The Bishop to His Majesty's Prisons is an episcopal post in the Church of England relating to the church's chaplaincy to His Majesty's Prison Service. The bishop holds this role alongside their diocesan or suffragan see and works to support the Chaplain-General of Prisons.

List of bishops

Bishops to HM Prisons
From Until Incumbent Notes
19751985John CavellAlso Bishop of Southampton.
19851985Br Michael (Fisher)Also Bishop of St Germans.
19852001Robert HardyAlso Bishop of Maidstone until 1987, thereafter of Lincoln
20012007Peter SelbyAlso Bishop of Worcester.
20072013James JonesAlso Bishop of Liverpool.
20132020James LangstaffAlso Bishop of Rochester[1]
2020presentRachel TreweekAlso Bishop of Gloucester[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archbishop of Canterbury – Bishop of Rochester to be next Bishop to Prisons (Accessed 18 November 2013)
  2. ↑ "Bishop of Gloucester takes on new national role for prisons".


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