Diocese of Exeter

Historical Details

• Diocese of Exeter
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1050
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Crediton
  • Latin Name: Cridiensis
  • Erected: 909
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

Past Ordinaries

• Eadulf † ( 909 Appointed - )
• Ethelgar † ( 934 Appointed - 30 Apr 953 Died)
• Elfwold † ( 953 Appointed - 972 Died)
• Sideman † ( 973 Appointed - 30 Apr 977 Died)
• Elfric † ( 977 Appointed - 9 Jan 999 Died)
• Elfwold † ( 988 Appointed - )
• Lyfing † ( 1027 Appointed - 1038 Appointed, Bishop of Worcester, England)
• Leofric † ( 1046 Appointed - 10 Feb 1072 Died)
• Osbern FitzOsbern † ( 1072 Appointed - 1103 Died)
• William Warelwast † ( 1107 Appointed - 27 Sep 1137 Died)
• Robert Chichester † (Apr 1138 Appointed - 28 Mar 1155 Died)
• Robert Warelwast † ( 1155 Appointed - 22 Mar 1160 Died)
• Bartholomew of Exeter † ( 1161 Appointed - 15 Dec 1184 Died)
• John Fitzduke (the Chantor) † (4 Oct 1186 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1191 Died)
• Henry Marshall † (10 Feb 1194 Appointed - 1 Nov 1206 Died)
• Simon of Apulia † ( 1214 Appointed - 9 Sep 1223 Died)
• William Briwere † (25 Nov 1223 Appointed - 24 Oct 1244 Died)
• Richard Blondy † (30 Jan 1245 Appointed - 26 Jan 1257 Died)
• Walter Bronscombe † (10 Mar 1258 Ordained Bishop - 22 Jul 1280 Died)
• Peter Wyvill † (10 Nov 1280 Ordained Bishop - 4 Oct 1291 Died)
• Thomas Button † (30 Nov 1291 Appointed - 26 Sep 1307 Died)
• Walter de Stapledon † (13 Oct 1308 Ordained Bishop - 15 Oct 1326 Died)
• James Berkeley † (22 Mar 1327 Ordained Bishop - 24 Jun 1327 Died)
• John Grandison † (28 Aug 1327 Appointed - 16 Jul 1369 Died)
• Thomas Brentingham † (4 Mar 1370 Appointed - 23 Dec 1394 Died)
• Edmund Stafford † (23 Jan 1395 Appointed - 3 Sep 1419 Died)
• John Catterick (Catrik) † (20 Nov 1419 Appointed - 28 Dec 1419 Died)
• Edmund Lacy † (3 Jul 1420 Confirmed - 18 Oct 1455 Died)
• Thomas Halse † (20 Oct 1455 Appointed - 1456 Resigned)
• George Neville † (4 Feb 1456 Appointed - 15 Mar 1465 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• John Booth † (15 Mar 1465 Appointed - 5 Apr 1478 Died)
• Peter Courtenay † (9 Sep 1478 Confirmed - 29 Jan 1487 Appointed, Bishop of Winchester, England)
• Richard Fox † (29 Jan 1487 Appointed - 8 Feb 1492 Appointed, Bishop of Bath and Wells, England)
• Oliver King † (1 Oct 1492 Appointed - 6 Nov 1495 Appointed, Bishop of Bath and Wells, England)
• Richard Redman, O. Praem. † (6 Nov 1495 Appointed - 26 May 1501 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• John Arundel † (8 Apr 1502 Appointed - 15 Mar 1504 Died)
• Hugh Oldham † (27 Nov 1504 Appointed - 25 Jun 1519 Died)
• John Veysey (Harman) † (31 Aug 1519 Appointed - 14 Aug 1551 Resigned)
• John Veysey (Harman) † (28 Sep 1553 Appointed - 23 Oct 1554 Died)
• James Turberville † (21 Jun 1555 Appointed - 1570 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Simon of Apulia † (Bishop: 1214 to 9 Sep 1223)
• John Arundel † (Bishop: 8 Apr 1502 to 15 Mar 1504)
• John Bell, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1501 to 1503)
• James Berkeley † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1327 to 24 Jun 1327)
• Richard Blondy † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1245 to 26 Jan 1257)
• John Booth † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1465 to 5 Apr 1478)
• Thomas Brentingham † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1370 to 23 Dec 1394)
• William Briwere † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1223 to 24 Oct 1244)
• Walter Bronscombe † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1258 to 22 Jul 1280)
• Thomas Button † (Bishop: 30 Nov 1291 to 26 Sep 1307)
• John Catterick (Catrik) † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1419 to 28 Dec 1419)
• Thomas Chard, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 May 1508 to 20 Oct 1543)
• Robert Chichester † (Bishop: Apr 1138 to 28 Mar 1155)
• Augustine Church † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1493)
• Thomas Cornish, O.S. Jean de Jér † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1487 to 1513)
• Peter Courtenay † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1478 to 29 Jan 1487)
• William Courtenay †
• John Dunowe † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1489 to Apr 1489)
• Bartholomew of Exeter † (Bishop: 1161 to 15 Dec 1184)
• William Fawell † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1532 to 1544)
• John Fitzduke (the Chantor) † (Bishop: 4 Oct 1186 to 1 Jun 1191)
• Osbern FitzOsbern † (Bishop: 1072 to 1103)
• Richard Fox † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1487 to 8 Feb 1492)
• John Grandison † (Bishop: 28 Aug 1327 to 16 Jul 1369)
• Thomas Halse † (Bishop: 20 Oct 1455 to 1456)
• Oliver King † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1492 to 6 Nov 1495)
• Edmund Lacy † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1420 to 18 Oct 1455)
• Henry Marshall † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1194 to 1 Nov 1206)
• George Neville † (Bishop: 4 Feb 1456 to 15 Mar 1465)
• Hugh Oldham † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1504 to 25 Jun 1519)
• Richard Redman, O. Praem. † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1495 to 26 May 1501)
• Edmund Stafford † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1395 to 3 Sep 1419)
• Walter de Stapledon † (Bishop: 13 Oct 1308 to 15 Oct 1326)
• James Turberville † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1555 to 1570)
• John Valens, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1461 to 1462)
• John Veysey (Harman) † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1519 to 14 Aug 1551)
• Thomas Vivian, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 1517 to 1 Jun 1533)
• Robert Warelwast † (Bishop: 1155 to 22 Mar 1160)
• William Warelwast † (Bishop: 1107 to 27 Sep 1137)
• Peter Wyvill † (Bishop: 10 Nov 1280 to 4 Oct 1291)
• Eadulf † (Bishop: 909 - )
• Elfric † (Bishop: 977 to 9 Jan 999)
• Elfwold † (Bishop: 988 - )
• Elfwold † (Bishop: 953 to 972)
• Ethelgar † (Bishop: 934 to 30 Apr 953)
• Leofric † (Bishop: 1046 to 10 Feb 1072)
• Lyfing † (Bishop: 1027 to 1038)
• Sideman † (Bishop: 973 to 30 Apr 977)

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