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As there are 42 dioceses of the Church of England, there are 42 bishops diocesan (including vacancies).Of the 42: both archbishops and the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual ex officio; a further 21 sit there by seniority (of whom five had their seniority accelerated); the Bishop of Sodor and Man sits ex officio in the Legislative ...
These lists include bishops and archbishops who before the English Reformation were in communion with the See of Rome. (It does not include bishops and archbishops of the restored Roman Catholic hierarchy established by the Holy See from 1850 or their predecessors, the vicar apostolics, all titular bishops, who were appointed from 1688.)
The Lords Spiritual are the bishops of the Church of England who sit in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. Up to 26 of the 42 diocesan bishops and archbishops of the Church of England serve as Lords Spiritual (not including retired bishops who sit by right of a peerage).
This article lists Diocesan Bishops and Archbishops in the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Ireland. In the Church of England [ edit ]
Lists of Anglican bishops and archbishops.. These lists include bishops and archbishops who before the English Reformation were in communion with the See of Rome. (It does not include bishops and archbishops of the restored Roman hierarchy of the 19th century.)
This is an alphabetical list of bishops and archbishops of the Anglican Communion, with links to articles about their dioceses or provinces where possible.. As of 2020 the Anglican Communion (as recognised by the Anglican Consultative Council) consists of 865 dioceses and 18 additional Ordinary jurisdictions (see list below) giving a total of 883 bishops; this total includes 77 archbishops (or ...
There are 42 dioceses of the Church of England. [1] These cover England, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and a small part of Wales.The Diocese in Europe is also a part of the Church of England, [1] and covers the whole of continental Europe, Morocco and the post-Soviet states. [2]
Six elected female suffragan bishops and the four Provincial Episcopal Visitors are entitled to attend and speak but not vote. [9] Bishops may hold their seat until they reach the age of 70, when they are obliged to step down as that is the retirement age for Church of England bishops. [1]