Bishop's Palace may refer to the

official residence An official residence is the residence of a head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure. It may be the same place where they conduct their work-related functions. ...

of any

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

, such as those listed in the :Episcopal palaces. Specific residences called Bishop's Palace include:

Poland

Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce The Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce ( pl, Pałac Biskupów Krakowskich w Kielcach), was built in the 17th century as a summer residence of bishops of Kraków in Kielce, Poland. The architecture of the palace constitutes a unique mélange ...

, Poland *

Bishop's Palace, Kraków The Bishop's Palace in Kraków ( pl, Pałac Biskupi w Krakowie) is the seat of Kraków metropolitan Curia (Roman Catholic Church), Curia, Poland, and the traditional residence of Bishops of Kraków, Kraków bishops since the late 14th century. It ...

, Poland

United Kingdom

England

Bishop's Palace, Auckland Auckland Castle, which is also known as Auckland Palace and to people that live locally as the Bishop's Castle or Bishop's Palace, is located in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England. In 1832, this castle replaced Durham Castle as ...

, County Durham *

Bishop's Waltham Palace Bishop's Waltham Palace is a moated Bishop's Palace ruin in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England. It is a scheduled ancient monument and a Grade II* listed building History The bishops of Winchester held lands in Waltham from Saxon times, hav ...

, Hampshire * Bishop's Palace, Bromley, Kent *

Old Bishop's Palace, Chester Old Palace Chester is located in an elevated position overlooking The Groves and the River Dee in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History ...

, Cheshire *

Lambeth Palace Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is situated in north Lambeth, London, on the south bank of the River Thames, south-east of the Palace of Westminster, which houses Parliament, on the opposit ...

, London *

Bishop's Palace, Lichfield The Bishop's Palace is a 17th-century building situated in the north-east corner of the Cathedral Close in Lichfield, Staffordshire in England. The current building replaced a medieval Bishop's Palace built in the 14th century for Bishop Langt ...

, Staffordshire * Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace, Lincolnshire *

Sonning Bishop's Palace Sonning Bishop's Palace was a former episcopal palace at Sonning, east of Reading, in Berkshire, England.Bishop's Palace, Wells The Bishop's Palace and accompanying Bishops House at Wells in the English county of Somerset, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years. It has been designated by English ...

, Somerset *

Bishopthorpe Palace Bishopthorpe Palace is a historic house at Bishopthorpe, to the south of York, in the City of York unitary authority and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Ouse and is the official residence of the Arch ...

, North Yorkshire *

The Old Palace, Worcester The Old Palace, Worcester is an English listed historic building, built c.1200, adjacent to Worcester Cathedral in the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, which is within the Province of Canterbury. History The old palace was built for t ...

, Worcestershire

Scotland

Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. It housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic churc ...

, Orkney

Wales

Lamphey Bishop's Palace Lamphey Bishop's Palace or Lamphey Palace is a ruined medieval building complex in Lamphey, Pembrokeshire and is a scheduled ancient monument which has had Grade I Listed building designation since May 1970. In the past, it has also been known ...

, Pembrokeshire *

Bishop's Palace, Llandaff The Bishop's Palace, which is also known as Llandaff Castle or Bishop's Castle or the Old Bishop's Palace, is the ruined residence of the bishops of Llandaff. It is located a short distance to the south of Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales. ...

, Cardiff *

Mathern Palace Mathern Palace is a Grade I listed building in the village of Mathern, Monmouthshire, Wales, located some south-west of Chepstow close to the Severn Estuary. Between about 1408 and 1705 it was the main residence of the Bishops of Llandaff. After ...

, Monmouthshire *

St Davids Bishops Palace St Davids Bishops Palace (also sometimes denoted as Bishop's Palace or Bishops' Palace) ( cy, Llys yr Esgob Tyddewi) is a ruined medieval palace located adjacent to St Davids Cathedral in the city of St Davids ( cy, Tyddewi), Pembrokeshire, ...

, Pembrokeshire

Other places

Prince-Bishops' Palace (Liège) The Palace of the Prince-Bishops (french: Palais des Princes-Evêques) is a historic building situated on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège, Belgium. It was the residence of former Prince-Bishops of Liège and once faced the ...

, Belgium *

Kroměříž Bishop's Palace Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the c ...

, Czech Republic *

Bishop's Palace, Castres The Goya Museum (in French: Musée Goya) is an art museum located in Castres, France.Goya Museum
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, France *

Würzburg Residence The Würzburg Residence (German: ''Würzburger Residenz'') is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representatives of the Austrian/South German Baroque style, were involved in the construction, ...

, of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, Germany *

Bishop's Palace, Birgu The Bishop's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Isqof) is a palatial building in Birgu, Malta which was a residence of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Malta. It was constructed in the 16th century. History The building which later became known as the Bis ...

, Malta * Bishop's Palace, Mdina, Malta * Bishop's Palace, Valletta, Malta *

Bishop's Palace of Astorga The Episcopal Palace of Astorga (Spanish: ''Palacio Episcopal de Astorga'') is a building by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. It was built between 1889 and 1913. Designed in the Catalan Modernisme style, it is one of only three buildings by Gau ...

, Spain *

Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo The Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo (''Oslo Bispeborg'') was the residence of the Roman Catholic bishops of Oslo. The estate is located in what is now called Gamlebyen (old town) in Oslo, Norway. Various remnants of the medieval bishop's original pala ...

, Norway *

Bishop's Palace, Galveston The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas. History The Gresham mansion was made all of stone, and was stur ...