Diocese of Worcester

Historical Details

• Diocese of Worcester
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 680
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

Past Ordinaries

• Bosel † ( 680 Appointed - 691 Resigned)
• Ostfor † ( 692 Appointed - )
• Ecgwine † ( 693 Appointed - 30 Dec 717 Died)
• Wilfrith † ( 717 Appointed - 745 Died)
• Milred † ( 743 Appointed - 775 Died)
• Weremund † ( 775 Appointed - )
• Tilhere † ( 777 Appointed - )
• Heathored † ( 781 Appointed - 798 Died)
• Deneberht † ( 798 Appointed - 822 Died)
• Eadbert † ( 822 Appointed - 848 Died)
• Aelhun † ( 845 Appointed - 872 Died)
• Wereferth † ( 873 Appointed - 915 Died)
• Ethelhun † ( 915 Appointed - )
• Wilferth † ( 922 Appointed - )
• Kinewold † ( 928 Appointed - )
• St. Dunstan , O.S.B. † ( 957 Appointed - 959 Appointed, Bishop of London, England)
• Oswald † ( 961 Appointed - 972 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Aldulf † ( 992 Appointed - 995 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Wulfstan † ( 1003 Appointed - 28 May 1023 Died)
• Leofsige † ( 1016 Appointed - 19 Aug 1033 Died)
• Brihteag † ( 1033 Appointed - 20 Dec 1038 Died)
• Lyfing † ( 1038 Appointed - 1044 Appointed, Bishop of Cornwall, England)
• Ealdred † ( 1044 Appointed - 25 Dec 1060 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• St. Wulfstan , O.S.B. † (29 Aug 1062 Appointed - 18 Jan 1095 Died)
• Sampson † ( 1096 Appointed - 5 May 1112 Died)
• Theulf † (28 Dec 1113 Appointed - 20 Oct 1123 Died)
• Simon † (7 May 1125 Appointed - 20 Mar 1150 Died)
• John of Pagham † ( 1151 Appointed - 31 Mar 1158 Died)
• Alfred † (27 Mar 1158 Appointed - 31 Jul 1160 Died)
• Roger of Gloucester † (24 Mar 1164 Appointed - 9 Aug 1179 Died)
• Baldwin † ( 1180 Appointed - 16 Dec 1184 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• William de Northall † (21 Sep 1186 Appointed - 3 May 1190 Died)
• Robert FitzRalph † (Jul 1190 Appointed - 26 Jun 1193 Died)
• Henry de Soilli † (4 Dec 1193 Appointed - 24 Oct 1195 Died)
• John of Coutances † ( 1196 Appointed - 24 Sep 1198 Died)
• Mauger † (24 Aug 1199 Appointed - 1 Jul 1212 Died)
• Walter de Gray † (20 Jan 1214 Appointed - 27 Mar 1216 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Silvester of Evesham, O.S.B. † (3 Apr 1216 Appointed - 16 Jul 1218 Died)
• William of Blois † (10 Sep 1218 Appointed - 18 Aug 1236 Died)
• Walter Cantilupe † (20 Sep 1236 Confirmed - 12 Feb 1266 Died)
• Nicolas of Ely † (19 Sep 1266 Ordained Bishop - 24 Feb 1268 Appointed, Bishop of Winchester, England)
• Godfrey Giffard † (Jul 1268 Appointed - 26 Jan 1302 Died)
• John de Saint-Germain † (20 Feb 1302 Appointed - 17 Oct 1302 Resigned)
• Walter (William) Gainsborough (Geynesburgh), O.F.M. † (24 Oct 1302 Appointed - 17 Sep 1307 Died)
• Walter Reynolds † (13 Oct 1308 Ordained Bishop - 1 Oct 1313 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• Walter Maidstone † (1 Oct 1313 Appointed - 28 Mar 1317 Died)
• Thomas Cobham † (31 Mar 1317 Appointed - 27 Aug 1327 Died)
• Adam Orlton (Orleton) † (25 Sep 1327 Appointed - 1 Dec 1333 Appointed, Bishop of Winchester, England)
• Simon Montacute † (7 Dec 1333 Appointed - 14 Mar 1337 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• Thomas Hemenhale † (14 Mar 1337 Appointed - 21 Dec 1338 Died)
• Wulstan Bransford † (16 Jan 1339 Appointed - 6 Aug 1349 Died)
• John Thoresby † (4 Sep 1349 Appointed - 17 Nov 1352 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Reginald Brian † (22 Oct 1352 Appointed - 10 Dec 1361 Died)
