevenant Thomas Trevenant was a medieval Bishop of Hereford of Welsh descent. He was nominated on 5 May 1389 and consecrated on 20 June 1389. He died on 29 March 1404.-References:... (Thomas Treffnant)	Canon of St Asaph and Lincoln
1404 to 1417	Robert Mascall Robert Mascall Robert Mascall was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was nominated on 2 July 1404 and consecrated on 6 July 1404. He died on 22 December 1416.-References:... (Robert Maschal)	Confessor to the Henry IV Henry IV of England Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
1417 to 1420	Edmund Lacey Edmund Lacey Edmund Lacey was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Exeter in England.Lacey was educated at University College, Oxford, where he was a mature commoner, then Fellow, and subsequently Master of the College from 1398 until c.1401. The College prospered and developed under him, as well as... (Edmund Lacy)	Canon of Windsor; translated to Exeter Bishop of Exeter The Bishop of Exeter is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury. The incumbent usually signs his name as Exon or incorporates this in his signature....
1420 to 1421	Thomas Polton Thomas Polton Thomas Polton was a medieval Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of Chichester, and Bishop of Worcester.Polton was nominated to the see of Hereford on 15 July 1420, and consecrated as bishop on 21 July 1420....	Dean of York; translated to Chichester Bishop of Chichester 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...
1421 to 1448	Thomas Spofford Thomas Spofford Thomas Spofford was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was nominated on 18 November 1421 and consecrated on 24 May 1422. He resigned his see about 4 December 1448.-References:...	Abbot of St Mary's, York; Bishop-elect of Rochester Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin... : removed to Hereford before consecration
1448 to 1450	Richard Beauchamp	Archdean Archdean Archdean is a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical officeEven in the 20th century it was maintained as a dignity among the canons of a cathedral chapters, occasionally alongside a dean .* Not to be confused with Archdeacon...  of Suffolk; translated to Salisbury Bishop of 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...
1450 to 1453	Reginald Boulers Reginald Boulers Reginald Boulers was a medieval Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.Boulers was nominated to Hereford on 14 August 1450, and consecrated on 14 February 1451. He was translated to Coventry and Lichfield on 7 February 1453....	Abbot of Gloucester; translated to Lichfield & Coventry Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 4,516 km² of the counties of Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed...
1453 to 1474	John Stanberry John Stanberry John Stanberry was a medieval Bishop of Bangor and Bishop of Hereford.Stanberry was probably born at Morwenstow, Cornwall. He was provided as the Bishop of Bangor 4 March 1448 and was consecrated on 23 June 1448. He was translated to Hereford on 7 February 1453. He died on 11 May 1474.-References:... (John Stanbury)	Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... ; died in office
1474 to 1492	Thomas Mylling Thomas Mylling Thomas Mylling was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was nominated on 22 June 1474 and consecrated on 21 August 1474. He died about 12 January 1492.-References:... (Thomas Milling)	Abbot of Westminster
1492/3 to 1502	Edmund Audley Edmund Audley Edmund Audley was Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Hereford and Bishop of Salisbury.-Life:Audley graduated BA in 1463 at University College, Oxford... (Edmund Touchet)	Translated from Rochester Bishop of Rochester The Bishop of Rochester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the west of the county of Kent and is centred in the city of Rochester where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin...
1502/3 to 1504	Adriano Castellesi Adriano Castellesi Adriano Castellesi, also known as Cardinal Adrian, Corneto, Adrian of Castello or Adriano de Castello was an Italian cardinal and writer.-Biography:Castellesi was born at Corneto.... (Adrian de Castello; Adriano of Castelli)	Prebendary of St Paul's, London; translated to Bath & Wells Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of Bath and Wells heads the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells in the Province of Canterbury in England.The present diocese covers the vast majority of the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in...
