Bishop of Chelmsford
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The Bishop of Chelmsford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers the County of Essex including the former part of Essex now within the Greater London area, together with a small area of the County of Suffolk. The see is in the town of Chelmsford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914.
The Bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting, Ingatestone, Essex.
The diocese was founded in 1914 under King George V from the Diocese of Saint Albans (of which it had been a part since 1877). The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Warren Gladwin, MA, DipTh,</small></small> the 9th Lord Bishop of Chelmsford, who signs John Chelmsford.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Chelmsford, England
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 24 February 1914 to 14 July 1923 | John Edwin Watts Ditchfield | Died in office |
| 1923 to 1929 | Frederick Sumpter Guy Warman | Translated from Truro; translated to Manchester |
| 25 January 1929 to 30 November 1950 | Henry Albert Wilson | Retired |
| 2 February 1951 to 1961 | Sherard Falkner Allison | Translated to Winchester |
| 24 February 1962 to 30 April 1971 | John Gerhard Tiarks | |
| 1971 to 30 September 1985 | Albert John Trillo | Translated from Hertford; retired |
| 1986 to 30 April 1996 | John Waine | Translated from St Edmundsbury; retired |
| 1996 to June 2003 | John Freeman Perry | Translated from Southampton; retired |
| 2003 to present | John Warren Gladwin, MA, DipTh | Translated from Guildford 2004 |
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