aged 100 — in Lowestoft, where he was buried. 19311951 (d.): Edwin Robins, Vicar of Wicklewood (until 1947) and former bishop of Athabasca 1953–1955: Wilfrid Belcher, Rector of Diss and former Bishop of North Queensland Port-passing etiquette When port wine is passed around at British meals, one tradition dictates that a diner passes the decanter to the left immediately after pouring a glass for his or her neighbour on the right; the decanter should not stop its clockwise progress around the table until it is finished. If someone is seen to have failed to follow tradition, the breach is brought to their attention by asking "Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?"; those aware of the tradition treat the question as a reminder, while those who don't are told "He's a terribly good chap, but he always forgets to pass the port." This custom almost certainly owes its origins to an incident at Christ's College, Cambridge in 1785, when Lewis Bagot, the then Bishop of Norwich, dined with the Master and Fellows. The bishop was a notable example of the epicurean clergymen of the period and he applied himself with zeal to the port, to the near complete exclusion of his fellow diners. Nothing was said, but when the bishop entered the college chapel the following day to preach a sermon he discovered the following pasquinade attached to the lectern. The Bishop of Norwich is fond of his Port. Too fond, for the Villain won't pass when he ought. References Citations Bibliography External links Episcopal succession in Anglo-Saxon England Norwich Bishops of Norwich