He died at Louvain, on 9 October 1564. Subsequent centuries The present diocese covers most of the traditional county of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was formerly the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Werburgh, being elevated to cathedral status in 1541. List of bishops List of bishops of Chester after the foundation of the modern diocese of Chester in 1541. Earlier the midland diocese had for a time had its see at Chester, for which see List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Lichfield and its precursor offices. Assistant bishops Among those who have served as assistant bishops in the diocese have been: 19341948: Norman Tubbs, Archdeacon of Chester and Canon Residentiary until 1937, Dean of Chester thereafter; former Bishop in Tinnevelly and Bishop of Rangoon 19621965 (res.): Tom Greenwood, Vicar of Whitegate and former Bishop of Yukon References Notes Bibliography Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) Joseph Haydn/Horace Ockerby, reprinted 1969 Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London External links Crockford's Clerical Directory – Listings Chester Chester Bishops of Chester 1541 establishments in England