Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
Archdeaconries | Sudbury, Suffolk, Ipswich[N 1] |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 446 |
Churches | 482 |
Information | |
Cathedral | St Edmundsbury Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Suffragan | Mike Harrison, Bishop of Dunwich |
Dean | Joe Hawes, Dean of St Edmundsbury |
Archdeacons |
David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury Ian Morgan, Archdeacon of Suffolk Archdeacon of Ipswich (vacant) |
Website | |
The Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part of the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese was formed on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Ely.[2]
Though the diocesan offices, the bishops' offices and residences are all in Ipswich – only the cathedral (and its offices) are in Bury St Edmunds – the diocese is nonetheless often referred to as St Edmundsbury diocese.[3] Both the diocese[4] and the diocesan bishop[5] are commonly called "(St) Eds and Ips."
Bishops
Alongside the diocesan Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Martin Seeley), the Diocese has one suffragan bishop: the Bishop suffragan of Dunwich (Mike Harrison since 24 February 2016.)[6] There are also some retired bishops living in the diocese who are licensed as honorary assistant bishops:
- 2008–present: Gavin Reid, former Bishop of Maidstone, lives in Beccles.[7]
- 2008–present: John Waine, retired Bishop of Chelmsford, Bishop of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich and Bishop suffragan of Stafford, lives in Grundisburgh.[8]
- 2008–present: Jeremy Walsh, retired Bishop suffragan of Tewkesbury, lives in Martlesham.[9]
- 2012–present: Retired Dean of St Paul's and former Bishop of Sodor and Man Graeme Knowles lives in Bury St Edmunds (and is also licensed in neighbouring Ely diocese.)[10]
- 2012–present: Former vicar of HTB Sandy Millar lives in Aldeburgh and is also an honorary assistant bishop in London.[11]
2015–present: Tim Stevens. retired Bishop of Leicester and former Bishop of Dunwich.[12]
Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
Archdeaconries and deaneries
Diocese | Archdeaconries | Rural Deaneries | Paid clergy | Churches | Population | People/clergy | People/church | Churches/clergy |
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Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich | Archdeaconry of Ipswich | Deanery of Bosmere | 6 | 24 | 21,948 | 3,658 | 915 | 4 |
Deanery of Colneys | 7 | 21 | 38,615 | 5,516 | 1,839 | 3 | ||
Deanery of Hadleigh | 4 | 23 | 18,765 | 4,691 | 816 | 5.75 | ||
Deanery of Ipswich | 15 | 25 | 161,868 | 10,791 | 6,475 | 1.67 | ||
Deanery of Samford | 4 | 19 | 20,084 | 5,021 | 1,057 | 4.75 | ||
Deanery of Stowmarket | 5 | 18 | 31,761 | 6,352 | 1,765 | 3.6 | ||
Deanery of Woodbridge | 7 | 35 | 25,128 | 3,590 | 718 | 5 | ||
Archdeaconry of Sudbury | Deanery of Clare | 4 | 29 | 41,514 | 10,379 | 1,432 | 7.25 | |
Deanery of Ixworth | 3 | 31 | 19,666 | 6,555 | 634 | 10.33 | ||
Deanery of Lavenham | 10 | 30 | 19,074 | 1,907 | 636 | 3 | ||
Deanery of Mildenhall | 8 | 26 | 61,335 | 7,667 | 2,359 | 3.25 | ||
Deanery of Sudbury | 8 | 22 | 39,268 | 4,909 | 1,785 | 2.75 | ||
Deanery of Thingoe | 11* | 25* | 54,898* | 4,991 | 2,196 | 2.27 | ||
Archdeaconry of Suffolk | Deanery of Hartismere | 4 | 21 | 12,294 | 3,074 | 585 | 5.25 | |
Deanery of Hoxne | 5 | 21 | 8,828 | 1,766 | 420 | 4.2 | ||
Deanery of Loes | 7 | 32 | 17,492 | 2,499 | 547 | 4.57 | ||
Deanery of Saxmundham | 5 | 23 | 19,611 | 3,922 | 853 | 4.6 | ||
Deanery of Waveney & Blyth | 12 | 54 | 39,614 | 3,301 | 734 | 4.5 | ||
Total/average | 125 | 479 | 651,763 | 5,214 | 1,361 | 3.83 |
*including Cathedral
List of churches
Not in a deanery
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Cathedra |
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409 |
Deanery of Bosmere
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Blakenham, Great (St Mary) and Little (St Mary) with Baylham and Nettlestead |
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5,488 | |
Claydon (No Church) and Barham |
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Coddenham (St Mary) with Gosbeck and Hemingstone with Henley |
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4,958 | |
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Creeting St Mary (St Mary), Creeting St Peter and Earl Stonham with Stonham Parva |
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Crowfield (All Saints) with Stonham Aspal and Mickfield |
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Bramford (St Mary the Virgin) |
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2,370 | |
Needham Market (St John the Baptist) with Badley |
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4,542 | |
Ringshall (St Catherine) with Battisford, Barking with Darmsden and Great Bricett |
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4,590 | |
Somersham (St Mary) with Flowton and Offton with Willisham |
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Deanery of Colneys
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Felixstowe (Christ Church) |
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5,797 | |
Felixstowe (St John the Baptist) (St Edmund) |
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4,347 | |
Felixstowe (St Peter and St Paul) (St Andrew) (St Nicholas) |
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7,369 | |
Martlesham (St Mary the Virgin) with Brightwell |
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5,598 | |
Nacton (St Martin) and Levington with Bucklesham and Foxhall with Kirton and Falkenham |
