Bishops of Lincoln

Bishops Of Lincoln

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

The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat (cathedra) is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Lincoln. This was originally a minster church founded around 653 and re-founded as a cathedral in 1072.

The historic medieval Bishop's Palace lies immediately to the south of the cathedral in Palace Yard; managed by English Heritage, it is open to visitors. An adjacent later residence (first used by Bishop Edward King in 1885) was converted from office accommodation to reopen in 2009 as a 16-bedroom conference centre and wedding venue. A 14-bedroomed house on Eastgate was the official residence in use from 1948 until 2011, when the Bishop's office staff and home were separated, allowing the incoming Bishop Christopher to reside in a modern, five-bedroomed house.