Bishop of Peterborough
The Bishop of Peterborough is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers the counties of Northamptonshire and Rutland. The see is in the City of Peterborough, where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew. The bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodging, The Palace, Peterborough. The office has been in existence since the foundation of the diocese on 4 September 1541 under King Henry VIII.
The current Bishop of Peterborough is Debbie Sellin, since the confirmation, on 13 December 2023 at Lambeth Palace Chapel, of her election.
As parts of the City of Peterborough are actually in the Diocese of Ely, the last Bishop of Peterborough was appointed as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Ely with pastoral care for these parishes delegated to him by the Bishop of Ely.
List of bishops
Chronological list of the Bishops of Peterborough:Assistant bishops
Among those called "Assistant Bishop of Peterborough" were:- August 1881 – November 1900: John Mitchinson
- 1912–1917 : Lewis Clayton, Canon residentiary of Peterborough Cathedral and former Bishop suffragan of Leicester
- 1926 – 1945 : Norman Lang, Canon residentiary of Peterborough Cathedral; Archdeacon of Northampton, of Oakham ; and former Bishop suffragan of Leicester
- 1950 – 1963: Charles Aylen, Vicar of Flore and non-residentiary Canon of Peterborough ; former Bishop of St Helena
- 1952–1957 : Gerald Vernon, Vicar of Finedon and former Bishop of Madagascar
- 1957–1969 : Weston Stewart, Rector of Cottesmore, Rutland until 1964 and former Bishop in Jerusalem
- 1978 – 1986 : William Franklin. former Bishop of Colombia
- 1974–1978 : Guy Marshall, Vicar of Blakesley with Adstone, former suffragan Bishop in Venezuela
- 1975–1984 : Alan Rogers, retired Bishop of Fulham and of Edmonton
- 1981–1985 Paul Burrough, Rector of Empingham, Rutland and retired Bishop of Mashonaland.