Bishop of Grantham

The Bishop of Grantham is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after the market town of Grantham in Lincolnshire. The suffragan bishop has particular oversight of the Archdeaconry of Boston.

Nicholas Chamberlain, the present incumbent, was consecrated Bishop of Grantham on 19 November 2015. In 2016, Chamberlain announced he is gay and in a partnership, becoming the first bishop to do so in the Church of England.

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