 The office of Chancellor was removed from the Bishop of Oxford (the outgoing bishop, Thomas Strong, had been outspoken in the abdication crisis of Edward VIII), and so it was withheld from his successor, Kenneth Kirk, and has since been held by one of the Knights Companion.The office of Register has been held by the Dean of Windsor since 1558.The Garter Principal King of Arms is "ex officio" the senior officer of the College of Arms (the heraldic authority of England), and is usually appointed from among the other officers of arms at the College.