Bishop of Ely
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The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury
The diocese covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Peterborough) and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity.
The Bishop's residence is The Bishop's House, Ely.
The office has been in existence since the foundation of the see in 1109 under King Henry I. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr Anthony John Russell, BA, DPhil, the 68th Lord Bishop of Ely, who signs Anthony Ely.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Ely, England
Template:Anglican Bishops & Archbishops - Great Britain
Sources
- Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) Joseph Haydn/Horace Ockerby, reprinted 1969
- Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London
See also