Bishop of Swindon

The Bishop of Swindon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bristol, in the Province of Canterbury, England.^[1] The title takes its name after the town of Swindon in Wiltshire. The title of Bishop of Malmesbury was the precursor title, named after Malmesbury in Wiltshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 by Order in Council dated 25 July 1927.^[2]

List of bishops of Swindon

Bishops of Malmesbury
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1927	1946	Ronald Ramsay
1946	1956	Ivor Watkins	Translated to Guildford
1956	1962	Edward Roberts	Translated to Kensington
1962	1973	Jim Bishop
1973	1983	Freddy Temple
1983	1994	Peter Firth
Bishops of Swindon
1994	2004	Michael Doe
2005	2023	Lee Rayfield	Also Acting Bishop of Bristol, 2017–18.^[3] Retired 30 April 2023.^[4]
2023	present	Neil Warwick	Consecrated 30 November 2023.^[5]
Source(s):^[1]

^ ^a ^b Crockford's Clerical Directory (100th ed.). London: Church House Publishing. 2007. pp. 947–949. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
^ "No. 33299". The London Gazette. 2 August 1927. p. 4979.
^ "Senior clergy". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
^ "Bishop Lee announces his retirement". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
^ "New Bishop of Swindon consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral". Diocese of Bristol. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.

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