• John Barnet † (10 Jan 1362 Appointed - 24 Nov 1363 Appointed, Bishop of Bath and Wells, England)
• William Whittlesey † (6 Mar 1364 Appointed - 11 Oct 1368 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• William de Lynn † (11 Oct 1368 Appointed - 18 Nov 1373 Died)
• Henry Wakefield † (12 Sep 1375 Appointed - 11 Mar 1395 Died)
• Tideman de Winchcomb † (15 Jun 1395 Appointed - 10 Jun 1401 Died)
• Richard Clifford † (23 Aug 1401 Appointed - 27 Jun 1407 Appointed, Bishop of London, England)
• Thomas Peverel, O. Carm. † (4 Jul 1407 Appointed - 2 Mar 1419 Died)
• Philippe Morgan † (19 Jun 1419 Appointed - 27 Feb 1426 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• Thomas Polton † (27 Feb 1426 Appointed - 23 Aug 1433 Died)
• Thomas Bourchier † (24 Sep 1433 Appointed - 20 Dec 1443 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• John Carpenter † (20 Dec 1443 Appointed - Jul 1476 Resigned)
• John Alcock † (15 Jul 1476 Appointed - 6 Oct 1486 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• Robert Morton † (16 Oct 1486 Appointed - May 1497 Died)
• Giovanni (John) de’ Gigli † (30 Aug 1497 Appointed - 25 Aug 1498 Died)
• Silvestro de’ Gigli † (24 Dec 1498 Appointed - 16 Apr 1521 Died)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (7 Jun 1521 Appointed - 26 Sep 1522 Resigned)
• Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} † (26 Sep 1522 Appointed - 3 Jul 1541 Died)
• Nicholas Heath † ( 1554 Appointed - 21 Jun 1555 Confirmed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Richard Pates † ( 1554 Confirmed - 1559 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• John Alcock † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1476 to 6 Oct 1486)
• John Barnet † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1362 to 24 Nov 1363)
• William of Blois † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1218 to 18 Aug 1236)
• Thomas Bourchier † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1433 to 20 Dec 1443)
• George Brann † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1497 to 16 Apr 1499)
• Wulstan Bransford † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1339 to 6 Aug 1349)
• Reginald Brian † (Bishop: 22 Oct 1352 to 10 Dec 1361)
• Walter Cantilupe † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1236 to 12 Feb 1266)
• John Carpenter † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1443 to Jul 1476)
• Richard Clifford † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1401 to 27 Jun 1407)
• Thomas Cobham † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1317 to 27 Aug 1327)
• John of Coutances † (Bishop: 1196 to 24 Sep 1198)
• Giovanni (John) de’ Gigli † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1497 to 25 Aug 1498)
• Silvestro de’ Gigli † (Bishop: 24 Dec 1498 to 16 Apr 1521)
• Giulio de’ Medici † (Administrator: 7 Jun 1521 to 26 Sep 1522)
• Nicolas of Ely † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1266 to 24 Feb 1268)
• Hugh of Evesham †
• Silvester of Evesham, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1216 to 16 Jul 1218)
• Robert FitzRalph † (Bishop: Jul 1190 to 26 Jun 1193)
• Walter (William) Gainsborough (Geynesburgh), O.F.M. † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1302 to 17 Sep 1307)
• Girolamo Ghinucci {Ginucci} † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1522 to 3 Jul 1541)
