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 Donald Allister. He succeeded Ian Cundy, who died in post on 7 May 2009. Cundy was one of the 26 diocesan bishops who sat in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual.
Donald Allister, who was the Archdeacon of Chester in the Diocese of Chester from 2002 to 2010, was consecrated as a bishop on 25 March 2010 at St Paul's Cathedral by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and was installed at Peterborough Cathedral on 17 April 2010.
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.Chronological list of the bishops of the Diocese of Peterborough, EnglandAssistant bishops
Among those called "Assistant Bishop of Peterborough" were:
Honorary assistant bishops — retired bishops taking on occasional duties voluntarily — have included:
