Bishop of Worcester

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Image:Bishofworcarms.PNG The Bishop of Worcester controls the see of Worcester and has his seat in Worcester Cathedral. The diocese covers the county of Worcestershire.

The bishops of Worcester can be traced back to the year 680; during the Middle Ages and the Tudor period, the diocese was Roman Catholic. After the interlude of the Protestant John Hooper (1552-1554), appointed under Edward VI and deprived by Mary I, the Roman Catholic line resumed with Nicholas Heath and then Richard Pate. This latter was then in 1559 deprived by Elizabeth I and died a decade later in imprisonment. From 1559 the Anglican line has continued to the present day.

The Bishops of Worcester reside in Hartlebury Castle in Worcestershire. The current bishop is Peter Selby.

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