The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and 24 diocesan bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords, and are known as the Lords
Spiritual.
The Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester always have seats; the other 21 seats are filled by the remaining bishops in order of seniority.
The Bishops of Sodor and Man and of Gibraltar are not eligible as their sees are not part of the United Kingdom.
The Bishop of Sodor and Man is an ex officio member of the Legislative Council, one of the two houses of the Isle of Man Parliament.
| See | Name | date of birth | introduced to the House | |
| Archbishops |
Canterbury | Justin Welby | 1956 | 26 Feb 2013 |
| York | John Sentamu | 10 Jun 1949 | 2005 | |
| Three senior bishops | London | Richard Chartres | 11 Jul 1947 | 1996 |
| Durham | vacant | |||
| Winchester | Timothy Dakin | 1958 | 2012 | |
| 21 other diocesan bishops | Chester | Peter Forster | 16 Mar 1950 | 2001 |
| Newcastle | Martin Wharton | 06 Aug 1944 | 2003 | |
| Liverpool | James Jones [until Aug 2013] | 18 Aug 1948 | 2003 | |
| Leicester | Timothy Stevens | 31 Dec 1946 | 2003 | |
| Norwich | Graham James | 19 Jan 1951 | 2004 | |
| Exeter | Michael Langrish [until 31 Aug 2013] | 01 Jul 1946 | 2005 | |
| Ripon & Leeds | John Packer | 10 Oct 1946 | 2006 | |
| Bath & Wells | Peter Price [until 30 June 2013] | 17 May 1944 | 2008 | |
| Wakefield | Stephen Platten | 17 May 1947 | 2009 | |
| Bristol | Michael Hill | 17 Apr 1949 | 2009 | |
| Lichfield | Jonathan Gledhill | 15 Feb 1949 | 2009 | |
| Hereford | Anthony Priddis [until 24 Sept 2013] | 15 Mar 1948 | 2009 | |
| Gloucester | Michael Perham | 08 Nov 1947 | 2009 | |
| Guildford | Christopher Hill | 10 Oct 1945 | 2010 | |
| Derby | Alastair Redfern | 01 Sep 1948 | 2010 | |
| Birmingham | David Urquhart | 14 Apr 1952 | 2010 | |
| Oxford | John Pritchard | 22 Apr 1948 | 2010 | |
| St Edmundsbury & Ipswich | Nigel Stock | 29 Jan 1950 | 2011 | |
| Worcester | John Inge | 26 Feb 1955 | 2012 | |
| Coventry | Christopher Cocksworth | 12 Jan 1959 | 15 Jan 2013 | |
| Truro | Timothy Thornton | 14 Apr 1957 | 22 Apr 2013 |
| See | Name | date of birth |
| Sheffield | Stephen Croft | 1957 |
| St Albans | Alan Smith | 14 Feb 1957 |
| Carlisle | James Newcombe | 24 Jul 1953 |
| Southwell & Nottingham | Paul Butler | 18 Sep 1955 |
| Peterborough | Donald Allister | 1952 |
| Portsmouth | Christopher Foster | 1954 |
| Chelmsford | Stephen Cottrell | 1958 |
| Rochester | James Langstaff | 27 Jun 1956 |
| Ely | Stephen Conway | 22 Dec 1957 |
| Southwark | Christopher Chessun | 1956 |
| Bradford | Nicholas Baines | 1957 |
| Salisbury | Nicholas Holtam | 1954 |
| Lincoln | Christopher Lowson | 1953 |
| Chichester | Martin Warner | 1958 |
| Blackburn (designate) | Julian Henderson | 1954 |
| Manchester | vacant |