Bishop of St David's

Bishop of St David's is in Bishops. See St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire [Map].

1554 Consecration of new Bishops

1560 Consecration of new Bishops

In 872 Bishop Lumberth was consecrated Bishop of St David's.

On 18 Sep 1115 Bishop Bernard was appointed Bishop of St David's.

On 14 Dec 1148 David Fitzgerald (age 42) was elected Bishop of St David's.

On 19 Dec 1148 Bishop David Fitzgerald (age 42) was consecrated Bishop of St David's at Canterbury Cathedral [Map] by Archbishop Theobald of Bec (age 58).

In 1176 Bishop Peter de Leia was appointed Bishop of St David's by King Henry II (age 42) despite the cathedral chapter preferring Gerald of Wales aka Cambrensis (age 29) aka Giraldus Cambrensis.

On 07 Nov 1176 Bishop Peter de Leia was consecrated Bishop of St David's at Canterbury Cathedral [Map].

In 1280 Bishop Thomas Bek (age 36) was appointed Bishop of St David's.

On 05 May 1389 Bishop John Gilbert was translated to Bishop of St David's.

On 11 Nov 1397 Bishop Guy Mone Aka Mohun was consecrated as Bishop of St David's.

On 15 Dec 1417 Bishop Benedict Nichols was translated to Bishop of St David's.

In 1433 Bishop Thomas Rodburn was elected Bishop of St David's.

Before 09 Apr 1483 Bishop Thomas Langton was nominated Bishop of St David's. He was consecrated around Aug/Sep 1483.

In 1508 Bishop Robert Sherbourne (age 55) was appointed Bishop of St David's.

In 1536 Bishop William Barlow (age 38) was consecrated Bishop of St David's.

On 09 Sep 1548 Bishop Robert Ferrar was appointed Bishop of St David's.

1554 Consecration of new Bishops

On 01 Apr 1554 the Lord Chancellor Bishop Edmund "Bloody" Bonner of London (age 54), assisted by Bishop Stephen Gardiner (age 71), Bishop Nicholas Ridley (age 54) and Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (age 80), consecrated seven bishops at Southwark Cathedral [Map]:

Bishop George Cotes was consecrated Bishop of Chester.

Bishop Gilbert Bourne was consecrated Bishop of Bath and Wells.

Bishop James Brooks (age 41) was consecrated Bishop of Gloucester.

Bishop Maurice Griffiths (age 47) was consecrated Bishop of Rochester.

Bishop Henry Morgan was consecrated Bishop of St David's.

Bishop John White (age 44) was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln.

Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton was consecrated Bishop of Hereford.

Henry Machyn's Diary. 01 Apr 1554. [The first day of April my lord chancellor (age 54) did consecrate six new bishops at St. Mary Overy's [Map], before the high altar; and a goodly mass was said. And when all] was done thay yede unto my lord ch[ancellor's,] for ther was as grett a dener as youe ha[ve seen.] Thes be the bysshopes names that wher consecrated, [doctor] Whyt (age 44), warden of Wynchastur, the bysshope of Ly[ncoln]; doctur Borne, bysshope of Bathe; doctur Morgan, bishop of sant Davys; doctur Brokes (age 41), bysshope of Gloss [ter]; doctur Cottes, bysshope of Westtchastur; bysshope of sant Asse changyd to be bysshope of Arfford; master [Griffith] (age 47) parsun of sant Magnus bysshope of Rochastur.

On 06 Dec 1559 Archbishop Thomas Young (age 52) was elected Bishop of St David's.

1560 Consecration of new Bishops

On 21 Jan 1560 two Bishops were consecrated ...

Bishop Nicholas Bullingham (age 40) was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln.

Archbishop Thomas Young (age 53) was consecrated Bishop of St David's at Lambeth Palace [Map] by Archbishop Matthew Parker (age 55).

In 1615 Richard Milbourne was appointed Bishop of St David's.

On 18 Nov 1621 Archbishop William Laud (age 48) was appointed Bishop of St David's.

In 1687 Bishop Thomas Watson (age 49) was consecrated Bishop of St David's.

In 1774 Bishop James Yorke (age 43) was appointed Bishop of St David's.

In 1801 Bishop George Murray (age 39) was appointed Bishop of St David's.

On 23 Jul 1825 Bishop John Jenkinson (age 43) was elected Bishop of St David's.

In Bishop Henry Morgan was deprived of the see of the Bishop of St David's.