Bishop of Hexham

The Bishop of Hexham was an episcopal title which took its name after the market town of Hexham in Northumberland, England. The title was first used by the Anglo-Saxons in the 7th and 9th centuries, and then by the Roman Catholic Church since the 19th century.

This article is about the ancient English bishops. For the modern Roman Catholic bishops, see Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle.

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