Bishop of Lincoln

The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.

Related Topics:
Bishop - Lincoln - Ordinary - Church of England - Diocese of Lincoln - Province of Canterbury

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The diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire. The see is in the city of Lincoln where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary a minster church founded around 653 and re-founded as a cathedral in 1072 when the see was moved to Lincoln from Dorchester.

Related Topics:
Lincolnshire - See - Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 653 - 1072

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The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Lincoln.

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Identifying the origin of the diocese has posed some difficulty. The original diocese of Lindine (Lindsey), founded in 628 by the Roman missionary Paulinus had a seat placed by various commentators at Caistor, Stow, Louth or Horncastle in present-day Lincolnshire. The see was moved to Dorchester in 886 due to the threat of invasion.

Related Topics:
628 - Paulinus - Caistor - Stow - Louth - Horncastle - 886

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The diocese of Dorchester was founded in 634 by the Roman missionary Birinus with the seat located at Dorchester-on-Thames in present-day Oxfordshire. The see of Lincoln was refounded in 954 and the seat of the diocese was moved to Lincoln in 1072.

Related Topics:
634 - Birinus - 954 - 1072

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A supposed diocese of Lindine or Syddensis (Sidnacester - identified with present-day Stow, Lincolnshire) was considered founded from the diocese of Lindisfarne by Saint Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury. Research has concluded however that the see was in fact the original foundation of 678 in Lincoln itself.

Related Topics:
Saint Theodore - Archbishop of Canterbury - 678

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The current bishop of is the Right Reverend Dr John Saxbee, the 71st Bishop of Lincoln, who signs John Lincoln.

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