abstract:The Bishop of Durham is the Anglican bishop responsible for the Diocese of Durham in the Province of York. The diocese is one of the oldest in the country and its bishop is a member of the House of Lords.
Two good churches for batsare the remotechurchoftheHolyCross in Kilgwrrwg, near Chepstow, and the Anglo-Saxon church in Escomb, nearBishopAuckland in Countydurham.