Bishop of Peterborough
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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
. The see
is in the City of Peterborough
, where the bishop's seat (cathedra
) is located at the Cathedral Church
of Saint Peter
, Saint Paul
and Saint Andrew
. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodging at The Palace in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the diocese on 4 September 1541 under King Henry VIII
.
The current and 38th Bishop of Peterborough is the Right Reverend Donald Allister
. He succeeded the Right Reverend Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy DD
, who died in post on 7 May 2009. Cundy was one of the 26 diocesan bishops who sit in the House of Lords
as Lords Spiritual
.
The Right Reverend Donald Allister
, who was the Archdeacon of Chester in the Diocese of Chester
from 2002 to 2010, was consecrated as bishop on 25 March 2010 at St Paul's Cathedral by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and was installed at Peterborough Cathedral on 17 April 2010..
As parts of the City of Peterborough are actually in the Diocese of Ely
(those parishes south of the River Nene
), the last Bishop of Peterborough was appointed as an assistant bishop
in the Diocese of Ely with pastoral care for these parishes delegated to him by the Bishop of Ely
.
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
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury
Province of Canterbury
The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England...
.
The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
and the Soke of Peterborough
Soke of Peterborough
The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered part of Northamptonshire...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. 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 Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, where the bishop's seat (cathedra
Cathedra
A cathedra or bishop's throne is the chair or throne of a bishop. It is a symbol of the bishop's teaching authority in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and has in some sense remained such in the Anglican Communion and in Lutheran churches...
) is located at the Cathedral Church
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the...
of Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
, Saint Paul
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...
and Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...
. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodging at The Palace in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the diocese on 4 September 1541 under King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
.
The current and 38th Bishop of Peterborough is the Right Reverend Donald Allister
Donald Allister
Donald Spargo Allister is a Church of England bishop. He was Archdeacon of Chester from 2002–2010, and on 5 November 2009 was nominated as the next Bishop of Peterborough, a post into which he was installed on 17 April 2010....
. He succeeded the Right Reverend Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy 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....
, who died in post on 7 May 2009. Cundy was one of the 26 diocesan bishops who sit in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as Lords Spiritual
Lords Spiritual
The Lords Spiritual of the United Kingdom, also called Spiritual Peers, are the 26 bishops of the established Church of England who serve in the House of Lords along with the Lords Temporal. The Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, is not represented by spiritual peers...
.
The Right Reverend Donald Allister
Donald Allister
Donald Spargo Allister is a Church of England bishop. He was Archdeacon of Chester from 2002–2010, and on 5 November 2009 was nominated as the next Bishop of Peterborough, a post into which he was installed on 17 April 2010....
, who was the Archdeacon of Chester in the Diocese of Chester
Diocese of Chester
The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire in its pre-1974 boundaries...
from 2002 to 2010, was consecrated as bishop on 25 March 2010 at St Paul's Cathedral by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and was installed at Peterborough Cathedral on 17 April 2010..
As parts of the City of Peterborough are actually in the Diocese of Ely
Diocese of Ely
The Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Ely, who sits at Ely Cathedral in Ely. There is one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. The diocese now covers Cambridgeshire and western Norfolk...
(those parishes south of the River Nene
River Nene
The River Nene is a river in the east of England that rises from three sources in the county of Northamptonshire. The tidal river forms the border between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for about . It is the tenth longest river in the United Kingdom, and is navigable for from Northampton to The...
), the last Bishop of Peterborough was appointed as an assistant bishop
Assistant Bishop
An assistant bishop in the Anglican Communion is a bishop appointed to assist a diocesan bishop.-Church of England:In the established Church of England, assistant bishops are usually are retired bishops – in which case they are honorary assistant bishops...
in the Diocese of Ely with pastoral care for these parishes delegated to him by the Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...
.
