The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the

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Diocese of Peterborough in the

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. The diocese covers the counties of

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(including the

Soke of Peterborough The Soke of Peterborough is a historic area of England associated with the City and Anglican Diocese of Peterborough, Diocese of Peterborough. It was part of Northamptonshire, but was administered by Soke of Peterborough County Council, its own ...

) and

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. The see is in the City of

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, where the bishop's seat (''

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'') is located at the

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and

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. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodging, The Palace, Peterborough. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the diocese on 4 September 1541 under

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. The current Bishop of Peterborough is Debbie Sellin, since the

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, on 13 December 2023 at Lambeth Palace Chapel, of her

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. As parts of the City of Peterborough are actually in the

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, Cambridgeshire, Ely. There is one suffragan bishop, suffragan (subordinate) bishop, the Bisho ...

(those parishes south of the

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), the last Bishop of Peterborough was appointed as an

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in the Diocese of Ely with pastoral care for these parishes delegated to him by the

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List of bishops

Chronological list of the Bishops of Peterborough:

Assistant bishops

Among those called "Assistant Bishop of Peterborough" were: *August 1881November 1900: John Mitchinson (Rector of Sibstone then Master of Pembroke College, Oxford) *1912–1917 (d.): Lewis Clayton,

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and former Bishop suffragan of Leicester *19261945 (ret.): Norman Lang,

; Archdeacon of Northampton (until 1936), of Oakham (thereafter); and former

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(resigned his suffragan See due to the erection of the

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, but continued in essentially the same role) *19501963: Charles Aylen, Vicar of Flore (1945–58) and non-residentiary Canon of Peterborough (1946–61); former Bishop of St Helena *1952–1957 (res.): Gerald Vernon, Vicar of

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and former Bishop of Madagascar *1957–1969 (d.): Weston Stewart, Rector of

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until 1964 and former Bishop in Jerusalem *19781986 (ret.):

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. former Bishop of Colombia

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s — retired bishops taking on occasional duties voluntarily — have included: *1974–1978 (d.): Guy Marshall, Vicar of

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with

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, former suffragan Bishop in Venezuela (

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) *1975–1984 (res.): Alan Rogers, retired Bishop of Fulham and of Edmonton *1981–1985

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, Rector of

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, Rutland and retired Bishop of Mashonaland. "Who was Who" 1897–2007 London,

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, 2007

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Notes

References

*Haydn, Joseph and Ockerby, Horace ''Haydn's Book of Dignities'' W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd., London, 1894 reprinted 1969 *''

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'' Joseph Whitaker & Sons Ltd. and A&C Black Publishers Ltd., London, 1883 to 2004 * King, Richard Johnbr>''Handbook to the Cathedrals of England''
(Part II: History of the See, with Short Notices of the principal Bishops) John Murray, London, 1862

External links

Diocese of Peterborough website
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Bishops of Peterborough A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

Anglican Diocese of Peterborough

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

See also

Notes

References

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