Bishop of Bath and Wells

Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishopric
anglican
Arms of the Bishop of Bath and Wells: Azure, a saltire per saltire quarterly quartered or and argent
Incumbent:
Michael Beasley
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ResidenceBishop's Palace, Wells
Information
First holderAthelm
Established909
DioceseBath and Wells
CathedralWells Cathedral
Website
www.bathandwells.org.uk

The bishop of Bath and Wells is the diocesean bishop of the diocese of Bath and Wells in the Church of England. The bishop's seat, or cathedra, is at the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Wells. The diocese covers most of Somerset and a small part of Dorset.

From 1090 until the Reformation the Abbey Church of St Peter and Paul in the city of Bath was also a cathedral of the diocese, and the double name has been retained. The bishop has the right, together with the bishop of Durham, to escort the sovereign at the coronation. The bishop's residence is the Bishop's Palace, Wells.