Bishop of Durham
The post of Bishop of Durham has existed since the eighth century. After the Norman conquest the Bishop was made Prince-Bishop of the Palatinate of Durham. They had their own army, parliment, currency, and court system. The Prince-Bishop's authority was hedged after the English Civil War, and the Principality was abolished in 1836. The Palatinate court system, however, survived until 1971. The Bishop of Durham is still an important figure within the Church of England, and a member of the House of Lords.
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Catholic Bishops of Durham
- Aldhun 995-1018
- Eadmund 1021-1041
- Eadred 1041-1042
- Ethelric 1042-1056
- Ethelwin 1056-1071
Catholic Prince-Bishops of Durham
- Walcher 1071-1080
- William of St. Carileph 1081-1096
- Ranulf Flambard 1099-1129
- Geoffrey Rufus 1133-1140
- William of St. Barbara 1143-1153
- Hugh Pudsey 1153-1195
- Philip of Poitou 1195-1208
- Richard Marsh 1217-1226
- Richard le Poor 1229-1237
- Nicholas Farnham 1241-1249
- Walter Kirkham 1249
- Robert Stitchill 1260-1274
- Robert of Holy Island 1274-1283
- Antony Beck 1284-1310
- Richard Kellaw 1311-1316
- Lewis de Beaumont 1318-1333
- Richard de Bury 1333-1345
- Thomas Hatfield 1345-1381
- John Fordham 1382-1388
- Walter Skirlaw 1388-1406
- Thomas Langley 1406-1437
- Robert Neville 1437-1457
- Laurence Booth 1457-1476
- William Dudley 1476-1483
- John Sherwood 1484-1494
- Richard Fox 1494-1501
- William Senhouse 1502-1505
- Christopher Bainbridge 1507-1508
- Thomas Ruthall 1509-1523
- Thomas
Wolsey 1523-1529
Anglican Prince-Bishops of Durham
- Cuthbert Tunstall 1530-1559
- James Pilkington 1561-1576
- Richard Barnes 1577-1587
- Matthew Hutton 1589-1595
- Tobias Matthew 1595-1606
- William James 1606-1617
- Richard Neile 1617-1627
- George Monteigne 1628
- John Howson 1628-1632
- Thomas Morton 1632-1659
- John Cosin 1660-1672
- Nathaniel Crewe 1674-1722
- William Talbot 1722-1730
- Edward Chandler 1730-1750
- Joseph Butler 1750-1752
- Richard Trevor 1752-1771
- John Egerton 1771-1787
- Thomas Thurlow 1787-1791
- Shute Barrington 1791-1826
- William Van Mildert 1826-1836
Anglican Bishops of Durham
- Edward Maltby 1836-1856
- Charles Longley 1856-1860
- Henry Villiers 1860-1861
- Charles Baring 1861-1879
- Joseph Barber Lightfoot 1879-1889
- Brooke Westcott 1890-1901
- Handley Moule 1901-1920
- Herbert Henson 1920-1939
- Alwyn Wllliams 1939-1952
- Arthur Michael Ramsey 1952-1956
- Maurice Harland 1956-1966
- Ian Ramsey 1966-1972
- John Habgood 1973-1983
- David Edward Jenkins 1984-1994
- Michael Turnbull 1994-2003
- Tom
Wright 2003-present
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