The Bishop of Gloucester is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Gloucester in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers the County of Gloucestershire and part of the County of Worcestershire. The see's centre of governance is the City of Gloucester where the bishop's chair (cathedra) is located in the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity.
The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Gloucester; very near the Cathedral.
The office has been in existence since the foundation of the see in 1541 under King Henry VIII from part of the Diocese of Worcester.
On 5 August 2014, Martyn Snow, the suffragan Bishop of Tewkesbury, became acting bishop of Gloucester. On 15 June 2015 Rachel Treweek became the elected bishop of Gloucester, the first woman to serve as a diocesan bishop in the Church of England.
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List of bishops
Chronological list of the bishops of the Diocese of Gloucester.
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
Assistant bishops
Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese were:
1892–?: Samuel Marsden (also Assistant Bishop of Bristol after 1897), former Bishop of Bathurst
1929 – 1954 (d.): James Palmer, former Bishop in Bombay
Lumsden Barkway, former Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, undertook some bishop's duties in Gloucestershire around 1954
1955–1956 (res.): Ronald O'Ferrall, Rector of Cranham; former Bishop in Madagascar and Assistant Bishop of Derby
Among those who have served as (honorary) assistant bishops in retirement have been:
2005 – 2020 (d.): Patrick Harris, retired Bishop of Southwell
2005 – 2011 (res.): Peter Vaughan, retired Bishop suffragan of Ramsbury
2005 – 2008 (d.): Jonathan Bailey, retired Bishop of Derby