List of Church of England dioceses

There are 42 Church of England dioceses,[1] each being an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop.[2] These cover England, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and a small part of Wales. The Diocese in Europe is also a part of the Church of England,[1] and covers the whole of continental Europe, Morocco and the post-Soviet states.[3] The structure of dioceses within the Church of England was initially inherited from the Catholic Church as part of the Protestant Reformation.[4] During the Reformation a number of new dioceses were founded,[5] but no more were then created until the middle of the 19th century,[6] when dioceses were founded mainly in response to the growing population, especially in the northern industrial cities.[7] The most recent diocese to be established was the Diocese of Leeds, which came into being on 20 April 2014.[8] Prior to that, no new dioceses had been founded since 1927. Leeds was created by combining three previous dioceses: the Diocese of Bradford, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, and the Diocese of Wakefield.

Dioceses of the Church of England
▉ Province of Canterbury
▉ Province of York
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The 42 current dioceses are divided into two provinces. The Province of Canterbury in the south comprises 30 dioceses and the Province of York in the north comprises 12.[1] The archbishops of Canterbury and York have pastoral oversight over the bishops within their province, along with certain other rights and responsibilities.[9] All of the dioceses have one cathedral each except the Diocese of Leeds, which has three that are considered co-equal. Of all the dioceses, Derby has the smallest cathedral; Derby Cathedral takes up only 10,950 square feet (1,000 m2).[10] One diocese dates back to the 6th century, eight date back to the 7th century, two to the 10th century, five to the 11th century, two to the 12th century, five to the 16th century, seven to the 19th century, and ten to the 20th century. The territories administered by the various dioceses generally accord with the counties as they existed before the Local Government Act 1972.

