The Bishop of Marlborough was an episcopal

Episcopal polity

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 title used by a Church of England

Church of England

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 suffragan bishop

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, firstly in the 16th century for the Diocese of Salisbury

Diocese of Salisbury

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, and secondly in the late 19th and early 20th century for the Diocese of London

Diocese of London

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The title takes its name after the town of Marlborough, Wiltshire and was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534

Suffragan Bishops Act 1534

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. After the 1560s, the title fell into abeyance until it was revived in 1888, at the suggestion of the then Bishop of London

Frederick Temple

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, to assist in the running of the rapidly expanding Diocese of London

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List of the Bishops of Marlborough

From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1537	? 1561	Thomas Morley Thomas Morley (bishop) Thomas Morley was the Bishop of Marlborough from 1537 until 1561. He was a former Abbot of Stanley and was consecrated on 4 November 1537 and possibly died in 1561. He is also recorded as Thomas Calne and Thomas Bickley.-Notes:...	Formerly Abbot of Stanley Stanley Abbey Stanley Abbey was a medieval abbey near Chippenham, Wiltshire in England which flourished between 1151 and 1536.- Foundation :The abbey was given by Empress Matilda in 1151 to monks from Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight. Originally at Loxwell, to the east of Chippenham, it moved to nearby Stanley... ; consecrated on 4 November 1537; possibly died in 1561; also recorded as Thomas Calne and Thomas Bickley.
dates unknown	1568	Thomas Lancaster Thomas Lancaster Thomas Lancaster was an English Protestant clergyman, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh from 1568.-Life:He was perhaps a native of Cumberland, probably educated at Oxford. In July 1549 he was consecrated Bishop of Kildare by George Browne, Archbishop of Dublin...	Formerly Bishop of Kildare Bishop of Kildare The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of... ; acted as suffragan bishop of Marlborough in the 1560s; later became Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh....  in 1568
unknown	1888	in abeyance
1888	1918	Alfred Earle Alfred Earle (bishop) The Rt Rev Alfred Earle DD was Bishop of Marlborough from 1888 to 1900. Born in 1827 he was educated at Eton and Hertford College, Oxford. Ordained in 1858 he was appointed Curate of St Edmund's, Salisbury then Rector of Monkton Farleigh. Afterwards he was Vicar of Alvington followed by a 15...	He was simultaneously Rector Rector The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...  of St Botolph's, Bishopsgate St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate is a Church of England church in the City of London, first mentioned in 1212 and dedicated to St Botolph.The nearest London Underground station is Liverpool Street.-History:... ; he retained the Bishop of Marlborough title after he was appointed Dean of Exeter Dean of Exeter The Dean of Exeter is the head of the Chapter of Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, England. The chapter was established by Bishop William Briwere who set up the offices of Dean and chancellor of Exeter Cathedral, allowing the chapter to elect those officers.The current Dean lives at the... in 1900.
1919	present	in abeyance