List of deposed politicians

Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician or monarch. It may be done by coup, impeachment, invasion, or forced abdication. The term may also refer to the official removal of a clergyman, especially a bishop, from ecclesiastical office.

Notable deposed bishops

 * Cyril of Alexandria
 * Cyril Lucaris
 * John Chrysostom
 * Nestorius
 * Photios I of Constantinople
 * Antipope Benedict XIII
 * Antipope John XXIII
 * The Nine Bishops of the Nonjuring Schism
 * Robert Duncan, VII Bishop of Pittsburgh
 * Mark Lawrence, XIV Bishop of South Carolina
 * John-David Schofield, IV Bishop of San Joaquin