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3,716 | |
Waldringfield (All Saints) with Hemley and Newbourne |
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Walton (St Mary) (St Philip) and Trimley |
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11,788 | |
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Deanery of Hadleigh
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Bildeston (St Mary Magdalene) with Wattisham and Lindsey, Whatfield with Semer, Nedging and Naughton |
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2,214 | |
Elmsett (St Peter) with Aldham, Hintlesham, Chattisham and Kersey |
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2,094 | |
Hadleigh (St Mary), Layham and Shelley |
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8,938 | |
Higham (St Mary), Holton St Mary, Raydon and Stratford St Mary |
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1,562 | |
Nayland (St James) with Wiston |
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3,957 | |
Stoke By Nayland (St Mary) with Leavenheath and Polstead |
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Deanery of Ipswich
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Ipswich (All Hallows) |
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12,311 | |
Ipswich (St Andrew) |
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19,163 | |
Ipswich (St John the Baptist) |
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Ipswich (St Augustine of Hippo) |
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11,213 | |
Ipswich (St Bartholomew) |
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4,375 | |
Ipswich (St Helen) (Holy Trinity) (St Clement with St Luke) |
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12,107 | |
Ipswich (St Margaret) |
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7,556 | |
Ipswich (St Mary At Stoke) (St Peter) (St Francis) (St Clare's Church Centre) |
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31,396 | |
Ipswich (St Mary At the Elms) |
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268 | ||
Ipswich (St Mary-Le-Tower) (St Nicholas) |
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1,256 | ||
Ipswich (St Thomas) |
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10,701 | |
Kesgrave (All Saints) |
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14,134 | |
Rushmere (St Andrew) |
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7,301 | |
Triangle (All Saints) (St Matthew) (Community Centre) Ipswich |
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15,684 | |
Westerfield (St Mary Magdalene) and Tuddenham with Witnesham |
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1,650 | |
Whitton (St Mary and St Botolph) and Thurleston with Akenham |
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12,753 |
Deanery of Samford
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Bergholt, East (St Mary the Virgin) and Brantham |
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5,315 | |
Capel St Mary (St Mary) with Little Wenham and Great Wenham |
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3,034 | |
Holbrook (All Saints), Stutton, Freston, Woolverstone and Wherstead |
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3,728 | |
Shoreline Benefice, The, Comprising Chelmondiston, Erwarton, Harkstead, and Shotley |
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3,809 | |
Sproughton (All Saints) with Burstall, Copdock with Washbrook and Belstead and Bentley with Tattingstone |
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4,198 | |
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Deanery of Stowmarket
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Bacton (St Mary the Virgin) with Wyverstone, Cotton and Old Newton, and Wickham Skeith |
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3,675 | |
Combs (St Mary) and Little Finborough |
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8,206 | |
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Finborough, Great (St Andrew) with Onehouse, Harleston, Buxhall and Shelland | ||||
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Haughley (St Mary the Virgin) with Wetherden and Stowupland |
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4,181 | |
Mendlesham (St Mary) |
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1,411 | ||
Stowmarket (St Peter and St Mary) |
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14,288 |
Deanery of Woodbridge
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Bealings, Great (St Mary) and Little (All Saints) with Playford and Culpho |
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997 | |
Carlford, Comprising Ashbocking, Boulge, Burgh, Clopton, Grundisburgh, Hasketon, Otley, and Swilland |
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3,709 | |
Melton (St Andrew) and Ufford |
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5,177 | |
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Wilford Peninsula, The, Comprising Alderton, Bawdsey, Boyton, Bromeswell, Butley, Chillesford, Eyke, Hollesley, Iken, Orford, Ramsholt, Rendlesham, Shottisham, Sudbourne, Sutton, Tunstall, and Wantisden |
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7,682 | |
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Woodbridge (St John the Evangelist) and Bredfield |
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2,002 | |
Woodbridge (St Mary the Virgin) |
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5,561 |
Deanery of Clare
