Bishop of Salisbury | |
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Bishopric | |
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Incumbent: Stephen Lake | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
Residence | South Canonry, Salisbury |
Information | |
First holder | Aldhelm Herman (first bishop at Sarum) |
Established | 709 1075 (translated to Salisbury) |
Diocese | Salisbury |
Cathedral | Salisbury Cathedral |
The Bishop of Salisbury is the ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of Salisbury in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers much of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset. The see is in the City of Salisbury where the bishop's seat is in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The current bishop is Stephen Lake.[1]