The Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield was the bishop of a former see of the Church of England. It was first established in 1102 when the Bishop of Chester moved his see to Coventry. The title of Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield did not first come into use until 1121, when Robert Peche was enthroned. In 1188, the see was moved to Lichfield. In 1836, the ancient bishopric was at last changed. Coventry was united with the see of Worcester and Lichfield made independent. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Arms of the Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester heads the Anglican Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Pope John Paul I s enthronement as Pope on 3rd September 1978. ... Lichfield Cathedral June 2005 Lichfield is a small city and civil parish in Staffordshire, 110 miles northwest of London and 14 miles north of Birmingham. ...

Bishops of Coventry and Lichfield

• Robert Peche, 1121-1129
• Roger de Clinton, 1129-1149
• Walter Durdent, 1149-1161
• Richard Peche, 1161-1181
• vacant, 1181-1183
• Gerard la Pucelle, 1183-1184
• vacant, 1184-1188
• Hugh de Nonant, 1188-1198
• Geoffrey de Muschamp, 1198-1208
• vacant, 1208-1215
• William de Cornhill, 1215-1224
• Alexander of Stainsbury, 1224-1238
• Hugh Pateshull, 1240-1242
• vacant, 1242-1245
• Roger Weseham, 1245-1258
• Roger de Meyland (Longespee), 1258-1296
• Walter Langton, 1296-1321
• Roger Northburgh, 1322-1360
• Robert de Stretton, 1360-1386
• Walter Skirclaw, 1386
• Richard Scroope, 1386-1398
• John de Burghill, 1398-1415
• John Catterick, 1415-1419
• William Hayworth, 1419-1447
• William Booth, 1447-1452
• Nicholas Cloose, 1452-1453
• Reginald Bolars (Butler), 1453-1459
• John Hales, 1459-1492
• William Smyth, 1492-1496
• John Arundel, 1496-1503
• Godfrey Blythe, 1503-1524
• Rowland Lee, 1524-1543
• Richard Sampson, 1543-1554
• Ralph Bayne, 1554-1559
• Thomas Bentham, 1560-1579
• William Overton, 1580-1609
• Richard Nelle, 1610-1614
• John Overall, 1614-1618
• Thomas Morton, 1619-1632
• Robert Wright (bishop), 1632-1643
• Accepted Frewen, 1644-1660
• John Hacket, 1661-1670
• Thomas Wood, 1671-1692
• William Lloyd, 1692-1699
• John Hough, 1699-1717
• Edward Chandler, 1717-1730
• Richard Smalbroke, 1731-1749
• Frederick Cornwallis, 1750-1768
• John Egerton, 1768-1771
• Brownlow North, 1771-1774
• Richard Hurd, 1775-1781
• James Cornwallis, 1781-1824
• Henry Ryder, 1824-1836

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References

• Beresford, W. (n.d.), Diocesan Histories: Lichfield (SPCK Diocesan Histories, London: SPCK).
• Cahill, M. (2001), 'The diocese of Coventry and Lichfield 1603–1642' , (PhD dissertation, University of Warwick).
• Cooper, T. N. (1994), 'Oligarchy and conflict : Lichfield cathedral clergy in the early sixteenth century' , Midland History, 19, 40–57.