During a vacancy in see, another bishop is appointed acting bishop of the diocese. This is usually, but not always, a suffragan from the diocese in question. This is a list of these acting bishops, both current and forthcoming.
(12 Mar 2026)
| Diocese | Acting Bishop | from | |
| Bristol | Neil Warwick | Bishop of Swindon | 2 Sept 2025 |
| Chichester | Will Hazlewood | Bishop of Lewes | 1 June 2026 |
| Durham | Sarah Clark | Bishop of Jarrow | 1 Mar 2024 |
| Ely | Dagmar Winter | Bishop of Huntingdon | 20 July 2023 |
| Guildford | Paul Davies | Bishop of Dorking | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Leeds | Toby Howarth | Bishop of Bradford | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Lichfield | 1 Oct 2026 | ||
| Lincoln | Nicholas Chamberlain | Bishop of Grantham | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Liverpool | Ruth Worsley | Bishop of Wigan | May 2025 |
| London | Emma Ineson | Bishop of Kensington | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Manchester | 1 Aug 2027 | ||
| Oxford | Gavin Collins | Bishop of Dorchester | July 2026 |
| Southwark | Rosemarie Mallett | Bishop of Croydon | 5 Aug 2026 |
| St Albans | Richard Atkinson | Bishop of Bedford | 1 June 2025 |
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