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The Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese covers most of the County of Suffolk and has its see is in the town of Bury St Edmunds where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint James, formerly a parish church, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1913.
The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Ipswich, Suffolk.
The office has existed since the foundation of the diocese from the dioceses of Ely and Norwich by Act of Parliament in 1913 under King George V. The current bishop is the Right Reverend John Hubert Richard Lewis, the 9th Lord Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, who signs Richard St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich, England
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