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Bansfield, Comprising Cowlinge, Denston, Lidgate, Ousden, Stansfield, Stradishall, and Wickhambrook |
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3,037 | |
Chevington (All Saints) with Hargrave, Chedburgh with Depden, Rede and Hawkedon |
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1,944 | |
Haverhill (St Mary the Virgin) with Withersfield |
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27,343 | |
Stour Valley, The, Comprising Cavendish, Clare with Poslingford, Hundon, Stoke-By-Clare, and Wixoe |
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5,789 | |
Stourhead, Comprising Barnardiston, Great Bradley, Great Thurlow, Great Wratting, Hundon, Kedington, Little Bradley, Little Thurlow, and Little Wratting |
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3,401 |
Deanery of Ixworth
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Badwell (St Mary) and Walsham |
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3,462 | |
Pakenham (St Mary) with Norton and Tostock |
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2,449 | |
Blackbourne, Comprising Bardwell, Barnham, Euston, Fakenham Magna, Honington, Ingham, Ixworth, and Troston |
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7,471 | |
Hepworth (St Peter) with Hinderclay, Wattisfield and Thelnetham |
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6,284 | |
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Stanton (All Saints), Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham and Coney Weston |
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Deanery of Lavenham
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Bradfield St Clare (St Clare), Bradfield St George with Little Whelnetham, Cockfield, Felsham and Gedding |
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2,208 | |
Elmswell (St John the Divine) |
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3,914 | |
Lavenham (St Peter and St Paul) with Preston |
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1,896 | |
Monks Eleigh (St Peter) with Chelsworth and Brent Eleigh with Milden and Kettlebaston |
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992 | |
Rattlesden (St Nicholas) with Thorpe Morieux, Brettenham and Hitcham |
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2,243 | |
Rougham (St Mary), Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke |
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2,372 | |
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St Edmund Way, Comprising Bradfield Combust, Great Whelnetham, Hawstead, Lawshall, Nowton, and Stanningfield |
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2,885 | |
Woolpit (Blessed Virgin Mary) with Drinkstone |
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2,564 | |
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Deanery of Mildenhall
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Brandon (St Peter) |
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9,193 | |
Dalham (St Mary), Gazeley, Higham, Kentford and Moulton |
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2,543 | |
Exning (St Martin) (St Philip) with Landwade |
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9,769 | |
Lakenheath (St Mary), Santon Downham and Elveden |
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5,060 | |
Mildenhall (St Mary) |
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24,061 | |
Newmarket (All Saints) |
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5,648 | |
Newmarket (St Mary the Virgin) with Exning St Agnes |
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5,061 |
Deanery of Sudbury
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Acton (All Saints) with Great Waldingfield |
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3,293 | |
Boxford (St Mary), Edwardstone, Groton, Little Waldingfield and Newton |
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2,770 | |
Bures (St Mary the Virgin) with Assington and Lt Cornard |
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2,754 | |
Chadbrook, Comprising Alpheton, Shimplingthorne, and Long Melford |
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4,225 | |
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Cornard, Great (St Andrew) |
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8,532 | |
Glemsford (St Mary the Virgin), Hartest with Boxted, Somerton and Stanstead (Glem Valley United Benefice) |
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4,346 | |
Sudbury (All Saints) with Ballingdon and Brundon |
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1,699 | |
Sudbury (St Gregory) St Peter and Chilton |
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11,649 |
Deanery of Thingoe
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Barrow (All Saints) |
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2,994 | |
Barton, Great (Holy Innocents) and Thurston |
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5,370 | |
Bury St Edmunds (All Saints) (St John the Evangelist) (St George) |
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23,536 | |
Lark Valley Benefice, The, Comprising Culford, Flempton, Fornham, Lackford, and Timworth |
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Bury St Edmunds (Christ Church) Moreton Hall |
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8,038 | |
Bury St Edmunds (St Mary) (St Peter's District Church) |
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12,558 | |
Horringer (St Leonard) |
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1,993 |
Deanery of Hartismere
