The Bishop to Her Majesty's Prisons is an episcopal post in the Church of England relating to the church's chaplaincy to Her Majesty's Prison Service. The bishop holds this role alongside their diocesan or suffragan see and works to support the Chaplain-General of Prisons.
| Bishops to HM Prisons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1975 | 1985 | John Cavell | Also Bishop of Southampton. |
| 1985 | 1985 | Br Michael (Fisher) | Also Bishop of St Germans. |
| 1985 | 2001 | Robert Hardy | Also Bishop of Maidstone until 1987, thereafter of Lincoln |
| 2001 | 2007 | Peter Selby | Also Bishop of Worcester. |
| 2007 | 2013 | James Jones | Also Bishop of Liverpool. |
| 2013 | 2020 | James Langstaff | Also Bishop of Rochester [1] |
| 2020 | present | Rachel Treweek | Also Bishop of Gloucester [2] |
A style of office or form/manner of address, is an official or legally recognized form of address for a person or other entity, and may often be used in conjunction with a personal title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office, and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awarded to an individual in a personal capacity. Such styles are particularly associated with monarchies, where they may be used by a wife of an office holder or of a prince of the blood, for the duration of their marriage. They are also almost universally used for presidents in republics and in many countries for members of legislative bodies, higher-ranking judges and senior constitutional office holders. Leading religious figures also have styles.
The Chapel Royal is an establishment in the Royal Household serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the British Royal Family. Historically it was a body of priests and singers that travelled with the monarch. The term is now also applied to the chapels within royal palaces, most notably at Hampton Court and St James's Palace, and other chapels within the Commonwealth designated as such by the monarch. Within the Church of England, some of these royal chapels may also be referred to as Royal Peculiars, an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the monarch. The Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal is a royal household office that in modern times is usually held by the Bishop of London.
Robert Wright Stopford, was a British Anglican bishop.
The General Synod is the tricameral deliberative and legislative organ of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church Assembly, and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had started in the 1850s.
Charles Cardwell McCabe, also known as "Bishop" C. C. McCabe and Chaplain C. C. McCabe, was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist pastor, an Army chaplain during the American Civil War, a Church executive chiefly in the field of fundraising, as chancellor of American University, and as a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church (M.E.), elected in 1896. McCabe was credited by Julia Ward Howe as having popularized her famous piece "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" after his imprisonment by the Confederates in Libby Prison during the Civil War.
Percy Mark Herbert was the first Bishop of Blackburn from 1927 then Bishop of Norwich from 1942 to 1959. He was also a Doctor of Divinity. He was the Clerk of the Closet from 1942–63. An active Freemason, he was Provincial Grand Master for Norfolk.
Andrew Rankin Cowie McLellan is a minister in the Church of Scotland. He was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland from 2002 to 2009.
HMP/YOI Wetherby is a male juveniles prison, located in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Philip William Wheeldon (1913–1992) was the fourth Bishop of Whitby and twice Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman.
John Cox Edghill was a British Anglican priest and military chaplain. He was senior chaplain at Aldershot from 1861, then followed chaplain to the forces at Chatham, Halifax, again at Aldershot, Gibraltar, and, finally, at Portsmouth (1881–85), and then Chaplain-General to Her Majesty's Forces (1885–1901). He was also Chaplain of the Tower of London until he resigned in October 1902. Following his retirement, he held the position of Prebendary of Wells, which he held until his death.
The Rt. Rev.Kenneth George Thompson was a bishop in the Church of England.
Leslie Lloyd Rees was variously Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, Chaplain-General of Prisons and Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury.
An Honorary Chaplain to the Queen (QHC) is a member of the clergy within the United Kingdom who, through long and distinguished service, is appointed to minister to the monarch of the United Kingdom. When George VI reigned, Honorary Chaplains were known as Honorary Chaplains to the King (KHC). As of 2008 there are 33 appointees. They are also known as Honorary Chaplains to the Sovereign.
Humphry Beevor was the seventh Bishop of Lebombo.
James Fielding Sweeny (1857–1940) was an Anglican bishop. He was the 4th Bishop of Toronto and Archbishop of Ontario.
The Chaplain-General of Prisons is the head of the Church of England's chaplaincy to prisons. He is also an ex officio member of the House of Clergy of the General Synod.
Alfred Charles Eustace Jarvis was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.
Spokesperson bishops in the Church of England are bishops in the church who, additionally to their see, have an episcopal role relating to a particular sector, situation or group of people.
Rose Josephine Hudson-Wilkin, is a British Anglican bishop, who has been suffragan Bishop of Dover since 2019: she is the first black woman to become a Church of England bishop. She had served as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons from 2010 to 2019, and previously in the Church Army and then parish ministry.
Alexander Emsley Nimmo, is a Scottish Anglican priest and historian. He has been Rector of St Margaret of Scotland, Aberdeen since 1990. He was also Dean of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney from 2008 to 2017.
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