Bishop of Taunton
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The Bishop of Taunton is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells, in the Province of Canterbury, England.[1] The title was first created under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 and takes its name after Taunton, the county town of Somerset.
List of bishops
| Bishops of Taunton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1538 | 1559 | William Finch | |
| 1559 | 1911 | in abeyance | |
| 1911 | 1931 | Charles de Salis | Archdeacon of Taunton; became Assistant Bishop of Bath and Wells |
| 1931 | 1945 | George Hollis | |
| 1945 | 1955 | Harry Thomas | |
| 1955 | 1961 | Mark Hodson | Translated to Hereford |
| 1962 | 1977 | Francis West | |
| 1977 | 1985 | Peter Nott | Translated to Norwich |
| 1986 | 1992 | Nigel McCulloch | Translated to Wakefield |
| 1992 | 1997 | Richard Lewis | Translated to St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| 1997 | 1998 | Will Stewart | Died in office |
| 1998 | 2006 | Andy Radford | Died in office |
| 2006 | 2015 | Peter Maurice | Retired 30 April 2015.[2] |
| 29 September 2015 | 2025 | Ruth Worsley | [3] also Acting Bishop of Coventry (part-time) 2023 2025;[4] translated to Wigan to serve as Interim Bishop of Liverpool, 4 April 2025. |
| 6 February 2026 | present | Fiona Gibson | [5] |
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