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The diocese covers the County of Devon. The see is in the City of Exeter where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter which was founded as an abbey possibly before 690.
Devon (/ Wessex) has held a bishopric since about 905 when, on the division of the Diocese of Sherborne , the first cathedral was founded at Tawton (now Bishop's Tawton ). In 912 the seat was moved to the Collegiate Holy Cross Church at Crediton. Lyfing became Bishop of Crediton in 1027and shortly afterwards became Bishop of St. Germans . It was he who united the two sees covering Cornwall and Devon.
The seat was transfered again to the City of Exeter in 1050 under Edward the ConfessorSt Edward the Confessor Rank 21st Ruled June 8, 1042- January 4/ 5, 1066 Predecessor Harthacanute Date of Birth 1004 Place of Birth Islip, Oxfordshire, England Wife Edith of Wessex Buried Westminster Abbey Date of Death January 4/ 5, 1066 Parents Ethelred by Bishop LeofricLeofric ( 1016 1072) was born in Devon, England, and died there, in Exeter, on 10 February, 1072. His parents may have been Saxons, but modern historians doubt they were Celts, although William of Malmesbury said they were. Leofric received his training i. The diocese was redivided in 1877Events January 1 Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act, introduced by United Kingdom Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. January 8 Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry ( Montana) Ja along the Devon-Cornwall border by Henry PhillpottsHenry Phillpotts ( 1778- 1869), or "Henry of Exeter," as he was commonly called, was one of the most striking figures in the English Church of the 18th century. He was born at Bridgwater on May 6 1778, and was educated at Gloucester College school and at, creating the Diocese of TruroThis article is about the city in the United Kingdom. For other uses, see Truro (disambiguation Truro is the administrative centre of Cornwall, and the only city in the county. It is well known for Truro Cathedral, finished in 1910. The city is also the l.
The current bishop is the Right Reverend Michael Laurence Langrish , the 70th Bishop of Exeter, who signs Michael Exon.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| See at Tawton | ||
| 905 to 909Events Aghlabid dynasty in North Africa overthrown by the Fatimids Kingdom Min was established in today's Fujian Province, with Fuzhou as its capital. Births Deaths 909. | Werstan ( Eadulphus ) | |
| 909Events Aghlabid dynasty in North Africa overthrown by the Fatimids Kingdom Min was established in today's Fujian Province, with Fuzhou as its capital. Births Deaths 909. to 912 | Putta | |
| See at Crediton | ||
| 912 to 939 | Edwulf | |
| 939 to 953 | Aethelgar | |
| 953 to 973 | Aelfwold I | |
| 973 to 978 | Sideman | |
| 978 to 986 | Aelfric | |
| 986 to 987 | Aelfwold II | |
| 987 to 1013 | Aelfwold III | |
| 1013 to 1027 | Ednoth | |
| 1027 to 1046 | Lyfing | |
| 1046 to 1050 | Leofric | Becoming Bishop of Exeter |
| See at Exeter | ||
| 1050 to 10 February 1072 | Leofric | Hitherto Bishop of Crediton; died in office |
| 1072 to 1107 | Osbern FitzOsbern | Died in office |
| 1107 to 26 September 1138 | William Warelwast | Died in office |
| 1138 to 28 March 1155 | Robert of Chichester | Died in office |
| 1155 to 1160 | Robert Warelwast | |
| 1161 to 14 December 1184 | Bartholomew Iscanus | Died in office |
| 1186 to 1 June 1191 | John the Chanter | Died in office |
| 1194 to 26 October 1206 | Henry Marshal | Died in office |
| 1214 to 9 September 1223 | Simon de Apulia | Died in office |
