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British Anglican bishop

Other postsActing Bishop of Bristol
(September 2025–present)

The Right Reverend Neil Warwick
Bishop of Swindon
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Bristol
Predecessor	Lee Rayfield
Other posts	Acting Bishop of Bristol (September 2025–present)
Previous post	Archdeacon of Bristol
Orders
Ordination	2005 (deacon) 2006 (priest)
Consecration	30 November 2023 by Justin Welby
Personal details
Born	1964 (age 61–62)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Alma mater	University of Nottingham Ridley Hall, Cambridge

Neil Michael Warwick (born 1964) is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2023, he has served as Bishop of Swindon, the suffragan bishop of the Church of England's Diocese of Bristol. He was previously Archdeacon of Bristol from September 2019 to 2023.^[1]^[2]

Warwick studied geography at the University of Nottingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1986.^[3]^[4] He then worked in the transport industry and in overseas development.^[4] During a trip to Zambia in 2000, he felt a call to the priesthood.^[5] From 2003 to 2005, he trained for ordained ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge.^[3]

Warwick was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2005 and as a priest in 2006.^[3] After a curacy at Towcester (Northamptonshire) he was the incumbent at Earley (Berkshire) from 2009 until his appointment as archdeacon.^[6]

On 24 August 2023, he was announced as the next Bishop of Swindon, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Bristol.^[7] On 30 November 2023, he was consecrated as a bishop by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, during a service at Canterbury Cathedral.^[8]

In the vacancy following the retirement of Vivienne Faull as Bishop of Bristol, Warwick has been acting Bishop of Bristol, effective from 2 September 2025.^[9]

References

↑ "Revd Neil Warwick appointed Archdeacon of Bristol". Diocese of Bristol. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
↑ "Neil Michael Warwick". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
1 2 3 "Neil Michael Warwick". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
1 2 "Bishop Neil's Biography". Diocese of Bristol. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
↑ "The Venerable Neil Warwick is announced as the next Bishop of Swindon". Diocese of Bristol. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
↑ "Archdeacon of Bristol announced - Diocese of Oxford". Diocese of Oxford. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
↑ "Appointment of Suffragan Bishop of Swindon: 24 August 2023". GOV.UK. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
↑ "New Bishop of Swindon consecrated at Canterbury Cathedral". Diocese of Bristol. 30 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
↑ "The Rt Revd Neil Warwick confirmed as Acting Bishop of Bristol - Diocese of Bristol". Diocese of Bristol. Retrieved 29 January 2026.

Church of England titles

Preceded by

Christine Froude

Archdeacon of Bristol
2019 to 2023

Succeeded by

Becky Waring

Preceded by

Lee Rayfield

Bishop of Swindon
2023 to present

Incumbent

v t e Bishops of Malmesbury and of Swindon
Malmesbury	Ronald Ramsay Ivor Watkins Edward Roberts Jim Bishop Freddy Temple Peter Firth
Swindon	Michael Doe Lee Rayfield Neil Warwick

v t e Diocese of Bristol
Bristol Cathedral bishop's house, Winterbourne Bishop's Office, Bristol Hillside House, Bristol
Office holders	Bishop of Bristol (vacant) Neil Warwick, Bishop suffragan of Swindon and acting bishop of Bristol AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Mandy Ford, Dean of Bristol Christopher Bryan, Archdeacon of Malmesbury Becky Waring, Archdeacon of Bristol
Historic offices	Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol (1836–1897; see Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol) Bishop suffragan of Malmesbury (1927–1994; renamed to Swindon) Archdeacon of Dorset (1542–1836; returned to Salisbury) Archdeacon of North Wilts (1904–1919; renamed to Swindon) Archdeacon of Swindon (1919–1999; renamed to Malmesbury)

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