Diocese of Lincoln

Historical Details

• Diocese of Lincoln
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1072
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Lindine
  • Latin Name: Lindinis seu Ilcestrensis
  • Erected: 678
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Dorchester
  • Latin Name: Dorcestriensis
  • Name Changed: 886
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

Past Ordinaries

• Birinus † ( 634 Appointed - 3 Dec 650 Died)
• St. Agilbert † ( 650 Appointed - 664 Appointed, Bishop of Paris)
• Wine † ( 663 Appointed - 666 Appointed, Bishop of London, England)
• Ceolwulf † ( 909 Appointed - )
• Oskytel † ( 950 Appointed - 958 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Ælfhelm † ( 1002 Appointed - )
• Eadnoth † ( 1006 Appointed - 19 Oct 1016 Died)
• Ethelric † ( 1016 Appointed - 8 Dec 1034 Died)
• Eadnoth † ( 1034 Appointed - 1049 Died)
• Ulf † ( 1050 Appointed - 1052 Resigned)
• Wulfwig † ( 1053 Appointed - 1067 Died)
• Remigius † ( 1067 Appointed - 7 May 1092 Died)
• Robert Bloett † ( 1093 Appointed - 10 Jan 1123 Died)
• Alexander † ( 1123 Appointed - 20 Feb 1148 Died)
• Robert de Chesney † (13 Dec 1148 Appointed - 26 Jan 1168 Died)
• Geoffrey Plantagenet † (Jul 1175 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1182 Resigned)
• Walter of Coutances † ( 1183 Appointed - 1184 Appointed, Archbishop of Rouen)
• St. Hugh of Avalon, O. Cart. † (10 Aug 1186 Appointed - 17 Nov 1200 Died)
• William of Blois † ( 1201 Appointed - 10 May 1206 Died)
• Hugh de Wells † ( 1209 Appointed - 7 Feb 1235 Died)
• Robert Grosteste † (27 Mar 1235 Appointed - 10 Oct 1253 Died)
• Henry Lexington † (30 Dec 1253 Appointed - 8 Aug 1258 Died)
• Richard Gravesend † (3 Nov 1258 Ordained Bishop - 18 Dec 1279 Died)
• Oliver Sutton † (19 May 1280 Ordained Bishop - 13 Nov 1299 Died)
• John Dalderby † (17 Mar 1300 Confirmed - 5 Jan 1320 Died)
• Henry Burghersh † (27 May 1320 Appointed - 4 Dec 1340 Died)
• Thomas Beck † (7 Jul 1342 Ordained Bishop - 2 Feb 1347 Died)
• John Gynwell † (23 Mar 1347 Appointed - 5 Aug 1362 Died)
• John Bokyngham † (5 Apr 1363 Appointed - 10 Mar 1398 Died)
• Henry Beaufort † (1 Jun 1398 Appointed - 19 Nov 1404 Appointed, Bishop of Winchester, England)
• Philip Repington, C.R.S.A. † (19 Nov 1404 Appointed - 21 Nov 1419 Resigned)
• Richard Fleming † (20 Nov 1419 Appointed - 25 Jan 1431 Died)
• William Grey † (30 Apr 1431 Appointed - Feb 1436 Died)
• William Alnewick † (19 Sep 1436 Appointed - 5 Dec 1449 Died)
• Jeronim Trogiranin, O.F.M. † (22 Apr 1439 Appointed - )
• Marmaduke Lumley † (28 Jan 1450 Appointed - Dec 1450 Died)
• William Grey † (23 Dec 1450 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• John Chedworth (Chadworth) † (5 May 1452 Appointed - 23 Nov 1471 Died)
• Thomas Rotheram (Scott) † (8 Jan 1472 Appointed - 7 Jul 1480 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• John Russell † (7 Jul 1480 Appointed - 30 Dec 1494 Died)
• William Smyth (Smith) † (6 Nov 1495 Appointed - 2 Jan 1514 Died)
• Thomas Wolsey † (6 Feb 1514 Appointed - 15 Sep 1514 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• William Atwater † (15 Sep 1514 Appointed - 4 Feb 1521 Died)
• John Longlands † (20 Mar 1521 Appointed - 7 May 1547 Died)
• John White † (1 Apr 1554 Ordained Bishop - 6 Jul 1556 Appointed, Bishop of Winchester, England)
• Thomas Watson † (24 Mar 1557 Appointed - 25 Jun 1559 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• William Alnewick † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1436 to 5 Dec 1449)
• William Atwater † (Bishop: 15 Sep 1514 to 4 Feb 1521)
• St. Hugh of Avalon, O. Cart. † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1186 to 17 Nov 1200)
