Find out more about Herbert Westfaling 1586-1601
After his consecration as Bishop of Hereford on 30 January 1586, Westfaling became known for his zeal in confronting Roman…
Find out more about Frances Godwin 1617-1633
Francis Godwin first came to prominence through his interest in historical and antiquarian studies. In 1590, he accompanied William Camden…
Find out more about George Coke 1636-1646
George Coke was bishop of Hereford at a time of great crisis for the city and country. He moved to…
Find out more about Nicholas Monck 1661
Monck was consecrated as bishop of Hereford on 6 January 1661 but died in December, that same year and was…
Find out more about Herbert Croft 1662-1691
Brought up as a Jesuit at Douai, Herbert Croft returned to the Anglican church under the influence of Bishop Morton…
Find out more about Gilbert Ironside 1691-1701
Ironside was Fellow, then Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, later becoming bishop of Bristol. He was not universally liked. A…
Find out more about Philip Bisse 1713-1721
Philip Bisse established contacts that greatly advanced his career– a cousin of Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, he married Bridget…
Find out more about John Butler 1788-1802
A native of Hamburg in Germany, butler became a popular preacher in London and a political pamphlet-writer supporting Lord North,…
Find out more about Thomas Musgrave 1837-1847
Musgrave studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he became Lord Almoner’s reader in Arabic. On becoming bishop of Hereford,…
Find out more about Renn Dickson Hampden 1848-1868
Renn Dickson Hampden was, twice in his career, vilified for his perceived unorthodoxy. At Oxford, he was one of the…
Find out more about James Atlay 1868-1894
After Cambridge and ordination, Atlay served in parish ministry in Nottinghamshire and near Cambridge, but it was as a tutor…
Find out more about John Percival 1895-1917
A giant of the Victorian age. John Percival founded one public school (Clifton College) and reformed another (Rugby). He was…
Find out more about Herbert Hensley Henson 1918-1920
When Lloyd George nominated Henson as bishop of Hereford in 1917, there was an immediate outcry because of his perceived…
Find out more about Martin Linton Smith 1920-1930
Smith was born into a clerical family – his father was dean of St Davids. He was educated at Repton…
Find out more about Charles Lisle Carr 1931- 1942
Lisle Carr was educated at Liverpool College and St Catherine’s College, Cambridge, becoming a Fellow there in 1934. On ordination,…
Find out more about Richard Parsons 1941- 1948
Parsons was born in 1882 and educated at Durham School and Magdalen College, Oxford. Ordained priest in 1907. He was…
Find out more about Tom Longworth 1949-1961
Born in 1891, he was educated at Shrewsbury and University College, Oxford and was ordained 1in 1916. From 1927 to…
Find out more about Mark Hodson 1961-1973
Born in 1907, Hodson was educated at University College, Oxford and began his career with a curacy at St…
Find out more about John Eastaugh 1974-1990
Born in 1920, John Eastaugh was educated at the University of Leeds and was ordained in 1944. After a curacy…
Find out more about John Oliver 1990 – 2003
Born in 1935, John Oliver was educated at Westminster and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He has Master of Arts…
Find out more about Anthony Priddis 2004-2013
Born in 1948, Anthony Priddis was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, New College Oxford and trained for the ministry…
Find out more about Richard Frith 2014-2019
Born in 1949, Richard Frith was educated at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and trained for the ministry at St John’s…