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List of the bishops of Winchester

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A list of all the bishops of Winchester (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)
Gardiner, Stephen 1531 1551 deprived
Ponet, John 1551 nominated 1553 deprived
Gardiner, Stephen 1553 restored 1555
White, John 1556 provided 1559 deprived
Horne, Robert 1561 1580
Watson, John 1580 1584
Cooper, Thomas 1584 confirmed 1594
Wickham, William 1595 confirmed 1595
Day, William 1596 1596
Bilson, Thomas 1597 confirmed 1616
Montague, James 1616 confirmed 1618
Andrewes, Lancelot 1619 confirmed 1626
Neile, Richard 1628 confirmed 1632 translated
Curle (Curll), Walter 1632 confirmed 1647
Duppa, Brian 1660 confirmed 1662
Morley, George 1662 confirmed 1684
Mew(s), Peter 1684 confirmed 1706
Trelawney, Jonathan 1707 confirmed 1721
Trimnell, Charles 1721 confirmed 1723
Willis, Richard 1723 confirmed 1734
Hoadly, Benjamin 1734 confirmed 1761
Thomas, John 1761 confirmed 1781
North, Brownlow 1781 confirmed 1820
Pretyman (-Tomline), George 1820 confirmed 1827
Sumner, Charles Richard 1827 confirmed 1869 resigned
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