The Bishop of Gloucester is the ordinary of the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Brit ...

Diocese of Gloucester in the

Province of Canterbury The Province of Canterbury, or less formally the Southern Province, is one of two ecclesiastical provinces which constitute the Church of England. The other is the Province of York (which consists of 12 dioceses). Overview The Province consist ...

. The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire. The see's centre of governance is the

City of Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east of th ...

where the bishop's chair (''cathedra'') is located in the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity. The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Gloucester; very near the Cathedral. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the see in 1541 under

King Henry VIII Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

from part of the Diocese of Worcester. On 5 August 2014, Martyn Snow, the

suffragan A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdiction ...

Bishop of Tewkesbury The Bishop of Tewkesbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, but t ...

, became acting bishop of Gloucester.Diocese of Gloucester – Letter from the Bishop of Tewkesbury
(Accessed 7 August 2014) On 26 March 2015, it was announced that Rachel Treweek was to become the next bishop of Gloucester (and the first woman to serve as a diocesan bishop in the Church of England);Diocese of Gloucester — The Bishop of Gloucester Designate
(Accessed 26 March 2015) she legally became the bishop of Gloucester with the confirmation of her election on 15 June 2015.Archbishop of Canterbury — Diary: Bishop of Gloucester — Confirmation of Election
(Accessed 27 May 2015)

List of bishops

Chronological list of the bishops of the Diocese of Gloucester. (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office)

Assistant bishops

Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were: *1892–?: Samuel Marsden (also Assistant Bishop of Bristol after 1897), former Bishop of Bathurst *19291954 (d.): James Palmer, former Bishop in Bombay *

Lumsden Barkway James Lumsden Barkway (9 July 187812 December 1968) was a bishop in the 20th century. Biography He was born on 9 July 1878 and educated at Liverpool University and Westminster College, Cambridge. After ten years as a Presbyterian minister his fi ...

, former

Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane The Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. The see is located at St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, Scotland.'' Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th editi ...

, undertook some bishop's duties in Gloucestershire around 1954 *1955–1956 (res.): Ronald O'Ferrall, Rector of Cranham; former Bishop in Madagascar and Assistant Bishop of Derby Among those who have served as (honorary) assistant bishops in retirement have been: *20052020 (d.):

Patrick Harris Patrick Burnet Harris (30 September 193426 December 2020) was a Church of England bishop who served in two episcopal positions. He was educated at St Albans School and Keble College, Oxford. He trained for ordination at Clifton Theological ...

, retired

Bishop of Southwell __NOTOC__ The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The ...

*20052011 (res.):

Peter Vaughan Peter Vaughan (born Peter Ewart Ohm; 4 April 1923 – 6 December 2016) was an English character actor known for many supporting roles in British film and television productions. He also acted extensively on the stage. He is perhaps best know ...

, retired

Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury The Bishop of Ramsbury is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name from the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire, and was first us ...

*20052008 (d.):

Jonathan Bailey Jonathan Stuart Bailey (born 25 April 1988) is an English actor. Known for his comedic, dramatic, and musical roles on stage and screen, he is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award and a nomination for a Evening Standard Theatre Award. Ba ...

, retired

Bishop of Derby The Bishop of Derby is the Ordinary (officer), Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Derby in the Province of Canterbury.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. . The diocese was formed from par ...

References

External links

Bishop of Gloucester's homepage
{{Anglican Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain 1541 establishments in England

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

Gloucestershire-related lists