Bishop of Ely

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The Bishop of Ely is the senior Church of England cleric who oversees the Diocese of Ely, centered on Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bishop of Ely canonical 14
Lord Bishop of Ely 1
diocesan Bishop of Ely 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican bishopric
episcopal office
appointedBy Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
appointedUnder Crown Nominations Commission
surface form: Crown Nominations Commission process
associatedWithHistoricRegion Fens
Isle of Ely
church Church of England
country England
dateOfEstablishment 1109
denomination Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
establishedFrom Diocese of Lincoln
firstIncumbent Æthelwold of Winchester
hasAdministrativeRole chief pastor and principal leader of Diocese of Ely
hasAssociatedCathedralChapter Chapter of Ely Cathedral
hasAssociatedDiocesanSynod Diocesan Synod of Ely
hasCathedralCity Ely
hasCoatOfArms Arms of the Bishopric of Ely
hasEcclesiasticalProvinceMetropolitan Archbishop of Canterbury
hasInsignia episcopal crosier
episcopal mitre
hasJurisdictionOver Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

Peterborough
surface form: Peterborough (some parishes historically)

parts of Norfolk
parts of Suffolk
hasLiturgicalRole chief liturgical officer of Diocese of Ely
hasOfficialResidence The Bishop’s Palace, Ely (historical)
hasOfficialWebsite Diocese of Ely official website
hasResidence Bishop’s House, Ely
hasResponsibilityFor confirmation within Diocese of Ely
ordination of clergy in Diocese of Ely
pastoral oversight of Diocese of Ely
hasSee Ely Cathedral
hasSuffragan Bishop of Huntingdon
hasTitleInLatin Episcopus Eliensis
isMemberOf Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords (as Lord Spiritual, when eligible)
languageOfLiturgy English
linkedToHistoricMonastery Ely Cathedral
surface form: Ely Abbey
locatedInEcclesiasticalProvince Province of Canterbury
oversees Diocese of Ely
partOf Church of England
precedes Bishop of Exeter
surface form: Bishop of Exeter (in order of precedence among bishops without archiepiscopal rank)
seat Ely Cathedral
style The Right Reverend
succeeds Bishop of Durham
surface form: Bishop of Durham (in some historical precedence lists)
tradition episcopal polity
usesCathedralAsMotherChurch Ely Cathedral

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Ely hasBishop Bishop of Ely
Hugh de Balsham positionHeld Bishop of Ely
Hugh de Balsham appointedAs Bishop of Ely
Hugh de Balsham title Bishop of Ely
this entity surface form: Lord Bishop of Ely
Hugh de Balsham seeAlso Bishop of Ely
Lancelot Andrewes positionHeld Bishop of Ely
John Alcock positionHeld Bishop of Ely
Diocesan Synod of Ely worksWith Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Huntingdon suffraganTo Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Huntingdon supports Bishop of Ely
this entity surface form: diocesan Bishop of Ely
Bishop of Huntingdon seeAlso Bishop of Ely
Archdeaconry of Cambridge hasSuperior Bishop of Ely
Wisbech Castle administeredBy Bishop of Ely
Francis Turner positionHeld Bishop of Ely