Diocese of Durham

Historical Details

• Diocese of Durham
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 995
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of York
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Lindisfarne
  • Erected: 634
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of York
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Chester-le-Street
  • Latin Name: Cuncacestrensis
  • Name Changed: 883
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of York
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

Past Ordinaries

• Aidan † ( 635 Appointed - 31 Aug 651 Died)
• Finan † ( 651 Appointed - 661 Died)
• Colman † ( 661 Appointed - 664 Resigned)
• Tuda † ( 664 Appointed - Dec 664 Died)
• Eata † ( 678 Appointed - 685 Appointed, Bishop of Hexham, England)
• Cuthbert † ( 685 Appointed - 20 Mar 687 Died)
• Eadberct † ( 687 Appointed - 6 May 698 Died)
• Eadfrith † ( 698 Appointed - 721 Died)
• Ethelwald † ( 724 Appointed - 740 Died)
• Cynewulf † ( 740 Appointed - 780 Resigned)
• Hygbald † ( 781 Appointed - 25 May 802 Died)
• Egbert † ( 803 Appointed - )
• Heathored † ( 821 Appointed - )
• Ecgred † ( 830 Appointed - )
• Eanberht † ( 845 Appointed - 854 Died)
• Eardulf † ( 854 Appointed - 899 Died)
• Cutheard † ( 900 Appointed - 915 Died)
• Tilred † ( 915 Appointed - )
• Wigred † ( 928 Appointed - )
• Uhtred † ( 944 Appointed - )
• Sexhelm † ( 947 Appointed - )
• Ealdred † ( 957 Appointed - 968 Died)
• Elfsige † ( 968 Appointed - 990 Died)
• Aldhun † ( 990 Appointed - 1018 Died)
• Edmund † ( 1020 Appointed - 1040 Died)
• Eadred † ( 1041 Appointed - 1041 Died)
• Ethelric † ( 1042 Appointed - 1056 Resigned)
• Ethelwin † ( 1056 Appointed - 1071 Died)
• Walcher † ( 1071 Appointed - 14 May 1080 Died)
• William of Saint Calais (Carileph) † ( 1080 Appointed - 1 Jan 1096 Died)
• Ranulf Flambard † (29 May 1099 Appointed - 5 Sep 1128 Died)
• Geoffrey Rufus † ( 1133 Appointed - 6 May 1140 Died)
• William of Saint Barbara † (14 Mar 1143 Appointed - 24 Nov 1152 Died)
• Hugh de Puiset † (31 Jan 1153 Appointed - 3 Mar 1195 Died)
• Philip of Poictou † ( 1195 Appointed - 22 Apr 1208 Died)
• Richard Marsh † (29 Jun 1217 Appointed - 1 May 1226 Died)
• Richard le Poor † (22 Jul 1228 Appointed - 15 Apr 1237 Died)
• Nicolas Farnham † (2 Jan 1241 Appointed - 2 Feb 1249 Resigned)
• Walter Kirkham † (5 Dec 1249 Ordained Bishop - 9 Aug 1260 Died)
• Robert de Stichill, O.S.B. † (23 Nov 1260 Confirmed - 4 Aug 1274 Died)
• Robert of Holy Island, O.S.B. † (15 Oct 1274 Appointed - 7 Jun 1283 Died)
• Antony Beck † (9 Jan 1284 Ordained Bishop - 3 Mar 1311 Died)
• Richard Kellaw, O.S.B. † (11 May 1311 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1316 Died)
• Lewis de Beaumont † (9 Feb 1317 Appointed - 24 Sep 1333 Died)
• Robert Graystanes † ( 1333 Appointed - Dec 1333 Resigned)
• Richard Aungerville † (14 Oct 1333 Appointed - 14 Apr 1345 Died)
• Robert Graystanes † (14 Nov 1333 Ordained Bishop - Dec 1333 Resigned)
• Richard Aungerville † (19 Dec 1333 Ordained Bishop - 14 Apr 1345 Died)
• Thomas Hatfield † (7 Aug 1345 Ordained Bishop - 8 May 1381 Died)
• John Fordham † (9 Sep 1381 Appointed - 13 Jul 1388 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• Walter Skirlawe † (13 Jul 1388 Appointed - 24 Mar 1406 Died)
• Thomas Langley (Longley) † (14 May 1406 Appointed - 20 Nov 1437 Died)
• Robert Nevill † (12 Feb 1438 Appointed - 8 Jul 1457 Died)
• Lawrence Booth † (22 Aug 1457 Appointed - 31 Jul 1476 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• William Dudley † (31 Jul 1476 Appointed - 24 Nov 1483 Died)
• John Sherwood † (29 Mar 1484 Appointed - 12 Jan 1494 Died)
• Richard Fox † (30 Jul 1494 Appointed - 20 Aug 1501 Appointed, Bishop of Winchester, England)
• William Sever (Siveyer, Senhouse), O.S.B. † (27 Jun 1502 Appointed - 1505 Died)
• Christopher Bainbridge † (27 Aug 1507 Appointed - 22 Sep 1508 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Thomas Ruthall † (11 Jun 1509 Appointed - 4 Feb 1523 Died)
