Lord Bishop

A Lord Bishop in the United Kingdom is a Bishop of the Church Of England who is also a member, a Lord Spiritual , of the House Of Lords . Out of the 26 Lords Spiritual in the House Of Lords two, the Archbishop Of Canterbury and the Archbishop Of York are Archbishop s. The Bishop s of the Episcopal sees of London , Durham , and Winchester are Lord Bishops automatically, while the remaining 21 Lord bishops are selected from the most senior Bishops of the Church Of England .

All Lords Spiritual are Lord Bishops with the exception of the Archbishop s of York and Canterbury who are Lord Archbishops. A Lord Bishop is referred to in House Of Lords debates as ''The Right Reverend Prelate the Lord Bishop of X''.

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