Everything about The Bishop Of Winchester totally explained
The
Bishop of Winchester is the head of the
Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his
cathedra at
Winchester Cathedral in
Hampshire.
The bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be a
Lord Spiritual regardless of their length of service. His
diocese is one of the oldest and most important in
England. Originally it was the see of the kingdom of
Wessex, with the
cathedra at
Dorchester Cathedral under Saints
Birinus and
Agilbert. It was transferred to
Winchester in
660. During the
Middle Ages, it was one of the wealthiest English sees, and its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century
Saint Swithun. The official residence of the Bishop of Winchester is
Wolvesey Palace in
Winchester. Other traditional homes included
Farnham Castle and their London residence at
Winchester Palace in
Southwark,
Surrey (now
London).
The current Bishop is
Michael Scott-Joynt, who was formerly the Suffragan Bishop of Stafford, and was enthroned in Winchester Cathedral in 1995. He signs 'Michael Winton:'
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