Bishop of Bristol is in Bishop, Bristol Cathedral [Map].
On 18th November 1554 Bishop John Holyman [aged 59] was consecrated Bishop of Bristol.
On 13th November 1589 Bishop Richard Fletcher [aged 44] was elected Bishop of Bristol.
On 14th December 1589 Bishop Richard Fletcher [aged 44] was consecrated Bishop of Bristol.
In 1623 Bishop Robert Wright [aged 63] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.
On 10th February 1633 Bishop George Coke [aged 62] was consecrated Bishop of Bristol.
On 12th August 1684 Bishop John Lake [aged 60] was translated to Bishop of Bristol.
In 1685 Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet [aged 34] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.
Before 1734 Bishop Charles Cecil [aged 38] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.
On 19th October 1738 Bishop Joseph Butler [aged 46] was elected Bishop of Bristol.
On 3rd December 1738 Bishop Joseph Butler [aged 46] was consecrated Bishop of Bristol at Lambeth Palace [Map].
In 1782 Bishop Lewis Bagot [aged 41] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.
In 1783 Bishop Christopher Wilson [aged 69] was appointed Bishop of Bristol which position he held until his death in 1792.
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
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On 3rd June 1793 Bishop Spencer Madan [aged 64] was consecrated Bishop of Bristol.
On 11th May 1794 Bishop Reginald Courtenay [aged 52] was consecrated as Bishop of Bristol.
In 1803 Bishop George Pelham [aged 36] was consecrated Bishop of Bristol.
In 1820 Bishop John Kaye [aged 36] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.
In 1834 Bishop Joseph Allen [aged 64] was appointed Bishop of Bristol.