TheBishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is theOrdinary of theChurch of England'sDiocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in theProvince of Canterbury.

The current bishop isJoanne Grenfell, since theconfirmation on 5 September 2025 of herelection.^[1] The Bishop's residence is theBishop's House, Ipswich^[2] — a little to the north of the town centre.

Under theSuffragan Bishops Act 1534, the titleBishop of Ipswich was created in 1536, but it fell intoabeyance following the first holder surrendering the office in 1538.^[3][4] In 1899, the title was revived with twosuffragan bishops of Ipswich appointed to assist the diocesanbishop of Norwich.^[4] Through reorganisation in theChurch of England, the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich was established byAct of Parliament in 1913 underKing George V. The bishop's and the diocesan offices are located inIpswich, while thebishop's seat is located atSt Edmundsbury Cathedral inBury St Edmunds. Since 1934, the bishops of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich have been assisted by the suffraganbishops of Dunwich in overseeing the diocese.^[5]

Bishops of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1914	1921	Henry Hodgson,DD	Nominated on 18 February,consecrated on 24 February, andenthroned in March 1914. Died in office on 28 February 1921.
1921	1923	Albert David	Nominated on 21 January and consecrated on 25 July 1921.Translated toLiverpool on 18 October 1923.
1923	1940	Walter Whittingham,DD, MA	Nominated on 22 October and consecrated on 1 November 1923. Resigned on 31 August 1940 and died on 17 June 1941.
1940	1953	Richard Brook,DD	Nominated on 24 September and consecrated on 1 November 1940. Resigned on 1 October 1953 and died on 31 January 1969.
1954	1965	Arthur Morris,DD	Translated fromPontefract. Nominated on 4 May and confirmed on 2 June 1954. Resigned on 31 December 1965 and died on 15 October 1977.
1966	1978	Leslie Brown,CBE, DD	PreviouslyArchbishop of Uganda. Nominated on 25 January and confirmed on 25 March 1966. Resigned on 30 September 1978 and died on 27 December 1999.
1978	1986	John Waine,KCVO, BA	Translated fromStafford. Nominated on 23 October and confirmed on 21 November 1978. Translated toChelmsford in 1986.
1986	1996	John Dennis	Father of the British comedianHugh Dennis. Translated fromKnaresborough. Nominated and confirmed in 1986. Retired in 1996.[6]
1997	2007	Richard Lewis	Translated fromTaunton. Nominated and confirmed in 1997. Retired in June 2007.[7]
2007	2013	Nigel Stock,BA, DipTh	Translated fromStockport. Nominated and confirmed in 2007.
20 October 2013[8]	7 May 2015	David Thomson(acting)	Bishop suffragan of Huntingdon (Ely)
7 May 2015	28 February 2025	Martin Seeley	Previously Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge. Nominated on 20 November 2014;[9] election confirmed 7 May 2015; retired 28 February 2025.[10][11]
1 March 2025	acting	Graeme Knowles, acting bishop	Acting bishop during vacancy; formerBishop of Sodor and Man.[11]
2025	present	Joanne Grenfell	Translated fromStepney:[12] nominated June 2025 and[13] confirmed 5 September 2025.[1]
Source(s):[14][15]

Among those who have served the diocese as assistant bishops have been:

• in 1921,Cecil Wood, Rector ofWitnesham and formerBishop of Melanesia, served as archbishop's commissary (i.e. acting diocesan bishop)^[16]
• 1931–1934:Maxwell Maxwell-Gumbleton,Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1932 and formerBishop of Ballarat, became firstBishop suffragan of Dunwich^[17]

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