List of bishops of Winchester
List of bishops of Winchester
Saxon to Norman
Norman to Reformation
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1070-1098 | Walkelin | |
| 1100-1129 | William Giffard | |
| 1129-1171 | Henry of Blois | |
| 1173-1188 | Richard of Ilchester | |
| 1189-1204 | Godfrey de Lucy | |
| 1205-1238 | Peter des Roches | |
| 1240-1250 | William de Raley | |
| 1250-1260 | Aymer de Valence | |
| 1262-1268 | John Gervais | |
| 1268-1280 | Nicholas of Ely | |
| 1280 | Robert Burnell | election quashed June 1280 |
| 1280-1282 | Richard de la More | never consecrated, resigned June 1282 |
| 1282-1304 | John of Pontoise | |
| 1305-1316 | Henry Woodlock | |
| 1316-1319 | John Sandale | |
| 1319-1323 | Rigaud of Assier | |
| 1323-1333 | John de Stratford | |
| 1333-1345 | Adam Orleton | |
| 1345-1366 | William Edington | |
| 1366-1404 | William of Wykeham | |
| 1404-1447 | Henry Cardinal Beaufort | |
| 1447-1486 | William Waynflete | |
| 1487-1492 | Peter Courtenay | |
| 1493-1501 | Thomas Langton |
16th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1501-1528 | Richard Foxe | |
| 1529-1530 | Thomas Wolsey | |
| 1531-1551 | Stephen Gardiner | |
| 1551-1553 | John Ponet | |
| 1553-1555 | Stephen Gardiner | |
| 1556-1559 | John White | |
| 1560-1580 | Robert Horne | |
| 1580-1584 | John Watson | |
| 1584-1594 | Thomas Cooper | |
| 1594-1595 | William Wickham | |
| 1595-1596 | William Day | |
| 1597-1616 | Thomas Bilson |
17th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1616-1618 | James Montague | |
| 1618-1626 | Lancelot Andrewes | |
| 1627-1632 | Richard Neile | |
| 1632-1647 | Walter Curle | |
| 1660-1662 | Brian Duppa | |
| 1662-1684 | George Morley | |
| 1684-1706 | Peter Mews |
18th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1707-1721 | Jonathan Trelawny | |
| 1721-1723 | Charles Trimnell | |
| 1723-1734 | Richard Willis | |
| 1734-1761 | Benjamin Hoadly | |
| 1761-1781 | John Thomas | |
| 1781-1820 | Brownlow North |
19th century
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1820-1827 | George Pretyman-Tomline | |
| 1827-1869 | Charles Richard Sumner | |
| 1869-1873 | Samuel Wilberforce | |
| 1873-1891 | Edward Harold Browne | |
| 1891–1895 | Anthony Wilson Thorold | |
| 1895–1903 | Randall Thomas Davidson |
20th century to present
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1903-1911 | Herbert Edward Ryle | |
| 1911-1923 | Edward Stuart Talbot | |
| 1923-1932 | Frank Theodore Woods | |
| 1932-1942 | Cyril Forster Garbett | |
| 1942-1952 | Mervyn George Haigh | |
| 1952-1961 | Alwyn Terrell Petre Williams | |
| 1961-1975 | Sherard Falkner Allison | |
| 1975-1985 | John Vernon Taylor | |
| 1985-1995 | Colin Clement Walter James | |
| 1995-present | Michael Scott-Joynt |
Source
- Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde Handbook of British Chronology 2nd. ed. London:Royal Historical Society 1961
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