Bishops of Durham

(From 995 to 1628)

Office

Holder

 

Year of
appointment and termination

Aldhun

  995-1018
Eadmund   1021-1041

Eadred

  1041-1042

Aethelric

  1042-1056

Aethelwin

  1056-1071

Walcher

Prince Bishops

1071-1080

William of St Carileph

  1081-1096

Rannulf Flambard

  1099-1129

Geoffrey Rufus

  1133-1140

William of St Barbara

  1143-1153

Hugh Pudsey

  1153-1195

Phillip of Poitou

  1195-1208

Richard Marsh

  1217-1226

Richard le Poor

  1229-1237

Nicholas Farnham

  1241-1249

Walter Kirkham

  1249-1260

Robert Stitchill

  1260-1274

Robert of Holy Island

  1274-1283

Antony De Beke

d. 2 Mar 1310/1 1284-1310

Richard Kellaw

  1311-1316

Lewis de Beaumont

  1318-1333

Richard of Bury

  1333-1345

Thomas Hatfield

  1345-1381
John Fordham   1382-1388
Walter Skirlaw   1388-1406
Thomas Langley   1406-1437
Robert Neville   1437-1457
Laurence Booth   1457-1476
William (Sutton) Dudley   1476-1483
John Sherwood   1484-1494
Richard Fox   1494-1501
William (Sever) Senhouse   1502-1505
Christopher Bainbridge   1507-1508
Thomas Ruthall   1509-1523
Thomas Wolsey   1523-1529
Cuthbert Tunstall   1530-1559
James Pilkington   1561-1576
Richard Barnes   1577-1587

Matthew Hutton

  1589-1595

Tobias Matthew

  1595-1606

William James

  1606-1617

Richard Neile

  1617-1627
George Montaigne Chaplain to the Earl of Essex, Professor of Divinity at Gresham College, Master of the Savoy and Chaplain to King James I, Rector of Great Cressingham, Norf., of Aspeden, Herts., of Cheam, Surrey, Dean of Westminster. Bishop of Lincoln, of London, Archbishop of York. d.1628. 1628

Priors of Durham

(Pre-Reformation)

Office

Holder

 

Year of
appointment and termination
Aldwin   1083-1087

Turgot

  1087-1109

Algar

  1109-1137

Roger

  1137-1149

Lawrence

  1149-1153

Absolom

  1154-1158

Thomas

  1158-1162

German

  1163-1186

Bertram

  1188-1208
William   1209-1214
Ralph Kermet   1214-1233
Thomas of Melsonby   1233-1244
Bertram of Middleton   1244-1258
Hugh of Darlington   1258-1272
Richard of Claxton   1272-1285
Hugh of Darlington   1285-1289
Richard of Hoton   1289-1308
William of Tanfield   1308-1313
Geoffrey of Burdon   1314-1322

William of Cowton

  1322-1341
John Fossor   1341-1374
Robert of Berrington   1374-1391
John of Hemmingburgh   1391-1416
John of Washington   1416-1446
William of Ebchester   1446-1456
John Burnaby   1456-1464
Richard Bell   1464-1478
Robert of Ebchester   1478-1484
John of Auckland   1484-1494
Thomas Castell   1494-1519
Hugh Whitehead   1524-1540

Deans of Durham

(Post-Reformation)

Office

Holder

 

Year of
appointment and termination
Hugh Whitehead   1541-48
Robert Horne   1551-1553
Thomas Watson   1553-1557
Thomas Robertson   1557-1559
Robert Horne   1559-1560
Ralph Skinner   1560-1563
William Whittingham   1563-1579
Thomas Wilson   1580-1581
Tobias Matthew   1583-1595
William James   1596-1606
Adam Newton (Sir)   1606-1620
Richard Hunt   1620-1638
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