Bishops of Rhode Island
These are the bishops who have served the Diocese of Rhode Island:
- Samuel Seabury (1790–1796)
- Edward Bass (1798–1803)
- Alexander Viets Griswold (1811–1843)
- John P. K. Henshaw (1843–1852)
- Thomas March Clark (1854–1903)
* William N. McVickar, Coadjutor Bishop (1898–1903) - William N. McVickar (1903–1910)
- James D. Perry (1911–1946)
* Granville G. Bennett, Suffragan Bishop (elected 1939) - Granville G. Bennett (1946–1954)
* John S. Higgins, Coadjutor Bishop (1953–1955) - John S. Higgins (1955–1972)
* Frederick H. Belden, Coadjutor Bishop (1971–1972) - Frederick H. Belden (1972–1979)
- George N. Hunt, III (1980–1994)
- Geralyn Wolf (1996–present)
- W. Nicholas Knisely (Bishop-Elect)
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