Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich introduced

On 5th February 2026, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell, was introduced to the House of Lords and took her seat on the Bishops’ Benches:

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Archbishop of Canterbury introduced

On 5th February 2026, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who had previously sat in the House of Lords as Bishop of London, was reintroduced to the House and took her seat on the Bishops Benches:

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Bishop of Portsmouth introduced

On 23rd October 2025, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev’d Jonathan Frost, was introduced to the House of Lords and took his seat on the Bishops Benches as a Lord Spiritual.

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Introduction: Bishop of Coventry

On 4th September 2025, the Bishop of Coventry, the Rt Rev’d Sophie Jelley, was introduced to the House of Lords and took her seat on the Bishops Benches as a Lord Spiritual.

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Bishop of Chester introduced

On 17th July 2025, the Right Reverend Mark Tanner, the Bishop of Chester, was introduced to the House of Lords and took his seat on the Bishops’ Benches as a Lord Spiritual:

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Bishop of Peterborough introduced

On 30th January 2025, the Right Reverend Debbie Sellin, the Bishop of Peterborough, was introduced to the House of Lords and took her seat on the Bishops’ Benches as a Lord Spiritual:

The Bishop of Peterborough take the oath and signs the register, before taking her seat as a new Lord Spiritual, in the House of Lords this morning.

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Bishop of Hereford introduced

On 23rd January 2024, the Bishop of Hereford, the Right Reverend Richard Jackson, was introduced to the House of Lords and took his seat on the Bishops’ Benches as a Lord Spiritual:

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Bishop of Winchester introduced to Lords

On 12th December 2023, the Bishop of Winchester, the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, was introduced to the House of Lords and took his seat on the Bishops’ Benches as a Lord Spiritual:

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Bishop of Lincoln introduced to Lords

On 21st November 2023 the Right Reverend Stephen Conway was re-introduced to the House of Lords in his new role as Bishop of Lincoln. He had previously served as Bishop of Ely.

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Bishop of Norwich introduced

On 26th October 2023, the Bishop of Norwich, Rt Revd Graham Usher, was introduced to the House of Lords and took his seat on the Bishops Benches as a Lord Spiritual.

The Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of Norwich, and the Bishop of London

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