title: Bishop to HM Prisons
text: # Bishop to HM Prisons
  
  The Bishop to His Majesty's Prisons is an episcopal post in the Church of England relating to the church's chaplaincy to His Majesty's Prison Service. The bishop holds this role alongside their diocesan or suffragan see and works to support the Chaplain-General of Prisons.
  
  ## List of bishops
  
  Bishops to HM Prisons :
  
  | From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1975 | 1985 | John Cavell | Also Bishop of Southampton. |
  | 1985 | 1985 | Br Michael (Fisher) | Also Bishop of St Germans. |
  | 1985 | 2001 | Robert Hardy | Also Bishop of Maidstone until 1987, thereafter of Lincoln |
  | 2001 | 2007 | Peter Selby | Also Bishop of Worcester. |
  | 2007 | 2013 | James Jones | Also Bishop of Liverpool. |
  | 2013 | 2020 | James Langstaff | Also Bishop of Rochester |
  | 2020 | present | Rachel Treweek | Also Bishop of Gloucester |
  