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The diocese covers the County Of Gloucestershire and part of the County Of Worcestershire and has its See in the City Of Gloucester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church Of The Holy And Indivisible Trinity .

The Bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Gloucester.

The office has been in existence since the foundation of the see in 1541 under King Henry VIII from part of the Diocese Of Worcester . The current bishop is the Right Reverend Michael Francis '''Perham''' , MA, the 40th '''Lord Bishop of Gloucester''', who signs ''Michael Gloucestr''.



List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Gloucester, England


(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office)





Sources

  • ''Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) Joseph Haydn/Horace Ockerby, reprinted 1969''

  • ''Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to '''2004''', Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London''




See also