Bishops of The Modern Diocese
The diocese was revived in 1918 under King George V when the parish church of Saint Michael was elevated to cathedral status. The cathedral suffered under fire-bombing by the Luftwaffe on the night of 14 November 1940 and remains today as a dignified ruin adjacent to the new cathedral building consecrated on 25 May 1962. The 8th Lord Bishop of Coventry was the Right Reverend Colin Bennetts, who retired on 31 January 2008.
The Right Reverend Dr Christopher Cocksworth was ordained and consecrated as the 9th Lord Bishop of Coventry on 3 July 2008 at Southwark Cathedral. He was enthroned and received into the diocese during a service at Coventry Cathedral on 1 November 2008. Dr Cocksworth was previously Principal of Ridley Hall, part of the Cambridge Federation of Theological Colleges.
| Bishops of Coventry | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1918 | 1922 | Huyshe Yeatman-Biggs | Translated from Worcester. |
| 1922 | 1931 | Charles Carre | Translated to Hereford. |
| 1931 | 1943 | Mervyn Haigh | Translated to Winchester. |
| 1943 | 1952 | Neville Gorton | |
| 1952 | 1976 | Cuthbert Bardsley | Translated from Croydon. |
| 1976 | 1985 | John Gibbs | Translated from Bradwell. |
| 1985 | 1998 | Simon Barrington-Ward | |
| 1998 | 2008 | Colin Bennetts | Translated from Buckingham. |
| 2008 | present | Christopher Cocksworth | |
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