Bishop of Chelmsford


The Bishop of Chelmsford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford in the Province of Canterbury.
The See is currently vacant, following Stephen Cottrell's translation to York on 9 July 2020; Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking, has been Acting diocesan Bishop of Chelmsford since Easter Day, 12 April 2020.

History

The diocese was founded in 1914 under George V from the Diocese of Saint Albans.
The present diocese covers the County of Essex including those parts of Essex added to Greater London on 1 April 1965 and Ballingdon-with-Brundon, transferred to Suffolk and Great/Little Chishill and Heydon, transferred to Cambridgeshire in 1894. The see is in the city of Chelmsford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914. The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting.

List of bishops

Assistant bishops

Assistant bishops of the diocese have included:
The appointment of Cecil de Carteret, Bishop of Jamaica, to be an assistant bishop was announced in 1931, but he died before he could take it up.