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SEPTEMBER 2010
as I was saying
"The love of Christ described in the lesson read by Prince William contains the essence of the spiritual life. Princess Diana recognised this quality of life in many of those whose lives she touched. It was a mystery which resonated deeply with her and for which she reached out. The mystery is this, the more you go beyond yourself, the more you will become your true self."

Read Bishop Richard's address at the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Diana, Princess of Wales. And see the Bishop's other talks and sermons.
index librorum bonorum
the sabbath theft of a nation work in the spirit
What Bishop Richard has been reading and what he thinks about it.
earlier blogs
> September 2007
challenging london
The London Challenge was launched in 2002 and set the Church in the city some tough objectives for the next five years. What's been achieved? What's next?
episcopal visits
Websites attracting Bishop Richard's mouse at the moment are...

> Simon Parke
> OneWorld.net
> Wallspace
> The Temple Gallery
> St Ethelburga's
> Shakespeare's Globe
> The British Library
about bishop richard
More about your Bishop for London...

> The CV
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London's famous bishops

London has had a Bishop for the past 14 centuries – ever since the 7th century, in fact. The list of people who have held the office of Bishop of London makes for inspiring, colourful, and sometimes challenging reading. Here are just a few of Bishop Richard’s more famous predecessors, with links to mini-biographies on Wikipedia.

Check back here soon as we will be adding to this page.

> St Mellitus 604-19

> St Cedd 658-64

> St Dunstan 958-60

> William Warham 1502-04

> Nicholas Ridley 1550-53

> Edmund Grindal 1559-70

> William Laud 1628-33

> Beilby Porteus 1787-1809

> Geoffrey Fisher 1939-45