The Bishop of Huntingdon is an episcopal title used by a

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of the

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Diocese of Ely, in the

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. The title takes its name after

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...

, the historic

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of Huntingdonshire,

List of Bishops of Huntingdon

References

External links

Crockford's Clerical Directory - Listings
Bishops of Huntingdon Anglican suffragan bishops in the Diocese of Ely {{Anglican-stub