became  bishop,  and  on  his  uncle  Burhwold's
death  held  Cornwall  with  Crediton.  Leofric
succeeded,  1046,  and  in  1050,  under  a  charter
of  Edward  the  Confessor,  fixed  the  see  of  the
now  united  diocese  at  Exeter  (q.v.).  Before
the  close  of  the  eleventh  century  Cornwall
was  formed  into  an  archdeaconry.  For  eight
hundred  and  thirty  years  Devon  and  Corn-
wall were  ruled  as  a  single  diocese.  After
prolonged  efforts,  1847-76,  Cornwall  was
reconstituted  as  a  diocese  with  its  see  at
Truro  under  the  Act  39-40  Vic.  c.  54,  by
Order  in  Council  of  30th  April,  taking  effect
from  4th  May  1877.  The  first  bishop,  Dr.
Benson,  was  consecrated  on  St.  Mark's  Day,
1877,  at  St.  Paul's  Cathedral.  The  income
is  £3000  and  residence.
Bishops  of  Teueo

1.  Edward  White  Benson  (q.v.),  1877  ;  tr.  to

Canterbury,  1883.
2.  George  Howard  Wilkinson,  1883  ;   Vicar

of  St.  Peter's,  Eaton  Square,  S.W. ;
founded  community  of  the  Epiphany,
1883 ;  cons,  choir  and  transept  of
cathedral,  1887 ;  res.  (through  ill-
health),  1891  ;  elected  to  St.  Andrews,
1893;  Primus  of  Scottish  Church,
1905 ;  d.  1907.
3.  John  Gott,  1891  ;    Vicar  of  Leeds  and

(1885-91)  Dean  of  Worcester  ;  dedicated
nave  of  cathedral,  1903  ;   d.  1906.
4.  Charles  William  Stubbs,  1906 ;   Dean  of

Ely ;  dedicated  west  towers  and  bells
of  cathedral,  1910 ;  enlarged  and  im-
proved the  see-house,  Lis  Escop ;  d.
1912.
5.  Winfrid  Oldfield  Burrows,  1912 ;  Student

of  Christ  Church,  Oxford;  Archdeacon
of  Birmingham.
Under  the  Truro  Bishopric  Act,  St.  Mary's,
Truro,  was  constituted  the  cathedral  church.
