Bishop of Norwich

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

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

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity which was built as a cathedral in 1096.

Related Topics:
Norfolk - Suffolk - See - City of Norwich - Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity - 1096

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

East Anglia has held a bishopric since 630 when the first cathedral was founded at Dunwich on a site which is now submerged by the sea off the coast of Suffolk. The seat was moved in 673 to Elmham (now North Elmham) and from thence to Thetford in 1070 before finally being located in Norwich in 1094 under King William II ahead of the completion of the new cathedral building. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Graham Richard James, the 71st Bishop of Norwich, who signs Graham Norvic.

Related Topics:
630 - Dunwich - 673 - Elmham - North Elmham - Thetford - 1070 - 1094 - King William II - '''Graham''' Richard '''James'''

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In traditional dining circles, when the port is being circulated after dinner it is traditionally considered poor etiquette to ask for the bottle to be passed round should someone be seen to be hogging the decanter. Instead certain groups hold that one should ask if the offending gentleman "knows the Bishop of Norwich" to prompt him to pass it round. (In the unlikely event that the question is taken literally and answered with a "no," the proper next step is to say of the hypothetical bishop: "damn' fine fellow — but he never passes the port!")

Related Topics:
Port - Etiquette

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~