1504 to 1516	Richard Mayew Richard Mayew Richard Mayew , also written Mayo, was an English academic, who became Bishop of Hereford and a diplomat for Henry VII of England.Mayew was born in Hungerford in Berkshire... (Richard Mayeu; Richard Mayo)	President of Magdalen College, Oxford
1516 to 1535	Charles Booth	Prebendary of Lincoln
1535 to 1538	Edward Foxe Edward Foxe Edward Foxe was an English churchman, Bishop of Hereford. He was the most Lutheran of Henry VIII's bishops, and assisted in drafting the Ten Articles of 1536.... (Edward Fox)	Provost of King's College, Cambridge
1538 to 1539	Edmund Bonner Edmund Bonner Edmund Bonner , Bishop of London, was an English bishop. Initially an instrumental figure in the schism of Henry VIII from Rome, he was antagonized by the Protestant reforms introduced by Somerset and reconciled himself to Roman Catholicism...	Archdeacon of Leicester; translated to London Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...  before consecration
1539 to 1552	John Skypp John Skypp John Skypp was the Bishop of Hereford from 1539 until 1552. Born of humble parents in Irstead Norfolk he graduated from Gonville College in 1518, and embarked on a clerical career that saw him become Vicar of Newington, Shepway and Archdeacon of Suffolk before elevation to the Episcopate.He was... (John Skip)	Archdeacon of Dorset
1553 to 1554	John Harley John Harley (bishop) John Harley was an English bishop of Hereford. A strong Protestant, he was praised in verse by John Leland.-Life:He was probably born at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, according to Browne Willis. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, of which he was probationer-fellow from 1537 to 1542....	Prebendary of Worcester; deprived for being married
1554 to 1557	Robert Parfew Robert Parfew Robert Parfew was an English Benedictine abbot, at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, and bishop successively of St Asaph and Hereford.-Life:... (Robert Purfoy; Robert Wharton)	translated from St Asaph
1557 to 1558	Thomas Reynolds	Nominated by Queen Mary Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...  but set aside by Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...  and died a prisoner of the faith before consecration
1559 to 1585	John Scory John Scory John Scory was a Cambridge Dominican order friar who later became a Bishop in the Church of EnglandHe was Bishop of Rochester from 1551 to 1552, Bishop of Chichester from 1552 to 1553...	deprived Bishop of Chichester Bishop of Chichester 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...
1585 to 1602	Herbert Westfaling Herbert Westfaling Herbert Westfaling , 1531/2–1602, was Anglican Bishop of Hereford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford....	Canon of Windsor
1602 to 1617	Robert Bennet Robert Bennet Robert Bennet was an English bishop.He was born in Baldock, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1567, and becoming a Fellow. As a young man he was noted as a tennis player...	Dean of Windsor
1617 to 1634	Francis Godwin Francis Godwin Francis Godwin was an English divine, Bishop of Llandaff and of Hereford.-Life:He was the son of Thomas Godwin, Bishop of Bath and Wells, born at Hannington, Northamptonshire...	Translated from Llandaff Bishop of Llandaff The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff.-Area of authority:The diocese covers most of the County of Glamorgan. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , in the village of Llandaff, just north-west of the City of...
|William Juxon William Juxon William Juxon was an English churchman, Bishop of London from 1633 to 1649 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1660 until his death.-Life:...	Dean of Worcester; elected but translated to London Bishop of London The Bishop of London is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers 458 km² of 17 boroughs of Greater London north of the River Thames and a small part of the County of Surrey...  before consecration
	Godfrey Goodman Godfrey Goodman Godfrey Goodman was the Anglican Bishop of Gloucester, and a member of the Protestant Church. He was the son of Godfrey Goodman and Jane Croxton, landed gentry living in Wales...	Bishop of Gloucester Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church... ; elected but declined the office
March 1634 to November 1634	Augustine Lindsell Augustine Lindsell Augustine Lindsell was an English classical scholar and bishop of Hereford. In church matters he was advanced by Richard Neile, and was a firm supporter of William Laud. As a scholar he influenced Thomas Farnaby.-Life:...	Translated from Peterborough Bishop of Peterborough The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire, Rutland and the Soke of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire... ; died in office
December 1634 to December 1635	Matthew Wren Matthew Wren "Matthew Wren" is also a British actor who appeared in BBC children's show Trapped!.Matthew Wren was an influential English clergyman and scholar.-Life:...
December 1635 to June 1636	Theophilus Feild	Translated from St David's; died in office
1636 to 1646	George Coke George Coke George Coke was successively the Bishop of Bristol and Hereford. After the battle of Naseby in 1645, Hereford was taken and Coke was arrested and taken to London. He avoided charges of High Treason in January 1646 and died in Gloucestershire that year.-Biography:Coke was the son of Richard and... (George Cook)	Translated from Bristol Bishop of Bristol The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire... ; died in office
1646 to 1660	vacant
1660 to 1661	Nicholas Monck Nicholas Monck Nicholas Monck was bishop of Hereford and provost of Eton. He was the younger brother of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle....	Provost of Eton
1661 to 1692	Herbert Croft Herbert Croft (bishop) -Life:He was son of Sir Herbert Croft, who was the grandson of Sir James Croft. Croft was born 18th May 1603 at Great Milton, Oxfordshire, his mother being then on a journey to London. He married, before April 8, 1645, Anne Browne, the only daughter of the Very Rev. Dr. Jonathan Browne and Anne...	Dean of Hereford
1691 to 1701	Gilbert Ironside Gilbert Ironside the younger Gilbert Ironside the younger was an English churchman and academic, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford from 1667, Bishop of Bristol and Bishop of Hereford.-Life:... (Yr.)	Translated from Bristol Bishop of Bristol The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire...
1701 to 1712	Humphrey Humphreys Humphrey Humphreys Humphrey Humphreys was successively bishop of Bangor and of Hereford .-Life:He was educated at Jesus College, Oxford and was later a Fellow of the college. A patron of Welsh literature, genealogical research and of the then newly-formed Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge...	Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire...