Dioceses
Diocese[11]
(bishop)		 Coat of arms[12] Province[1] Territory[1] Cathedral[13] Founded[14]
Bath and Wells
(Bishop)
Canterbury Somerset; North Somerset; Bath and North East Somerset; some parishes in Dorset[15] Wells Cathedral[16] 909 (Diocese of Wells)[17]
Birmingham
(Bishop)
Canterbury Birmingham; Sandwell except part of the north; Solihull except part of the east; part of Warwickshire; some parishes in Worcestershire[18] St Philip's Cathedral[19] 1905[20]
Blackburn
(Bishop)
York Lancashire except part of the east and south, Liverpool, and Manchester; some parishes in Wigan[21] Blackburn Cathedral[22] 12 November 1926
(from Manchester)[23]
Bristol
(Bishop)
Canterbury Bristol; southern two-thirds of South Gloucestershire; northern quarter of Wiltshire except part of the north; Swindon except part of the north and south; some parishes in Gloucestershire[24] Bristol Cathedral[25] 1542[26]
Canterbury
(Archbishop)
Canterbury Kent east of Medway[27] Canterbury Cathedral[28] 597[29]
Carlisle
(Bishop)
York Cumbria except Alston Moor (part of the Diocese of Newcastle), and the former Sedbergh Rural District (part of the Diocese of Leeds)[30] Carlisle Cathedral[31] 1133[32]
Chelmsford
(Bishop)
Canterbury Essex except part of the north; part of East London north of the River Thames; part of South Cambridgeshire[33] Chelmsford Cathedral[34] 1914
Chester
(Bishop)
York Cheshire; the Wirral Peninsula; Halton south of the River Mersey; Warrington south of the River Mersey; Trafford except part of the north; Stockport except part of the north and east; the eastern half of Tameside; part of Derbyshire; part of Manchester; part of Flintshire[35] Chester Cathedral[36] 1541
Chichester
(Bishop)
[37]		 Canterbury West Sussex except part of the north; East Sussex except part of the north; part of Kent[38] Chichester Cathedral[39] 1075
Coventry
(Bishop)
Canterbury Coventry; Warwickshire except part of the north, southwest, and south; part of Solihull[40] Coventry Cathedral[41] 1918
Derby
(Bishop)
Canterbury Derbyshire except part of the north; part of Stockport; part of Staffordshire[42] Derby Cathedral[43] 1927[44]
Durham
(Bishop)
York Durham except part of the southwest and north; Gateshead; South Tyneside; Sunderland; Hartlepool; Darlington; Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees[45] Durham Cathedral[46] 990
Ely
(Bishop)
Canterbury Cambridgeshire except part of the northwest and south; the western quarter of Norfolk; part of Bedfordshire[47] Ely Cathedral[48] 1109
Europe
(Bishop)
Canterbury Europe except Great Britain and Ireland; Morocco; Turkey; the post-Soviet states in Asia[49] Gibraltar Cathedral[50] 21 August 1842 (Diocese of Gibraltar)[51]
1980 (Diocese in Europe)
Exeter
(Bishop)
Canterbury Devon except part of the southeast and west; Plymouth; Torbay[52] Exeter Cathedral[53] 1050
Gloucester
(Bishop)
Canterbury Gloucestershire except part of the north, south, and east; the northern third of South Gloucestershire; part of Wiltshire; part of southwest Warwickshire; part of southern Worcestershire[54] Gloucester Cathedral[55] 1541
Guildford
(Bishop)
Canterbury The western two-thirds of Surrey south of the River Thames except part of the northeast; part of northeastern Hampshire; part of Greater London; part of West Sussex[56] Guildford Cathedral[57] 1927
Hereford
(Bishop)
Canterbury Herefordshire; the southern half of Shropshire; part of Powys and Monmouthshire[58] Hereford Cathedral[59] 676
Leeds
(Bishop)
York Ripon; Bradford; Leeds; Huddersfield; Wakefield[60] Co-equally:
Ripon Cathedral,
Wakefield Cathedral,
Bradford Cathedral[61]		 20 April 2014 (thereby dissolving the dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds, and Wakefield)[8]
Leicester
(Bishop)
Canterbury Leicestershire; part of Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, and Warwickshire[62] Leicester Cathedral[63] 1926
Lichfield
(Bishop)
Canterbury Staffordshire except part of the southeast and southwest; the northern half of Shropshire; Wolverhampton; Walsall; the northern half of Sandwell[64] Lichfield Cathedral[65] 664
Lincoln
(Bishop)
Canterbury Lincolnshire; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire except part of the west[66] Lincoln Cathedral[67] 1074
Liverpool
(Bishop)
York Liverpool; Sefton; Knowsley; St Helens; Wigan except part of the north and east; Halton north of the River Mersey; most of West Lancashire[68] Liverpool Cathedral[69] 1880
London
(Bishop)
Canterbury The City of London; Greater London north of the River Thames except part of the east and north; Surrey north of the Thames; part of Hertfordshire[70] St Paul's Cathedral[71] 601
Manchester
(Bishop)
York Manchester except part of the south; Salford; Bolton; Bury; Rochdale; Oldham; the western half of Tameside; part of Wigan, Trafford, Stockport, and southern Lancashire[72] Manchester Cathedral[73] 1848
Newcastle
(Bishop)
York Northumberland; Newcastle upon Tyne; North Tyneside; part of eastern Cumbria; part of County Durham[74] Newcastle Cathedral[75] 1882
Norwich
(Bishop)
Canterbury Norfolk except part of the west; part of northeastern Suffolk[76] Norwich Cathedral[77] 1096
Oxford
(Bishop)
Canterbury Oxfordshire; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; part of Hampshire and Hertfordshire[78] Christ Church Cathedral[79] 1542
Peterborough
(Bishop)
Canterbury Northamptonshire except part of the west; Rutland; Peterborough except part of the southeast; part of Lincolnshire[80] Peterborough Cathedral[81] 1541
Portsmouth
(Bishop)
Canterbury The southeastern third of Hampshire; the Isle of Wight[82] Portsmouth Cathedral[83] 1927
Rochester
(Bishop)
Canterbury Kent west of the River Medway except part of the southwest; Medway; most of Bromley Bexley; part of East Sussex[84] Rochester Cathedral[85] 604
St Albans
(Bishop)
Canterbury Hertfordshire except part of the south and west; Bedfordshire except part of the north and west; part of Greater London[86] St Albans Cathedral[87] 1877
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
(Bishop)
Canterbury Suffolk except part of the northeast; part of Essex[88] St Edmundsbury Cathedral[89] 1914
Salisbury
(Bishop)
Canterbury The southern three quarters of Wiltshire; Dorset except part of the east; part of Hampshire and Devon[90] Salisbury Cathedral[91] 1078
Sheffield
(Bishop)
York Sheffield; Rotherham; Doncaster except part of the southeast; part of North Lincolnshire; part of northeastern Barnsley; part of the East Riding of Yorkshire[92] Sheffield Cathedral[93] 1914
Sodor and Man
(Bishop)
York The Isle of Man[94] Cathedral, Isle of Man 1400c. 1400 (English jurisdiction)
447 (first founded)[95]
Southwark
(Bishop)
Canterbury Greater London south of the River Thames except most of Bromley and Bexley and part of the southwest; the eastern third of Surrey[96] Southwark Cathedral[97] 1905
Southwell and Nottingham
(Bishop)
York Nottinghamshire; part of South Yorkshire[98] Southwell Minster[99] 1884
Truro
(Bishop)
Canterbury Cornwall; the Isles of Scilly; part of Devon[100] Truro Cathedral[101] 1877
Winchester
(Bishop)
Canterbury Hampshire except the southeastern quarter and part of the northeast, west, and north; part of eastern Dorset; the Channel Islands[102] Winchester Cathedral[103] 662
Worcester
(Bishop)
Canterbury Worcestershire except part of the south and north; part of Wolverhampton, Sandwell, and northern Gloucestershire[104] Worcester Cathedral[105] 680
York
(Archbishop)
York York; East Riding of Yorkshire except part of the southwest; Kingston upon Hull; Redcar and Cleveland; Middlesbrough; the eastern half of North Yorkshire; Stockton-on-Tees south of the River Tees; part of Leeds[106] York Minster[107] 625

