List of the bishops of Carlisle
| Name | Year appointed | Notes on appointment | End of tenure | Notes on end of tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich, Robert | 1537 | 1556 | ||
| Barnes, Richard | 1570 | confirmed | 1577 | translated |
| Best, John | 1561 | 1570 | ||
| Bradford, Samuel | 1718 | 1723 | translated | |
| Douglas, John | 1787 | 1791 | translated | |
| Elizabeth I | 1559 | 1559 | ||
| Fleming, George | 1735 | 1747 | ||
| Goodenough, Samuel | 1808 | 1827 | ||
| Law, Edmund | 1769 | 1787 | ||
| Lyttelton, Charles | 1762 | 1768 | ||
| May, John | 1577 | 1598 | ||
| Milbourne, Richard | 1621 | nominated | 1624 | |
| Nicolson, William | 1702 | 1718 | translated | |
| Oglethorpe, Owen | 1556 | 1559 | deprived | |
| Osbaldeston, Richard | 1747 | 1762 | translated | |
| Percy, Hugh | 1827 | confirmed | 1856 | |
| Potter, Barnabas | 1629 | 1642 | ||
| Rainbowe, Edward | 1664 | 1684 | ||
| Robinson, Henry | 1598 | 1616 | ||
| Senhouse, Richard | 1624 | 1626 | ||
| Smith, Thomas | 1684 | 1702 | ||
| Snowden, Robert | 1616 | 1621 | ||
| Sterne, Richard | 1660 | 1664 | translated | |
| Ussher, James | 1642 | in commendam | 1656 | |
| Vernon (Harcourt), Edward Venables | 1791 | 1808 | translated | |
| Waugh, John | 1723 | 1734 | ||
| White, Francis | 1626 | 1629 | translated |