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The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodging, The Palace, Peterborough. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the diocese on 4 September 1541 under King Henry VIII. The current Bishop of Peterborough is Debbie Sellin, since the confirmation, on 13 December 2023 at Lambeth Palace Chapel, of her election. [2]
Church of England bishops of the Diocese of Peterborough, with its seat at Peterborough Cathedral. Pages in category "Bishops of Peterborough" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
On 4 September 1541 letters patent were issued converting the abbey church of Peterborough into a cathedral church, with a dean and chapter and ecclesiastical staff. The last abbot, John Chambers, was consecrated in his former abbey church on 23 October 1541 as the first Bishop of Peterborough.
Thomas Dove (1555 – 30 August 1630) was Bishop of Peterborough from 1601 to 1630. Dove was born in London, England, and educated at Merchant Taylors' School from 1564 to 1571. [1] He was named as one of the first scholars of Jesus College, Oxford in its foundation charter in 1571, but never attended. [2]
Daniel J. Miehm (born August 27, 1960, in Kitchener, Ontario) [1] is the Bishop of the Diocese of Peterborough, Ontario. The 13th bishop of the diocese, Miehm was installed on April 19, 2017 [2] after being selected by Pope Francis in March of that year. [3] Miehm previously served as auxiliary bishop of Hamilton, Ontario. [2] He was ordained ...
From the creation of the London area scheme in 1979, he was the first area bishop, [5] remained in that see until his translation to Peterborough in late 1984. He was enthroned at Peterborough Cathedral on 12 January 1985, [ 6 ] but had become Bishop of Peterborough before that point, [ 7 ] with the confirmation of his canonical election to ...
George Davys (1780–1864) was an English cleric, tutor to Queen Victoria, and later Bishop of Peterborough. He was previously Dean of Chester . He himself was educated at Loughborough Grammar School , where a house is named after him.
Chambers now became the first bishop of the new see, with a residence on the site, and the prior of St Andrew's at Northampton became the dean. The new bishop was consecrated in his former abbey church 23 October 1541, by Bishop Thomas Goodrich of Ely, assisted by his suffragan, Robert Blyth, bishop of Dover , and the suffragan of the bishop of ...