The Bishop of Swindon is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bristol, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title takes its name after the town of SwindoninWiltshire. The title of Bishop of Malmesbury was the precursor title, named after MalmesburyinWiltshire; the See was erected under the Suffragans Nomination Act 1888byOrder in Council dated 25 July 1927.[2]
| Bishops of Malmesbury | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1927 | 1946 | Ronald Ramsay | |
| 1946 | 1956 | Ivor Watkins | TranslatedtoGuildford |
| 1956 | 1962 | Edward Roberts | Translated to Kensington |
| 1962 | 1973 | Jim Bishop | |
| 1973 | 1983 | Freddy Temple | |
| 1983 | 1994 | Peter Firth | |
| Bishops of Swindon | |||
| 1994 | 2004 | Michael Doe | |
| 2005 | 2023 | Lee Rayfield | Also Acting Bishop of Bristol, 2017–18.[3] Retired 30 April 2023.[4] |
| 2023 | present | Neil Warwick | Consecrated 30 November 2023.[5] |
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See also: Suffragan Bishops Act 1534; Bishop for the Falkland Islands; Bishop to the Forces; spokesperson bishops; Bishop to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York | |||||
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