Bishop of Norwich
| Bishop of Norwich | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| anglican | |
| Incumbent: Graham James |
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| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Cathedral | Norwich Cathedral (since 1094) |
| First incumbent |
Bedwinus Herbert de Losinga (first bishop at Norwich) |
| Formation | 672 1094 (translated to Norwich) |
The Bishop of Norwich is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the county of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The current Bishop of Norwich is Graham James, who signs as +Graham Norvic.
The see is in the city of Norwich and the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Norwich. The Bishop is also the Abbot of St Benet's Abbey: instead of dissolving this monastic institution, Henry VIII united the position of Abbot with that of Bishop of Norwich, making St Benet's perhaps the only monastic institution to escape de jure dissolution, although it was despoiled by its last Abbot.
East Anglia has held a bishopric since 630, when the first cathedral was founded at Dommoc, possibly to be identified as the submerged village of Dunwich. In 673, the see was divided into the bishoprics of Dunwich and Elmham; which were reunited by mid 950s, with the seat located at Elmham. After the Conquest the seat was moved in 1070 to Thetford, before finally being located in Norwich in 1094 under William II, ahead of the completion of the new cathedral building.
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