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As there are 42 dioceses of the Church of England, there are 42 bishops diocesan (including vacancies).Of the 42: both archbishops and the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual ex officio; a further 21 sit there by seniority (of whom five had their seniority accelerated); the Bishop of Sodor and Man sits ex officio in the Legislative ...
Twenty-six bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords: the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, of Durham and of Winchester, and the next 21 most senior diocesan bishops (with the exception of the Bishop in Europe and the Bishop of Sodor and Man).
These lists include bishops and archbishops who before the English Reformation were in communion with the See of Rome. (It does not include bishops and archbishops of the restored Roman Catholic hierarchy established by the Holy See from 1850 or their predecessors, the vicar apostolics , all titular bishops , who were appointed from 1688.)
The total of 12 bishops would include the five "named Lords Spiritual" (the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and the Bishops of Durham, London and Winchester, entitled as they are to sit ex officio) plus seven other "ordinary Lords Spiritual" (diocesan bishops chosen by the church itself through whatever device it deems appropriate). The ...
This article lists Diocesan Bishops and Archbishops in the Church of England, the Church in Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church of Ireland. In the Church of England [ edit ]
Lists of Anglican bishops and archbishops. These lists include bishops and archbishops who before the English Reformation were in communion with the See of Rome. (It does not include bishops and archbishops of the restored Roman hierarchy of the 19th century.)
Six elected female suffragan bishops and the four Provincial Episcopal Visitors are entitled to attend and speak but not vote. [9] Bishops may hold their seat until they reach the age of 70, when they are obliged to step down as that is the retirement age for Church of England bishops. [1]
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