• Thomas Wolsey † (26 Mar 1523 Appointed - 21 Feb 1530 Resigned)
• Cuthbert Tunstall † (21 Feb 1530 Appointed - 14 Oct 1552 Resigned)
• Cuthbert Tunstall † ( 1554 Appointed - 28 Sep 1559 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Richard Aungerville † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1333 to 14 Apr 1345)
• Christopher Bainbridge † (Bishop: 27 Aug 1507 to 22 Sep 1508)
• Lewis de Beaumont † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1317 to 24 Sep 1333)
• Antony Beck † (Bishop: 9 Jan 1284 to 3 Mar 1311)
• Lawrence Booth † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1457 to 31 Jul 1476)
• William Dudley † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1476 to 24 Nov 1483)
• Nicolas Farnham † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1241 to 2 Feb 1249)
• Ranulf Flambard † (Bishop: 29 May 1099 to 5 Sep 1128)
• John Fordham † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1381 to 13 Jul 1388)
• Richard Fox † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1494 to 20 Aug 1501)
• Robert Graystanes † (Bishop: 1333 to Dec 1333)
• Thomas Hatfield † (Bishop: 7 Aug 1345 to 8 May 1381)
• Robert of Holy Island, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 15 Oct 1274 to 7 Jun 1283)
• Richard Kellaw, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 11 May 1311 to 9 Oct 1316)
• Walter Kirkham † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1249 to 9 Aug 1260)
• Thomas Langley (Longley) † (Bishop: 14 May 1406 to 20 Nov 1437)
• Richard le Poor † (Bishop: 22 Jul 1228 to 15 Apr 1237)
• Matthew Makarell, O. Praem. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1524 to 1527)
• Richard Marsh † (Bishop: 29 Jun 1217 to 1 May 1226)
• Robert Nevill † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1438 to 8 Jul 1457)
• Philip of Poictou † (Bishop: 1195 to 22 Apr 1208)
• Hugh de Puiset † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1153 to 3 Mar 1195)
• Geoffrey Rufus † (Bishop: 1133 to 6 May 1140)
• Thomas Ruthall † (Bishop: 11 Jun 1509 to 4 Feb 1523)
• William of Saint Barbara † (Bishop: 14 Mar 1143 to 24 Nov 1152)
• William of Saint Calais (Carileph) † (Bishop: 1080 to 1 Jan 1096)
• William Sever (Siveyer, Senhouse), O.S.B. † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1502 to 1505)
• John Sherwood † (Bishop: 29 Mar 1484 to 12 Jan 1494)
• Walter Skirlawe † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1388 to 24 Mar 1406)
• John Stanywell, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Apr 1524)
• Robert de Stichill, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 23 Nov 1260 to 4 Aug 1274)
• Cuthbert Tunstall † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1530 to 14 Oct 1552)
• Thomas Wolsey † (Administrator: 26 Mar 1523 to 21 Feb 1530)
• Aidan † (Bishop: 635 to 31 Aug 651)
• Aldhun † (Bishop: 990 to 1018)
• Colman † (Bishop: 661 to 664)
• Cuthbert † (Bishop: 685 to 20 Mar 687)
• Cutheard † (Bishop: 900 to 915)
• Cynewulf † (Bishop: 740 to 780)
• Eadberct † (Bishop: 687 to 6 May 698)
• Eadfrith † (Bishop: 698 to 721)
• Eadred † (Bishop: 1041 to 1041)
• Ealdred † (Bishop: 957 to 968)
• Eanberht † (Bishop: 845 to 854)
• Eardulf † (Bishop: 854 to 899)
• Eata † (Bishop: 678 to 685)
• Ecgred † (Bishop: 830 - )
• Edmund † (Bishop: 1020 to 1040)
• Egbert † (Bishop: 803 - )
• Elfsige † (Bishop: 968 to 990)
• Ethelric † (Bishop: 1042 to 1056)
• Ethelwald † (Bishop: 724 to 740)
• Ethelwin † (Bishop: 1056 to 1071)
• Finan † (Bishop: 651 to 661)
• Heathored † (Bishop: 821 - )
• Hygbald † (Bishop: 781 to 25 May 802)
• Richard † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1513 to 28 Mar 1528)
• Sexhelm † (Bishop: 947 - )
• Tilred † (Bishop: 915 - )
• Tuda † (Bishop: 664 to Dec 664)
• Uhtred † (Bishop: 944 - )
• Walcher † (Bishop: 1071 to 14 May 1080)
• Wigred † (Bishop: 928 - )

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