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{{Short description|Diocesan bishop in the Church of England}}
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| bishopric = [[Lichfield]]
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| first_bishop = [[Diuma]]<br />[[Winfrith (bishop)|Winfrith]] (first bishop at Lichfield)▼
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| diocese = [[Diocese of Lichfield|Lichfield]]
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The '''[[Bishop]] of [[Lichfield]]''' is the [[Ordinary (officer)|ordinary]] of the [[Church of England]] [[Diocese of Lichfield]] in the [[Province of Canterbury]]. The diocese covers 4,516 km
▲The diocese covers 4,516 km² (1,744 sq. mi.) of the counties of [[Powys]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Warwickshire]] and [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]. The bishop's [[cathedra|seat]] is located in the [[Lichfield Cathedral|Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad]] in the city of [[Lichfield]]. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Lichfield. In the past, the title has had various forms (see below). The currently bishop is [[Michael Ipgrave]], following the [[Confirmation of bishops|confirmation]] of his [[Canonical election|election]] on 10 June 2016;<ref name="lichce">[https://twitter.com/OurCofE/status/741297227855958020 OurCofE twitter] (Accessed 11 June 2016)</ref> the acting bishop is [[Clive Gregory]], [[Bishop of Wolverhampton]].<ref name="greg">[http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ourpeople/bishops-and-archdeacons/the-bishop-of-lichfield/ Diocese of Lichfield — the Bishop of Lichfield] (Accessed 18 November 2015)</ref>
==History==
[[File:England diocese map pre-925.svg|thumb|225px|The Anglo-Saxon dioceses before 925]]
The diocese of [[Mercia]] was founded 656
It was briefly the seat of an [[archbishop]] under [[Hygeberht]] from 787 to 799 (officially dissolved in 803) during the ascendancy of the [[kingdom of Mercia]]. [[Offa]], King of [[Mercia]] seemed to resent his own bishops paying allegiance to the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] in [[Kent]] who, whilst under Offa's control, was not of his own kingdom of Mercia. Offa therefore created his own archbishopric in Lichfield, who presided over all the bishops from the [[Humber]] to the [[River Thames|Thames]], in 786, with the consent of [[Pope Adrian I]]. The Pope's official representatives were received warmly by Offa and were present at the [[Council of Chelsea]] (787), often called 'the contentious synod', where it was proposed that the Archbishopric of Canterbury be restricted in order to make way for Offa's new archbishop. It was vehemently opposed, but Offa and the papal representatives defeated [[Jænberht]], Archbishop of Canterbury, installing [[Hygeberht]] as the new Archbishop of Lichfield. Pope Adrian sent Hygeberht his ceremonial garment, obviously denoting his support for this move. In gratitude, Offa promised to send an annual shipment of gold to the pope for alms and supplying the lights in [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's]] church in [[Rome]]. However the Archbishopric of Lichfield only lasted for 16 years, ending after Offa's death, when at the [[Councils of Clovesho#Fifth Council|Fifth Council of Clovesho]]
The bishop's seat was briefly moved to [[Bishop of Chester|Chester]] in 1075, but by 1102 was in [[Bishop of Coventry|Coventry]]. From 1228 '''Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield''' became the official title with seats at both cathedrals, though various older names remained in common usage.
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! style="background-color: #D4B1BB; width: 11%;" | From
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| '''[[Jaruman]]'''
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! colspan="4" style="background-color: #7F1734; color: white;" | Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey people (based at Lichfield)
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| style="text-align: center;" | bet 909–915
| '''[[Wilferth]]'''
| or [[Wigmund (bishop of Dorchester)|Wigmund]]; omitted from ''Haydn's''.
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | ''1075''
| '''[[Peter of Lichfield|Peter]]'''
| In accordance with the decree of the [[Council of London (1075)]], removed see to Chester.
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| style="text-align: center;" | ''1102''
| '''[[Robert de Limesey]]'''
| Prebendary of St
|-
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1184
| style="text-align: center;" | 1188
| colspan="2" | ''Vacant''
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1296
| style="text-align: center;" | 1321
| [[File:WalterDeLangton Died1321 BishopOfCoventry&Lichfield AfterDugdale.png|60px]] '''[[Walter Langton]]'''
| Lord Treasurer and Lord Chancellor.
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1386
| '''[[Walter Skirlaw]]'''
| Dean of St
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1386
| style="text-align: center;" | 1398
| '''[[Richard Scrope (bishop)|Richard le Scrope]]'''
| Translated to [[Archbishop of York|York]].
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1419
| '''[[John Catterick]]'''
| [[John Keterich]]; translated from [[Bishop of
|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1452
| '''[[William Booth (bishop)|William Booth]]'''
| Prebendary of St
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1490
| '''[[John Hales (bishop of Coventry and Lichfield)|John Hales]]'''
| John Halse. Prebendary of St
|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1493
| style="text-align: center;" | 1496
| [[File:Bishop William Smyth.jpg|60px]] '''[[William Smyth]]'''
| Archdeacon of Surrey; translated to [[Bishop of Lincoln|Lincoln]].
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1534
| style="text-align: center;" | 1539
| '''[[Rowland Lee (bishop)|Rowland Lee]]'''
| Chancellor and Prebendary of Lichfield and Lord President of Wales. Title changed when Coventry Cathedral was dissolved.
