List of the bishops of Gloucester

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A list of all the bishops of Gloucester (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 End of tenure Notes on end of tenure
Beadon, Richard 1789 1802 translated
Benson, Martin 1735 1752
Bethell, Christopher 1824 1830 translated
Brooks, James 1554 1559 deprived
Bullingham, John 1581 1598
Cheyney, Richard 1562 in commendam 1579
Fowler, Edward 1691 1714
Frampton, Robert 1681 1690 deprived
Goldsborough, Godfrey 1598 1604
Goodman, Godfrey 1625 1640 deprived
Hallifax, Samuel 1781 1789 translated
Hooper, John 1551 1552 resigned
Huntingford, George Isaac 1802 1815 translated
Johnson, James 1752 1759 translated
Monk, James Henry 1830 1856
Nicolson, William 1661 1672
Parry, Henry 1607 1610 translated
Pritchett, John 1672 1681
Ravis, Thomas 1605 1607 translated
Ryder, Henry 1815 1824 translated
Smith, Miles 1612 1624
Sydall, Elias 1731 confirmed 1733
Thompson, Giles 1611 1612
Wakeman (Wiche), John 1541 1549
Warburton, William 1760 1779
Wilcocks, Joseph 1721 1731 translated
Willis, Richard 1715 1721 translated
Yorke, James 1779 confirmed 1781 translated