The first Bishop of Salisbury was St Osmund, appointed in 1078, when the dioceses of Sherborne and Ramsbury were merged. For a full list of Bishops, click here.

There is currently a vacancy in the See of Salisbury. Dr David Stancliffe stepped down officially on 30 September after serving as Bishop since 1993.

For information on the process to appoint a new bishop click here. 

For sermons, speeches, articles and publications by Dr Stancliffe please click below. 

The current acting bishop of Salisbury is the Bishop of Ramsbury Stephen Conway. For information on him click here.