TheBishop of Lewes is anepiscopal title used by asuffragan bishop of theChurch of EnglandDiocese of Chichester, in theProvince of Canterbury,England.[1][2] The title takes its name afterLewes, thecounty town ofEast Sussex. The bishops suffragan of Lewes were area bishops since the Chichester area scheme was erected in 1984 until 2013.[3] The suffragan bishop has oversight of the archdeaconries of Hastings & Brighton and Lewes.
The present bishop, since July 2020, isWill Hazlewood.
| Bishops of Lewes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1909 | 1914 | Leonard Burrows | Translated toSheffield |
| 1914 | 1920 | Herbert Jones | |
| 1920 | 1926 | Henry Southwell | |
| 1926 | 1928 | Thomas Cook | |
| 1928 | 1929 | William Streatfeild[4] | |
| 1929 | 1946 | Hugh Hordern | |
| 1946 | 1959 | Geoffrey Warde | |
| 1959 | 1977 | Lloyd Morrell | |
| 1977 | 1992 | Peter Ball | First area bishop from 1984; translated toGloucester. Pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault and one of misconduct in a public office while Bishop of Lewes[5] |
| 1992 | 1996 | Ian Cundy | Translated toPeterborough |
| 1997 | 2012 | Wallace Benn | Retired on 31 October 2012; last area bishop until his retirement |
| 2014 | 2020 | Richard Jackson | Translated toHereford, 7 January 2020 |
| 2020 | present | Will Hazlewood | Consecrated 15 July 2020 (afternoon)[6] |
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