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A bishop's palace is a type
official residence An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of th ...
of any
bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
, such as those listed in the :Episcopal palaces. Specific residences called Bishop's Palace include:


Poland

* Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce, Poland * Bishop's Palace, Kraków, Poland


United Kingdom


England

* Bishop's Palace, Auckland, 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, ha ...
, Hampshire * Bishop's Palace, Bromley, Kent * Old Bishop's Palace, Chester, 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 of the United King ...
, London * Bishop's Palace, Lichfield, Staffordshire * Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace, Lincolnshire * Sonning Bishop's Palace, Berkshire *
Bishop's Palace, Wells The Bishop's Palace is the residence of the bishop of Bath and Wells in Wells, Somerset, Wells, Somerset, England. The palace is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the residence of the bishops since the early thirteenth century. It has bee ...
, Somerset *
Bishopthorpe Palace Bishopthorpe Palace is the official residence of the Archbishop of York at Bishopthorpe, North Yorkshire, England. The palace is located on the River Ouse and is approximately south of York, which is the location of the diocese's cathedral, ...
, North Yorkshire * The Old Palace, Worcester, Worcestershire * Bishop's Court, Devon


Scotland

* Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney


Wales

* Lamphey Bishop's Palace, Pembrokeshire * Bishop's Palace, Llandaff, Cardiff * Mathern Palace, Monmouthshire * St Davids Bishops Palace, Pembrokeshire


Other places

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Prince-Bishops' Palace (Liège) The Palace of the Prince-Bishops () is a historic building situated on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège, Belgium. It was the residence of former Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Prince-Bishops of Liège and once faced the monumental ...
, Belgium * Kroměříž Bishop's Palace, Czech Republic * Bishop's Palace, Castres, 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/Southern German Baroque style, were involved in the construct ...
, of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, Germany * Bishop's Palace, Birgu, Malta * Bishop's Palace, Mdina, Malta * Bishop's Palace, Valletta, Malta * Bishop's Palace of Astorga, 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 pal ...
, Norway * Bishop's Palace, Galveston, Texas, United States


See also

* Archbishop's Palace (disambiguation) *
Episcopal Palace (disambiguation) An Episcopal Palace is the official residence of a bishop. It may refer to: * Episcopal Palace, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal * Episcopal Palace, Astorga, Spain * Episcopal Palace, Braga, Portugal * Episcopal Palace of Cordoba, Spain * Episcopal Pal ...
* Electoral Palace (disambiguation) {{disambig