List of bishops
Chronological list of the bishops of the Diocese of Peterborough, England| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1541 to 1556 | John Chambers John Chambers (bishop) John Chambers was an English Benedictine, the last Abbot of Peterborough and first Bishop of Peterborough.-Life:He was born at Peterborough, and was sometimes called Burgh or Borowe. He became a monk in the abbey there, and was elected its abbot in 1528. He was studied both at Oxford and... |
Last Abbot of Peterborough Abbey. Died in office |
| 1557 to 1559 | David Pole David Pole (bishop) David Pole was an English Roman Catholic churchman and jurist, bishop of Peterborough from 1557 and deprived by Elizabeth I of England.-Life:... |
Deposed |
| 1560 to 1584 | Edmund Scambler Edmund Scambler -Life:He was born at Gressingham, and was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, Queens' College, Cambridge and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1542.... |
Translated to Norwich Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided... |
| 1585 to 1600 | Richard Howland Richard Howland Richard Howland was an English churchman and academic, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and of St John's College, Cambridge and bishop of Peterborough.-Life:... |
Died in office |
| 1601 to 1630 | Thomas Dove Thomas Dove Thomas Dove was Bishop of Peterborough from 1601 to 1630.Dove was born in London, England, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1564 to 1571. He was named as one of the first scholars of Jesus College, Oxford in its foundation charter in 1571, but never attended... |
Died in office |
| 1630 to 1632 | William Piers William Piers William Piers was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1621 to 1624, Bishop of Peterborough from 1630 to 1632 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1632 to his death in 1670.-Life:... |
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... |
| 1633 to 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 to Hereford Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is... |
| 1634 to 1638 | Francis Dee Francis Dee (bishop) -Life:He was the son of the Rev. David Dee of St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, who held the rectory of St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield from 1587 to 1605, when he was deprived. Francis Dee was born in London, and was admitted a scholar of Merchant Taylors' School on 26 April 1591. He proceeded to... |
Died in office |
| 1639 to 1649 | John Towers John Towers (bishop) John Towers was an English churchman, Bishop of Peterborough from 1639, a royalist and a supporter of the ecclesiastical policies of William Laud.-Life:... |
Died in office |
| 1649 to 1660 | vacant | see: English Interregnum English Interregnum The English Interregnum was the period of parliamentary and military rule by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the Commonwealth of England after the English Civil War... |
| 1660 to 1663 | Benjamin Lany | |
| 1663 to 1679 | Joseph Henshaw Joseph Henshaw Joseph Henshaw was bishop of Peterborough in the East of England from 1663 until his death. Henshaw was educated at London Charterhouse and Magdalen Hall of Hertford College, Oxford, receiving a B.A. in 1624 and a D.D. in 1639... |
Died in office |
| 1679 to 1685 | William Lloyd | 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... ; translated to Norwich Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided... |
| 1685 to 1690 | Thomas White Thomas White (bishop) -Life:He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. Having been a vicar of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent since 1660, he was chosen bishop of Peterborough in 1685... |
Deprived |
| 1691 to 1718 | Richard Cumberland Richard Cumberland (philosopher) Richard Cumberland was an English philosopher, and bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae , propounding utilitarianism and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes.Cumberland was a member of the latitudinarian movement, along with his friend... |
Died in office |
| 1718 to 1728 | White Kennett White Kennett White Kennett was an English bishop and antiquarian.-Life:He was born at Dover. He was educated at Westminster School and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where, while an undergraduate, he published several translations of Latin works, including Erasmus' In Praise of Folly.Kennett was vicar of... |
Died in office |
| 1729 to 1747 | Robert Clavering Robert Clavering -Life:He graduated B.A. from the University of Edinburgh, and then went to Lincoln College, Oxford. He was Fellow and tutor of University College, in 1701. In 1714 he was rector of Bocking. In 1715 he became Regius Professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford.He became rector of Marsh... |
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... ; died in office |
| 1747 to 1757 | John Thomas John Thomas (bishop of Winchester) John Thomas was an English bishop.He was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. in 1719 and became Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1720.... |
