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Encyclopedia > Bishop of Ramsbury

The Bishop of Ramsbury is a suffragan to the Bishop of Salisbury in the Church of England. In Saxon times the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire was an extremely important location for the Church, and several of the early bishops went on to become Archbishops of Canterbury.

Contents
1 Saxon Bishopric

1.1 List of Bishops of Ramsbury - Saxon times

2 Modern Bishopric

2.1 List of Bishops of Ramsbury - Modern times

3 External links

Saxon Bishopric

The bishopric of Ramsbury was created in AD 909. In 1058 it was joined with the bishopric of Sherborne to form the diocese of Sarum (Salisbury) and the see was translated to Old Sarum in 1075.


List of Bishops of Ramsbury - Saxon times


Tenure Incumbent Notes
909 to 927 Aethelstan
927 to 952 Oda the Severe Became Archbishop of Canterbury in 942
952 to 974 Osulf
974 to 981 Aelfstan
981 to 985 Aelfgar
985 to 992 Sigeric the Serious Became Archbishop of Canterbury in 990
992 to 1005 Aelfric Became Archbishop of Canterbury in 995
1005 to 1045 Bertwald
1045 to 1078 Herman Moved to Salisbury (Old Sarum) in 1075



Modern Bishopric

The office of Bishop of Ramsbury was recreated (as suffragan to Salisbury) in 1974.


List of Bishops of Ramsbury - Modern times


Tenure Incumbent Notes
1974 to 1988 John Neale
1989 to 1998 Peter St. George Vaughan
1999 to present Peter Fearnley Hullah



External links

  • Official web page of the Bishop of Ramsbury (http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/bishops/bish_ramsbury.htm)

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Bishop of Ramsbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (181 words)
The Bishop of Ramsbury is a suffragan to the Bishop of Salisbury in the Church of England.
In Saxon times the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire was an extremely important location for the Church, and several of the early bishops went on to become Archbishops of Canterbury.
The office of Bishop of Ramsbury was recreated (as suffragan to Salisbury) in 1974.
Ramsbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (180 words)
Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.
Ramsbury is a civil parish with an elected parish council.
Ramsbury is located in the Kennet Valley near the Berkshire border.
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