Bishops of Ely (From 1109 to 1631) |
The Bishops of Ely ranked high amongst the clergy and were bestowed Great Palaces in the City and in nearby Little Home on the Dune.
Office Holder |
Year
of appointment and termination |
Hervey |
1109-1133 |
|
Nigel | 1133-1174 | |
Geoffrey De Ridell | 1174-1189 | |
William Longchamp | 1189-1198 | |
Eustace | 1198-1220 | |
John of Fountains | 1220-1225 | |
Geoffrey De Burgh | 1225-1229 | |
Hugh of Northwold | 1229-1255 | |
William of Kilkenny | 1255-1258 | |
Hugh of Balsham | 1258-1286 | |
John of Kirkby | 1286-1290 | |
William of Louth | 1290-1299 | |
Ralph Walpole | 1299-1303 | |
Robert Orford | 1303-1310 | |
John Ketton | 1310-1316 | |
John Hotham | 1316-1337 | |
Simon De Montacute | 1337-1345 | |
Thomas De Lisle | 1345-1362 | |
Simon Langham | 1362-1367 | |
John Barnet | 1367-1374 | |
Thomas Fitzalan | 1374-1388 | |
John Fordham | 1388-1426 | |
Phillip Morgan | 1426-1438 | |
Lewis of Luxembourg |
1438-1444 |
|
1444-1454 | ||
William De Grey |
1454-1479 |
|
John Morton |
1479-1486 |
|
John Alcock |
1486-1501 |
|
Richard Redmayne | 1501-1506 | |
James Stanley | 1506-1515 | |
Nicholas West | 1515-1534 | |
Thomas Goodricke | 1534-1554 | |
Thomas Thirlby | 1554-1559 | |
Richard Cox | 1559-1600 | |
Martin Heton | 1600-1609 | |
Lancelot Andrews | 1609-1619 | |
Nicolas Felton | 1619-1628 | |
John Buckeridge |
1628-1631 |
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