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1579
| '''[[Thomas Bentham]]'''
| Fellow of
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1618
| [[File:Joverall.jpg|60px]] '''[[John Overall (bishop)|John Overall]]'''
| Dean of St
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|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1644
| style="text-align: center;" |
| [[File:Abp Accepted Frewen.jpg|60px]] '''[[Accepted Frewen]]'''
| Dean of Gloucester;
|- valign=top bgcolor="#F7F0F2"
| align=center | 1646
| align=center | 1660
| colspan=2| The see was abolished during the [[Commonwealth of England|Commonwealth]] and the [[The Protectorate|Protectorate]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Plant |first=David |year=2002 |url=http://bcw-project.org/church-and-state/sects-and-factions/episcopalians |title=Episcopalians |website=BCW Project |access-date=25 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=King |first=Peter |date=July 1968 |title=The Episcopate during the Civil Wars, 1642-1649 |journal=[[The English Historical Review]] |volume= 83 |issue= 328 |pages=523–537 |publisher=Oxford University Press |jstor=564164 |doi=10.1093/ehr/lxxxiii.cccxxviii.523}}</ref>
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 1660
| style="text-align: center;" | 1660
| [[File:Abp Accepted Frewen.jpg|60px]] '''Accepted Frewen'''
| Restored; translated to [[Archbishop of York|York]], 4 October 1660.
|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1670
| [[File:Bp John Hacket.jpg|60px]] '''[[John Hacket]]'''
| Canon-resident of St
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1699
| [[File:WilliamLloydBpOfStAsaph.jpg|60px]] '''[[William Lloyd (bishop of Worcester)|William Lloyd]]'''
| Translated from [[Bishop of Saint Asaph|St
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1749
| [[File:Bp Richard Smallbrooke.jpg|60px]] '''[[Richard Smalbroke]]'''
| Translated from [[Bishop of
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| style="text-align: center;" | 1768
| [[File:AbpFrederickCornwallis.jpg|60px]] '''[[Frederick Cornwallis]]'''
| Canon of Windsor; Dean of St
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| style="text-align: center;" | ''24 January 1837''
| [[File:Samuel Butler Bp of Lichfield.jpg|60px]] '''[[Samuel Butler (schoolmaster)|Samuel Butler]]'''
| Became Bishop of Lichfield when [[Archdeacon of Coventry|Coventry]] was transferred to [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Worcester diocese]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=19460 |date=24 January 1837 |
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| style="text-align: center;" | 3 December 1843
| style="text-align: center;" | 19 October 1867
| [[File:
| Archdeacon of Middlesex and Principal of King's College, London; died in office.
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| style="text-align: center;" | 28 July 1891
| [[File:Apb William Dalrymple Maclagan.jpg|60px]] '''[[William Maclagan]]'''
| Vicar of St
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| style="text-align: center;" | 15 March 1913
| [[File:Bp Augustus Legge.jpg|60px]] '''[[Augustus Legge]]'''
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| style="text-align: center;" | 13 June 1913
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 June 1937
| [[File:
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| style="text-align: center;" | 29 September 1953
| style="text-align: center;" | 1 December 1974
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| style="text-align: center;" | 2 January 1975
| style="text-align: center;" | 29 February 1984
| [[File:
| former [[Bishop of Matabeleland]] and [[Assistant Bishop of Durham]]; retired.
|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 12 October 1984
| style="text-align: center;" | 2003
| [[File:
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|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 2003
| style="text-align: center;" | 30 September 2015
| [[File:
| <ref name="gledret">[http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ournews/40-years-seem-a-good-stint/ Diocese of Lichfield – "40 years seem a good stint"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150308121807/http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ournews/40-years-seem-a-good-stint/ |date=8 March 2015 }} (Accessed 2 March 2015)</ref>
|- valign="top" style="background-color: #F7F0F2;"
| style="text-align: center;" | ''30 September 2015''
| style="text-align: center;" | ''10 June 2016''
| [[File:Paul Uppal, Bishop Clive Gregory and Supporters Cheer for Tax Justice (7898779326) (bishop cropped).jpg|60px]] ''[[Clive Gregory]]''
| [[Bishop of Wolverhampton]]. Acting bishop.<ref name="greg">[http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ourpeople/bishops-and-archdeacons/the-bishop-of-lichfield/ Diocese of Lichfield — the Bishop of Lichfield] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119120045/http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ourpeople/bishops-and-archdeacons/the-bishop-of-lichfield/ |date=19 November 2015 }} (Accessed 18 November 2015)</ref>
|- valign="top" style="background-color: white;"
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 June 2016
| style="text-align: center;" | ''incumbent''
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==Assistant bishops==
Among those called Assistant Bishop of Lichfield, or [[coadjutor bishop]], were:
*1869–1880:<ref>{{acad|id=HBHS858E|name=Hobhouse, Edmund}}</ref> [[Edmund Hobhouse]], former [[Anglican Bishop of Nelson]]
*1870–1878:<ref>{{acad|id=ABRN833CJ|name=Abraham, Charles John}}</ref> [[Charles Abraham (bishop of Wellington)|Charles Abraham]], former [[Bishop of Wellington]]
*1882–1891:<ref>{{acad|id=BRMY833CH|name=Bromby, Charles Henry}}</ref> [[Charles Bromby]], Rector of [[Montford, Shropshire|Montford]] (until 1887), then Warden of [[Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs|St John's Hospital, Lichfield]], and former [[Anglican Bishop of Tasmania|Bishop of Tasmania]]
==Notes==
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[[Category:Staffordshire-related lists|Bishops of Lichfield]]
[[Category:Mercia|Bishop of Mercia]]
[[Category:Bishops of Coventry and Lichfield| ]]
[[Category:Bishops of Lichfield and Coventry| ]]
[[Category:Bishops of Chester (ancient)| ]]
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