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... |
| 1757 to 1764 | Richard Terrick Richard Terrick Richard Terrick was a Church of England clergyman and bishop of London from 1764 to 1777.Terrick graduated with a BA from Clare College, Cambridge in 1729 and an MA in 1733. He was preacher at the Rolls Chapel from 1736 to 1757, and vicar of Twickenham from 1749... |
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... |
| 1764 to 1769 | Robert Lamb Robert Lamb (bishop) Robert Lamb was an English churchman, bishop of Peterborough from 1764.-Life:He was son of Matthew Lamb of London, and nephew of Peniston Lamb, who left him a fortune, as did his father, a prosperous attorney. He was educated at Enfield, Middlesex under Robert Uvedale, and matriculated at Trinity... |
Died in office |
| 1769 to 1794 | John Hinchliffe | Died in office |
| 1794 to 1813 | Spencer Madan Spencer Madan Spencer Madan was an English churchman, bishop successively of Bristol and Peterborough.-Life:The son of Colonel Martin Madan and Judith Madan of London, and younger brother of Martin Madan, he was sent to Westminster School in 1742, and in 1746 went to Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1749 he... |
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 |
| 1813 to 1819 | John Parsons John Parsons (bishop) John Parsons was an English churchman and academic, Master of Balliol College, Oxford from 1798, and Bishop of Peterborough from 1813.-Life:... |
Died in office |
| 1819 to 1839 | Herbert Marsh Herbert Marsh Herbert Marsh was a bishop in the Church of England.-Life:He was educated at Faversham Grammar School, The King's School, Canterbury and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA as second wrangler and was elected a fellow of St John's in 1779. He studied with J. D... |
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... ; died in office |
| 1839 to 1864 | George Davys George Davys George Davys was tutor to Victoria of the United Kingdom, and later Bishop of Peterborough. He was previously Dean of Chester. He himself was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, where a house is named after him.... |
Died in office |
| 1864 to 1868 | Francis Jeune Francis Jeune Francis Jeune or François Jeune was Dean of Jersey, 1838–1844, Master of Pembroke College, Oxford and Bishop of Peterborough, 1864-1868.... |
Died in office |
| 1868 to 1891 | William Magee | 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... |
| 1891 to 1897 | Mandell Creighton Mandell Creighton Mandell Creighton , was a British historian and a bishop of the Church of England. A scholar of the Renaissance papacy, Creighton was the first occupant of the Dixie Chair of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Cambridge, a professorship that was established around the time that the study... |
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... |
| 1897 to 1916 | Edward Glyn | |
| 1916 to 1923 | Frank Woods | Translated to Winchester Bishop of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His diocese is one of the oldest and... |
| 1924 to 1927 | Cyril Bardsley | Translated to Leicester Bishop of Leicester The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in the Province of Canterbury.The first bishops of Leicester were originally prelates who administered an Anglo-Saxon diocese between the 7th and 9th centuries... |
| 1927 to 1949 | Claude Blagden | |
| 1949 to 1956 | Spencer Leeson Spencer Leeson The Rt Rev Spencer Leeson, born Spencer Stottesbury Gwatkin Leeson, was an eminentHeadmaster and Anglican Bishop in the mid 20th century. He was born on 9 October 1892 and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. After World War I service with the Middlesex Regiment he was Assistant... |
Died in office |
| 1956 to 1961 | Robert Stopford Robert Stopford Robert Wright Stopford KCVO CBE PC was a British clergyman.-Early life and career:He was born in Garston, Liverpool and educated at Coatham School in Redcar and Liverpool College, where he was Head of House . He continued his education at Hertford College, Oxford, where he graduated with a Master... |
Bishop of Fulham; 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... |
| 1961 to 1972 | Cyril Easthaugh Cyril Easthaugh Cyril Easthaugh MC was an Anglican bishop who served two decade-long periods, firstly in Kensington and latterly Peterborough. An opponent of closer links with Methodism, he was born on 22 December 1897. Commissioned into the South Staffordshire Regiment during the Great War he served with... |
Bishop of Kensington |
| 1972 to 1984 | Douglas Feaver | |
| 1984 to 1996 | Bill Westwood | Bishop of Edmonton |
| 1996 to 2009 | Ian Cundy Ian Cundy Ian Patrick Martyn Cundy was a Church of England cleric who served successively as Bishop of Lewes and Bishop of Peterborough.-Background:... |
Died in office |
| from 17 April 2010 | Donald Allister Donald Allister Donald Spargo Allister is a Church of England bishop. He was Archdeacon of Chester from 2002–2010, and on 5 November 2009 was nominated as the next Bishop of Peterborough, a post into which he was installed on 17 April 2010.... |
formerly Archdeacon of Chester |