• Henry Beaufort † (Bishop: 1 Jun 1398 to 19 Nov 1404)
• Thomas Beck † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1342 to 2 Feb 1347)
• John Bell, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1507 to 1530)
• Robert Bloett † (Bishop: 1093 to 10 Jan 1123)
• William of Blois † (Bishop: 1201 to 10 May 1206)
• John Bokyngham † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1363 to 10 Mar 1398)
• Giovanni Brainfort, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1517 to 1521)
• Henry Burghersh † (Bishop: 27 May 1320 to 4 Dec 1340)
• John Chedworth (Chadworth) † (Bishop: 5 May 1452 to 23 Nov 1471)
• Robert de Chesney † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1148 to 26 Jan 1168)
• Augustine Church † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1501 to 1511)
• Walter of Coutances † (Bishop: 1183 to 1184)
• John Dalderby † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1300 to 5 Jan 1320)
• Richard Fleming † (Bishop: 20 Nov 1419 to 25 Jan 1431)
• Thomas Ford, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1496 to 1504)
• Richard Gravesend † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1258 to 18 Dec 1279)
• William Grey † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1431 to Feb 1436)
• William Grey † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1450 - Did Not Take Effect)
• John Greyby, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1423 to 1431)
• Robert Grosteste † (Deacon: 1210; Priest: 1235; Bishop: 27 Mar 1235 to 10 Oct 1253)
• John Gynwell † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1347 to 5 Aug 1362)
• Thomas Ingelby † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1484 to 1489)
• Robert King, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1527 to 1 Sep 1542)
• Henry Lexington † (Bishop: 30 Dec 1253 to 8 Aug 1258)
• John Longlands † (Bishop: 20 Mar 1521 to 7 May 1547)
• Marmaduke Lumley † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1450 to Dec 1450)
• Geoffrey Plantagenet † (Bishop: Jul 1175 to 6 Jan 1182)
• Philip Repington, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1404 to 21 Nov 1419)
• Thomas Rotheram (Scott) † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1472 to 7 Jul 1480)
• John Russell † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1480 to 30 Dec 1494)
• Roger Smith † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1513 to 1518)
• William Smyth (Smith) † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1495 to 2 Jan 1514)
• Oliver Sutton † (Bishop: 19 May 1280 to 13 Nov 1299)
• William Sutton, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1521)
• Thomas Swillington, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1532 to 1533)
• Jeronim Trogiranin, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1439)
• Thomas Watson † (Bishop: 24 Mar 1557 to 25 Jun 1559)
• Hugh de Wells † (Bishop: 1209 to 7 Feb 1235)
• John White † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1554 to 6 Jul 1556)
• Thomas Wolsey † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1514 to 15 Sep 1514)
• Ælfhelm † (Bishop: 1002 - )
• St. Agilbert † (Bishop: 650 to 664)
• Alexander † (Bishop: 1123 to 20 Feb 1148)
• Birinus † (Bishop: 634 to 3 Dec 650)
• Ceolwulf † (Bishop: 909 - )
• Eadnoth † (Bishop: 1006 to 19 Oct 1016)
• Eadnoth † (Bishop: 1034 to 1049)
• Ethelric † (Bishop: 1016 to 8 Dec 1034)
• Oskytel † (Bishop: 950 to 958)
• Remigius † (Bishop: 1067 to 7 May 1092)
• Ulf † (Bishop: 1050 to 1052)
• Wine † (Bishop: 663 to 666)
• Wulfwig † (Bishop: 1053 to 1067)

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