He was appointed Bishop of Durham on 27 August 1507.

A church in the town was burned down in 1080 with the Bishop of Durham inside.

He went to see the Bishop of Durham, who gave him tea.

But he had been Bishop of Durham for less than three years, and was in a see which fitted his gifts perfectly.

Eadred (died 1042) was Bishop of Durham in around 1040.

He was formerly the Bishop of Durham, serving for just over a year.

The Bishop of Durham thought them the finest ever seen.

He was Bishop of Durham from 1388 to 1406.

Look at the way the Bishop of Durham gets clobbered every time he opens his mouth.

This link with the Bishops of Durham is reflected in the first part of the town's name.