Francis Underhill (16 May 1878 – 24 January 1943)^[1] was an Anglican bishop in the first half of the 20th century.

Francis Underhill
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Underhill by Harry Morley; oil on canvas, 1940
Diocese	Diocese of Bath and Wells
In office	1937–1943
Predecessor	Basil Wynne Willson
Successor	William Wand
Other post(s)	Dean of Rochester (1932–1937)
Orders
Consecration	30 November 1937 by Cosmo Lang
Personal details
Born	(1878-05-16)16 May 1878
Died	24 January 1943(1943-01-24) (aged 64)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Education	Shrewsbury School
Alma mater	Exeter College, Oxford

Underhill was educated at Shrewsbury School and Exeter College, Oxford.^[2] He was ordained in 1901 and was a curate at St Paul's Swindon and St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford and then Vicar of St Alban the Martyr, Birmingham until 1925. He was the first secretary of the Federation of Catholic Priests^[3] and from 1925 until 1932 he was Warden of Liddon House,^[4] and priest in charge of the Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair when he was appointed Dean of Rochester, a position he held until his confirmation as Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1937. Shortly after confirmation, he was consecrated a bishop on St Andrew's Day 1937 (30 November), by Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.^[5] An author,^[6] he was a cousin of Evelyn Underhill.