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List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Norwich, England and its precursor offices
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 630 to 647 | Felix, Bishop of the East Angles | St Felix |
| 647 to 652 | Thomas, Bishop of the East Angles | Deacon |
| 652 to 668 | Brigilsus, Bishop of the East Angles (Bonifacius) |
|
| 669 to 673 | Bifus, Bishop of the East Angles (Bisus) |
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| Diocese of Elmham | ||
| 673 to 696 | Bedwinus | |
| 696 to 720 | Northbertus | |
| 720 to 736 | Headulacus | |
| 736 to 767 | Eadilfridus | |
| 767 to 771 | Lanferthus | |
| 771 to 779 | Athelwolfus | |
| 779 to 786 | Hunferthus | |
| 786 to 788 | Sybba | |
| 788 to 818 | Alherdus | |
| 818 to ??? | Humbertus (Humbryct) |
|
| ??? to ??? | vacant | For 100 years |
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Dunwich | ||
| Acca | ||
| ??? to ??? | Astwolfus | |
| ??? to ??? | Eadfarthus | |
| ??? to ??? | Cuthwynus | |
| ??? to ??? | Alberthus (Aldberthus) |
|
| ??? to ??? | Eglasius | |
| ??? to ??? | Hardulfus (Heardredus) |
|
| ??? to ??? | Ælphunus | |
| ??? to ??? | Thefridus (Tedfrid; Tydferth) |
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| ??? to ??? | Weremundus | |
| ??? to ??? | Wilfredus (Wyredus) |
last bishop of Dunwich |
| Diocese of Elmham and Dunwich | ||
| 955 to 962 | Athulf | |
| 962 to 967 | Alfrid | |
| 967 to 973 | Theodred (bishop) | |
| 973 to 993 | Athelstan | |
| 993 to 1021 | Algar | |
| 1021 to 1039 | Ælfwine | |
| 1039 to 1040 | Ælfric II and Ælfric III | |
| 1040 to 1042 | Stigand | |
| 1042 to 1043 | Grinkettel | Translated from Selsey |
| 1043 to 1047 | Stigand | Restored, soon to become Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1047 to 1067 | Æthelmaer | Brother of Stigand, deposed for similar chlerical negligence as his brother |
| 1067 to 1085 | Herfast | Moved see to Thetford 1075 |
| See at Thetford | ||
| 1067 to 1085 | Herfast, Bishop of Thetford | |
| 1085 to 1091 | William de Beaufeu, Bishop of Thetford (William Galfragus; William Galsafus) |
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| 1091 to 1094 | Herbert Losinga, Bishop of Thetford | Abbot of Ramsay, Lord Chancellor; removed see to Norwich 1094 |
| See at Norwich | ||
| 1094 to 1119 | Herbert Losinga, Bishop of Norwich | |
| 1121 to 1145 | Everard | Archdeacon of Salisbury; deposed |
| 1146 to 1174 | William de Turbe (William Turbus) |
Prior of Norwich |
| 1175 to 1200 | John of Oxford | Dean of Salisbury |
| 1200 to 1214 | John de Gray | Elected to Canterbury but set aside by the pope; died in office |
| 1214 to 1222 | vacant | |
| 1222 to 16 September 1226 | Pandulf Masca (Pandulph Masca) |
Papal legate and cardinal |
| 1226 to 1236 | Thomas Blunville (Thomas de Blundeville) |
Clerk of the Exchequer |
| 1236 to 1236 | Ralph (Ralphus; Ralph de Norwich) |
|
| 1236 to 1239 | vacant | |
| 1239 to 1244 | William de Raley (William de Raleigh) |
Translated to Winchester |
| 1245 to 1257 | Walter Suffield (Walter de Suthfield; Walter Calthorp) |
Died in office |
| 1258 to 1266 | Simon de Wanton (Simon de Wauton; Simon Walton) |
One of the king's justices |
| 1266 to 1278 | Roger Skirnyng | |
| 1278 to 1288 | William Middleton | |
| 1289 to 1299 | Ralph Walpole | Translated to Ely |
| 1299 to 1325 | John Salmon | Died in office |
| 1325 to 1336 | William Ayermin | |
| 1337 to 1343 | Antony Bek | |
| 1344 to 1355 | William Bateman | |
| 1356 to 1369 | Thomas Percy | |
| 1370 to 1406 | Henry Spenser | Died in office |
| 1407 to 1413 | Alexander Tottington | |
| 1413 to 1415 | Richard Courtenay | |
| 1416 to 1425 | John Wakering | |
| 1426 to 1436 | William Alnwick | Translated to Lincoln |
| 1436 to 1445 | Thomas Brunce | Bishop of Rochester |
| 1445 to 1472 | Walter Hart (Walter Le Hart) |
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| 1472 to 1498 | James Goldwell | |
| 1499 to 1500 | Thomas Jane | |
| 1501 to 1536 | Richard Nykke (Richard Nix) |
|
| 1536 to 1550 | William Rugg (William Repps) |
resigned |
| 1550 to 1554 | Thomas Thirlby | Translated from Westminster; translated to Ely |
| 1554 to 1558 | John Hopton | |
| 1560 to 1575 | John Parkhurst | |
| 1575 to 1584 | Edmund Freak | Translated from Rochester; translated to Worcester |
| 1585 to 1594 | Edmund Scambler | Translated from Peterborough |
| 1594 to 1602 | William Redman | |
| 1602 to 1617 | John Jegon | |
| 1618 to 1619 | John Overall | Translated from Lichfield |
| 1619 to 1628 | Samuel Harsnett | Translated to York |
| 1628 to 1631 | Francis White | Translated to Ely |
| 1632 to 1635 | Richard Corbet | |
| 1635 to 1638 | Matthew Wren | Translated to Ely |
| 1638 to 1641 | Richard Montagu | Translated from Chichester |
| 1641 to 1656 | Joseph Hall | Translated from Exeter; died in office |
| 1661 to 1676 | Edward Reynolds | |
| 1676 to 1685 | Antony Sparrow | Translated from Exeter |
| 1685 to 1691 | William Lloyd | Translated from Peterborough; deposed |
| 1691 to 1707 | John Moore | Translated to Ely |
| 1708 to 1721 | Charles Trimnell | Translated to Winchester |
| 1721 to 1723 | Thomas Green | Translated to Ely |
| 1723 to 1727 | John Leng | |
| 1727 to 1732 | William Baker | Translated from Bangor |
| 1733 to 1738 | Robert Butts | Translated to Ely |
| 1738 to 1748 | Sir Thomas Gooch | Translated from Bristol; translated to Ely |
| 1748 to 1749 | Samuel Lisle | Translated from St Asaph |
| 1749 to 1761 | Thomas Hayter | Translated to London |
| 1761 to 1783 | Philip Young | Translated from Bristol |
| 1783 to 1790 | Lewis Bagot | Translated from Bristol; translated to St Asaph |
| 1790 to 1792 | George Horne | |
| 1792 to 1805 | Charles Manners-Sutton | Translated to Canterbury |
| 1805 to 1837 | Henry Bathurst | |
| 1837 to 1849 | Edward Stanley | |
| 1849 to 1857 | Samuel Hinds | Resigned |
| 1857 to 1893 | John Thomas Pelham | |
| 1893 to 1910 | John Sheepshanks | |
| 1910 to 1942 | Bertram Pollock | |
| 1942 to 1959 | Percy Mark Herbert | |
| 1959 to 1971 | William Lancelot Scott Fleming | |
| 1971 to 1985 | Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood | |
| 1985 to 1999 | Peter John Nott | |
| 1999 to present | Graham Richard James | |
- 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