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Bishop of Exeter | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
 Arms of the Bishop of Exeter: Gules, a sword erect in pale argent hilted or surmounted by two keys addorsed in saltire of the last[1] | |
| Incumbent: vacant (bishop-designate: Mike Harrison; acting bishop: Jackie Searle, Bishop of Crediton) | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Residence | The Palace, Exeter |
| Information | |
| First holder | Werstan Leofric (first Bishop of Exeter) |
| Established | 905 (founded at Tawton) 912 (translated to Crediton) 1050 (translated to Exeter) |
| Diocese | Exeter |
| Cathedral | Exeter Cathedral (1112–present) |
The Bishop of Exeter is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in the Province of Canterbury.[2] The See has been vacant since Robert Atwell's retirement on 30 September 2023. On 4th June 2024 it was announced that Mike Harrison, currently Suffragan Bishop of Dunwich in Suffolk, will take up the role in autumn 2024.[3]
From the first bishop until the sixteenth century the Bishops of Exeter were in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. However, during the Reformation the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church, at first temporarily and later more permanently. Since the Reformation, the Bishop and Diocese of Exeter has been part of the reformed and catholic Church of England. The bishop's residence is The Palace, Exeter.[4]
- ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.432
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
- ^ "New Bishop of Exeter announced on Devon Day". Diocese of Exeter. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Robert Ronald Atwell". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
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