1712 to 1721	Philip Bisse Philip Bisse Philip Bisse was an English bishop.-Life:He was born in Oldbury-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, the son of John Bisse, a clerk and educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford, ordained in 1686 and graduating M.A. in 1693. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March, 1706. He was...	Translated from St David's
1721 to 1723	Benjamin Hoadly Benjamin Hoadly Benjamin Hoadly was an English clergyman, who was successively Bishop of Bangor, Hereford, Salisbury, and Winchester. He is best known as the initiator of the Bangorian Controversy.-Life:...	Translated from Bangor Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire... ; translated to Salisbury Bishop of 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...
1723 to 1746	The Hon. Henry Egerton Henry Egerton Henry Egerton was a British clergyman.Egerton was a younger son of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater, by his second wife Lady Jane, daughter of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater, was his elder brother...	Canon of Christchurch, Oxford
1746 to 1787	Lord James Beauclerk	Canon of Windsor; died in office
1787 to 1788	The Hon. John Harley	Dean of Windsor; died in office
1788 to 1802	John Butler John Butler (bishop) -Life:He was born at Hamburg. As a young man he was a tutor in the family of Mr Child, a banker. He was not a member of either Cambridge or Oxford University, but in later life he received the degree of LL.D...	Translated from Oxford Bishop of Oxford The Bishop of Oxford is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Oxford in the Province of Canterbury; his seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford... ; died in office
1802 to 1808	Folliott Cornewall	Translated from Bristol Bishop of Bristol The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire... ; translated to Worcester Bishop of Worcester The Bishop of Worcester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury, England. He is the head of the Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury...
16 July 1808 to 1815	John Luxmoore John Luxmoore -Life:The son of John Luxmoore of Okehampton, Devon, he was born there. He was educated at Ottery St. Mary school and at Eton College, going as scholar in 1775 to King's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1780, and proceeded M.A. in 1783....	Translated from Bristol Bishop of Bristol The Bishop of Bristol heads the Church of England Diocese of Bristol in the Province of Canterbury, in England.The present diocese covers parts of the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire together with a small area of Wiltshire... ; translated to St Asaph
23 July 1815 to April 1832	George Huntingford	Translated from Gloucester Bishop of Gloucester The Bishop of Gloucester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire and has its see in the City of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church... ; died in office
4 May 1832 to 24 June 1837	The Hon. Edward Grey	Dean of Hereford; died in office
5 August 1837 to 10 December 1847	Thomas Musgrave	Translated to York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
11 December 1847 to 23 April 1868	Renn Hampden	Canon of Christchurch, Oxford; died in office
21 May 1868 to 24 December 1894	James Atlay James Atlay James Atlay was the 98th Anglican Bishop of Hereford, from 1868 to 1894.James Atlay was the son of Rev Henry Atlay and Elizabeth Rayner Hovell. Educated at Oakham School, he entered St John's College, Cambridge, where he held a fellowship from 1846 to 1859... DD	Vicar of Leeds; died in office
20 February 1895 to 31 October 1917	John Percival John Percival (bishop) John Percival was the first Headmaster of Clifton College, where he made his reptutation as a great educator. In his 17 years at Clifton numbers rose from 62 to 680. He accepted the Presidency of Trinity College, Oxford to recover from his exhaustive years at Clifton... DD	Headmaster of Clifton College Clifton College Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated... ; resigned from Hereford
20 December 1917 to 27 July 1920	Hensley Henson	translated to Durham
29 July 1920 to 5 November 1930	Linton Smith	translated from Warrington; translated to Rochester
17 November 1930 to 30 September 1941	Charles Carre	translated from Coventry; resigned from Hereford
1 October 1941 to 26 December 1948	Richard Parsons	translated from Southwark; died in office
25 March 1949 to 15 November 1961	Tom Longworth Tom Longworth The Rt Rev Tom Longworth was an eminent Anglican Bishop in the middle third of the 20th century. He was born on 8 January 1891 and educated at Shrewsbury and University College, Oxford and ordained in 1916... DD Doctor of Divinity Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....	translated from Pontefract Pontefract Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250... ; resigned from Hereford
21 November 1961 to 25 November 1973	Mark Hodson BA	translated from Taunton; resigned from Hereford
5 December 1973 to 1990	John Eastaugh
1990 to 30 November 2003	John Oliver MA	Retired
2004 to present	Anthony Priddis Anthony Priddis Anthony Martin Priddis is the current Bishop of Hereford ion the Church of England.-Ministry:Priddis was ordained in 1972 and began his ordained ministry as a deacon at New Addington, Surrey. In 1975 he moved to High Wycombe in the Diocese of Oxford and held a number of positions including St... MA DipTheol	Suffragan Bishop of Warwick; inaugurated 26 June 2004