The see is in the City of Coventry where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael.
[1] The diocese was revived in 1918 under King George V when the parish church of Saint Michael was elevated to cathedral status.
The 8th Bishop of Coventry was Colin Bennetts, who retired on 31 January 2008.
[2] Christopher Cocksworth resigned as Bishop of Coventry effective 5 November 2023, to become Dean of Windsor.
[3] Because the suffragan See of Warwick is also vacant, so Ruth Worsley (Bishop of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells) has been seconded part-time as Acting Bishop of Coventry since 6 November.