| 1223 to 24 November 1244 | William Bruere | Died in office |
| 1245 to 26 December 1257 | Richard Blundy ( Richard Blondy ) | Died in office |
| 1258 to 22July 1280 | Walter Branscombe ( Walter Bronescombe ) | Died in office |
| 1280 to 1 October 1291 | Peter Quinel | Died in office |
| 1291 to 1307 | Thomas Bitton ( Thomas de Bytton ) | |
| 1308 to 1326 | Walter Stapledon | |
| 1326 to 1327 | James Berkeley | |
| 1327 to 1327 | John Godeley | |
| 1327 to 1369 | John Grandisson | |
| 1370 to 1394 | Thomas Brantingham ( Thomas Brantyngham ) | |
| 1395 to 1419 | Edmund Stafford | |
| 1419 to 1419 | John Catterick ( John Ketterick ) | |
| 1420 to 1455 | Edmund Lacey ( Edmund Lacy ) | |
| 1455 to 1456 | John Hales | |
| 1456 to 1465 | George Neville | |
| 1465 to 1478 | John Booth ( John Bothe ) | |
| 1478 to 1487 | Peter Courtenay | |
| 1487 to 1492 | Richard Fox | |
| 1492 to 1495 | Oliver King | |
| 1496 to 1502 | Richard Redman | |
| 1502 to 1504 | John Arundel | |
| 1504 to 1519 | Hugh Oldham | |
| 1519 to 1551 | John Veysey | |
| 1551 to 1553 | Miles Coverdale | |
| 1553 to 1555 | John Veysey | Restored |
| 1555 to 1560 | James Turberville | |
| 1560 to 1571 | William Alleyn ( William Alley ) | |
| 1571 to 1578 | William Bradbridge | |
| 1579 to 1594 | John Woolton | |
| 1594 to 1597 | Geravse Babington | |
| 1598 to 1621 | William Cotton | |
| 1621 to 1626 | Valentine Carey | |
| 1627 to 1641 | Joseph Hall | |
| 1642 to 1659 | Ralph Brownrigg | |
| 1660 to 1662 | John Gauden | |
| 1662 to 1667 | Seth Ward | |
| 1667 to 1676 | Anthony Sparrow | |
| 1676 to 1688 | Thomas Lamplugh | |
| 1688 to 1707 | Jonathan Trelawney ( John Trelawny ) | |
| 1708 to 1716 | Offspring Blackall | |
| 1717 to 1724 | Lancelot Blackburn | |
| 1724 to 1742 | Stephen Weston | |
| 1742 to 1746 | Nicholas Claget | |
| 1746 to 1762 | George Lavington | |
| 1762 to 1777 | Frederick Keppel | |
| 1778 to 1792 | John Ross | |
| 1792 to 1796 | William Buller | |
| 1797 to 1803 | Henry Reginald Courtenay | |
| 1803 to 1807 | John Fisher | |
| 1807 to 1820 | George Pelham | |
| 1820 to 1830 | William Carey | |
| 1830 to 1830 | Christopher Bethell | |
| 1830 to 1869 | Henry Phillpotts | Died in office |
| 1869 to 1885 | Frederick Temple | Consecrated 21 December 1869; translated to London |
| 1885 to 1900 | Edward Henry Bickerseth | |
| 1900 to 1903 | Herbert Edward Ryle | |
| 1903 to 1916 | Archibald Robertson | |
| 1916 to 1936 | Rupert Ernest William Gascoyne Cecil | |
| 1936 to 1948 | Charles Edward Curzon | |
| 1949 to 1973 | Robert Cecil Mortimer | |
| 1973 to 1985 | Eric Arthur John Mercer | |
| 1985 to 1999 | Geoffrey Hewlett Thompson | |
| 2000 to present | Michael Laurence Langrish | Bishop of Birkenhead |
| Anglican Hierarchy in Great Britain | ||
| The Church of England | ||
| Provinces | Dioceses | |
| Canterbury | Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe | Gloucester | Guildford | Hereford | Leicester | Lichfield | Lincoln | London | Norwich | Oxford | Peterborough | Portsmouth | Rochester | Saint Albans | Salisbury | Southwark | Truro | Winchester | Worcester | |
| York | Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor & Man | Southwell | Wakefield | |
| The Church in Wales | ||
| Wales | Bangor | Llandaff | Monmouth | Saint Asaph | Saint David's | Swansea & Brecon | |
| The Scottish Episcopal Church | ||
| Primus | Aberdeen and Orkney | Argyll & the Isles | Brechin | Edinburgh | Glasgow & Galloway | Moray, Ross & Caithness | Saint Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane | |
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