• Godfrey Giffard † (Bishop: Jul 1268 to 26 Jan 1302)
• Roger of Gloucester † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1164 to 9 Aug 1179)
• Walter de Gray † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1214 to 27 Mar 1216)
• Nicholas Heath † (Bishop: 1554 to 21 Jun 1555)
• Thomas Hemenhale † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1337 to 21 Dec 1338)
• Rudolph Heylesdon † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1503)
• William de Lynn † (Bishop: 11 Oct 1368 to 18 Nov 1373)
• Walter Maidstone † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1313 to 28 Mar 1317)
• Simon Montacute † (Bishop: 7 Dec 1333 to 14 Mar 1337)
• Philippe Morgan † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1419 to 27 Feb 1426)
• Robert Morton † (Bishop: 16 Oct 1486 to May 1497)
• William de Northall † (Bishop: 21 Sep 1186 to 3 May 1190)
• Donatus O’Brien † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1500)
• Adam Orlton (Orleton) † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1327 to 1 Dec 1333)
• John of Pagham † (Bishop: 1151 to 31 Mar 1158)
• Richard Pates † (Bishop: 1554 to 1559)
• Thomas Peverel, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1407 to 2 Mar 1419)
• Thomas Polton † (Bishop: 27 Feb 1426 to 23 Aug 1433)
• Walter Reynolds † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1308 to 1 Oct 1313)
• John de Saint-Germain † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1302 to 17 Oct 1302)
• John Smart, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1537)
• Henry de Soilli † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1193 to 24 Oct 1195)
• John Thoresby † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1349 to 17 Nov 1352)
• Henry Wakefield † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1375 to 11 Mar 1395)
• William Westkarre, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1480 to 1486)
• Andrew Whitmay, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Sep 1525 to 1541)
• William Whittlesey † (Bishop: 6 Mar 1364 to 11 Oct 1368)
• Tideman de Winchcomb † (Bishop: 15 Jun 1395 to 10 Jun 1401)
• RIchard Wycherley, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1482 to 1501)
• Aelhun † (Bishop: 845 to 872)
• Aldulf † (Bishop: 992 to 995)
• Alfred † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1158 to 31 Jul 1160)
• Baldwin † (Bishop: 1180 to 16 Dec 1184)
• Bosel † (Bishop: 680 to 691)
• Brihteag † (Bishop: 1033 to 20 Dec 1038)
• Deneberht † (Bishop: 798 to 822)
• St. Dunstan , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 957 to 959)
• Eadbert † (Bishop: 822 to 848)
• Ealdred † (Bishop: 1044 to 25 Dec 1060)
• Ecgwine † (Bishop: 693 to 30 Dec 717)
• Ethelhun † (Bishop: 915 - )
• Heathored † (Bishop: 781 to 798)
• Kinewold † (Bishop: 928 - )
• Leofsige † (Bishop: 1016 to 19 Aug 1033)
• Lyfing † (Bishop: 1038 to 1044)
• Mauger † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1199 to 1 Jul 1212)
• Milred † (Bishop: 743 to 775)
• Ostfor † (Bishop: 692 - )
• Oswald † (Bishop: 961 to 972)
• Sampson † (Bishop: 1096 to 5 May 1112)
• Simon † (Bishop: 7 May 1125 to 20 Mar 1150)
• Theulf † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1113 to 20 Oct 1123)
• Tilhere † (Bishop: 777)
• Wereferth † (Bishop: 873 to 915)
• Weremund † (Bishop: 775)
• Wilferth † (Bishop: 922 - )
• Wilfrith † (Bishop: 717 to 745)
• St. Wulfstan , O.S.B. † (Bishop: 29 Aug 1062 to 18 Jan 1095)
• Wulfstan † (Bishop: 1003 to 28 May 1023)