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Eye (St Peter and St Paul) |
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2,984 | |
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Hartismere, North, Comprising Brome, Burgate, Palgrave, Stuston, Thrandeston, and Wortham |
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2,604 | |
Hartismere, South, Comprising Gislingham, Mellis, Stoke Ash with Thwaite, Thorndon with Rishangles, Thornham Magna, Thornham Parva, Wetheringsett, and Yaxley |
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4,158 | |
Redgrave (St Mary) Cum Botesdale St Mary with Rickinghall |
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2,548 | |
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Deanery of Hoxne
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Athelington (St Peter), Denham, Horham, Hoxne, Redlingfield, Syleham and Wingfield |
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2,055 | |
Four Rivers, Comprising Bedfield, Brundish, Cratfield, Laxfield, Monk Soham, Tannington, Wilby, and Worlingworth with Southolt |
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3,073 | |
Sancroft, Comprising Fressingfield, Mendham, Metfield, Stradbroke, Weybread, and Withersdale |
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3,700 |
Deanery of Loes
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Alde, Upper, Comprising Badingham, Bruisyard, Cransford, Dennington, Rendham, and Sweffling |
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1,797 | |
Debenham (St Mary Magdalene) and Helmingham |
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3,367 | |
Framlingham (St Michael) with Saxtead |
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3,672 | |
Mid Loes, Comprising Ashfield-Cum-Thorpe, Charsfield with Debach, Cretingham, Dallinghoo, Earl Soham, Hoo, Letheringham, and Monewden |
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1,771 | |
Orebeck |
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4,532 | |
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Wickham Market (All Saints) with Pettistree |
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2,353 | |
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Deanery of Saxmundham
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Alde River Benefice, The, Comprising Benhall, Blaxhall, Farnham St Mary with Statford St Andrew, Great Glemham, Little Glemham, Snape, and Sternfield |
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2,134 | |
Alde Sandlings, Comprising Aldeburgh with Hazelwood, Aldringham with Thorpe, Friston, and Knodishall with Buxlow |
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4,422 | |
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Leiston (St Margaret) |
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5,505 | |
Saxmundham (St John the Baptist) with Kelsale Cum Carlton |
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4,651 | |
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Yoxmere Benefice, The, Comprising Darsham, Dunwich, Middleton Cum Fordley, Peasenhall, Sibton, Theberton with Eastbridge, Westleton, and Yoxford |
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2,899 |
Deanery of Waveney and Blyth
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
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Beccles (St Michael the Archangel) (St Luke's Church Centre) |
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10,146 | |
Blyth Valley Team Ministry, The, Comprising Blyford, Bramfield, Chediston, Halesworth, Holton, Linstead Parva, Spexhall, Thorington, Walpole, Wenhaston, and Wissett |
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7,964 | |
Bungay (Holy Trinity) |
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5,700 | |
Heveningham (St Margaret) with Ubbeston, Huntingfield and Cookley |
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514 | |
Hundred River and Wainford, Comprising Brampton, Ellough and Weston, Ilketshall St Andrew, Redisham, Ringsfield, Shadingfield, Sotterley with Willingham, Stoven, and Westhall |
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2,207 | |
Saints, The, Comprising South Elmham and Ilketshall |
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1,674 | |
Sole Bay, Comprising Blythburgh, Reydon, Sotherton, South Cove, Southwold, Uggeshall, Walberswick, and Wangford |
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5,194 | |
Worlingham (All Saints) with Barnby and North Cove |
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4,655 | |
Wrentham (St Nicholas), Covehithe with Benacre, Henstead with Hulver and Frostenden |
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1,560 |
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich – 2012 Elections to Diocesan Boards of Education
- ↑ "No. 28795". The London Gazette. 23 January 1914. pp. 588–589.
- ↑ Sample letter
- ↑ Sutton – Who's Who in the Church (Accessed 24 April 2014)
- ↑ Jeremy Fletcher: General Synod – Monday (Accessed 24 April 2014)
- ↑ St Edmundsbury & Ipswich — The next Bishop of Dunwich announced Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 16 December 2015)
- ↑ Reid, Gavin Hunter. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Waine, John. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Walsh, (Geoffrey David) Jeremy. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ Knowles, Graeme Paul. ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Millar, Preb. John Alexander Kirkpatrick, (Sandy). ukwhoswho.com. Who's Who. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ http://www.cofesuffolk.org/bishops