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List of the bishops of Norwich

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A list of all the bishops of Norwich (1540–1835) arranged by date of appointment. Unless otherwise stated, the year of appointment is the year of consecration and the end of tenure is the year of death.

Source:

  • Fryde, E. B., Greenway, D. E., Porter, S., Roy, I. (1986), Handbook of British Chronology (RHS, Guides and Handbooks, 2, 3rd edn, London: Royal Historical Society).

NAME Year appointed (notes on appointment date) End of tenure (notes on end of tenure)
Repps (Rugge), William 1536 1550 resigned
Thirlby, Thomas 1550 translated 1554 translated
Hopton, John 1554 1558
Cox, Richard 1559 nominated 1559 translated
Parkhurst, John 1560 1575
Freke, Edmund 1575 confirmed 1584 translated
Scambler, Edmund 1585 confirmed 1594
Redman, William 1595 1602
Jegon, John 1603 1618
Overall, John 1618 confirmed 1619
Harsnett, Samuel 1619 confirmed 1629 translated
White, Francis 1629 confirmed 1631 translated
Corbet, Richard 1632 confirmed 1635
Wren, Matthew 1635 confirmed 1638 translated
Montague, Richard 1638 confirmed 1641
Hall, Joseph 1641 confirmed 1656
Reynolds, Edward 1661 1676
Sparrow, Anthony 1676 confirmed 1685
Lloyd, William 1685 confirmed 1690 deprived
Moore, John 1691 1707 translated
Trimnell, Charles 1708 1721 translated
Green, Thomas 1721 1723 translated
Leng, John 1723 1727
Baker, William 1727 confirmed 1732
Butts, Robert 1733 1738 translated
Gooch, Thomas 1738 confirmed 1748 translated
Lisle, Samuel 1748 confirmed 1749
Hayter, Thomas 1749 1761 translated
Yonge, Philip 1761 confirmed 1783
Bagot, Lewis 1783 confirmed 1790 translated
Horne, George 1790 1792
Manners Sutton, Charles 1792 1805 translated
Bathurst, Henry 1805 1837
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