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Bishop Of Hereford




The diocese covers the County of Herefordshire , part of the counties of Worcestershire and Shropshire and parts of Powys and Monmouthshire .
The See is in the City Of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church Of Saint Mary And Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676 .

The Bishop's residence is The Palace, Hereford.

The office was created at the foundation of the diocese in 676 . The current bishop is the Right Reverend Anthony Martin '''Priddis''' , MA, Dip.Theol., the 105th '''Lord Bishop of Hereford''', who signs ''Anthony Hereford''.


List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Hereford, England and its precursor offices


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

Note: The chronology prior to 1012 is partly conjectural.


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