The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.
The Bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual in the British House of Lords regardless of their length of service. The Lords Spiritual comprise the clergy section of the parliament house as opposed to the Lords Temporal. His diocese is one of the oldest and most importan...
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The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England diocese of Winchester, with his cathedra at Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire.
The Bishop is one of five Church of England bishops to be among the Lords Spiritual in the British House of Lords regardless of their length of service. The Lords Spiritual comprise the clergy section of the parliament house as opposed to the Lords Temporal. His diocese is one of the oldest and most important in England. Originally it was the see of the kingdom of Wessex, with the cathedra at Dorchester Cathedral under Saints Birinus and Agilbert. It was transferred to Winchester in 660. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the wealthiest English sees and its bishops have included a number of politically prominent Englishmen, notably the 9th century Saint Swithun. During the 19th century, the bishop licensed many prostitutes who were known as the "Winchester Geese" and maintained a cemetery for them.
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