Statistics

Source:[108][109]

Diocese Population Area (sq. m.) Pop. density1 Full-time clergy Benefices Parishes Churches People per clergy People per church Churches per clergy
Bath & Wells 947,000 1,610 588 195 178 463 560 4,856 1,691 2.87
Birmingham 1,564,000 290 5,393 147 140 151 184 10,639 8,500 1.25
Blackburn 1,341,000 930 1,442 158 177 237 272 8,487 4,930 1.72
Bristol 1,019,000 470 2,168 103 106 166 202 9,893 5,045 1.96
Canterbury 1,128,000 1,050 1,074 128 145 263 361 8,813 3,125 2.82
Carlisle 496,000 2,570 193 109 118 249 335 4,550 1,481 3.07
Chelmsford 3,176,000 1,530 2,076 332 312 468 579 9,566 5,485 1.74
Chester 1,630,000 1,030 1,583 223 216 268 343 7,309 4,752 1.54
Chichester 1,680,000 1,450 1,159 251 275 362 481 6,693 3,493 1.92
Coventry 867,000 700 1,239 101 122 203 242 8,584 3,583 2.40
Derby 1,050,000 990 1,061 140 148 254 317 7,500 3,312 2.26
Durham 1,484,000 980 1,514 145 176 212 268 10,234 5,537 1.85
Ely 764,000 1,530 499 125 161 309 332 6,112 2,301 2.66
Europe 159 295 1.86
Exeter 1,177,000 2,570 458 199 160 491 603 5,915 1,952 3.03
Gloucester 663,000 1,130 587 118 94 301 385 5,619 1,722 3.26
Guildford 1,052,000 530 1,985 177 139 162 212 5,944 4,962 1.20
Hereford 326,000 1,650 198 85 86 340 403 3,835 809 4.74
Leeds 2,723,000 2,630 1,035 335 304 462 613 8,128 4,442 1.83
Leicester 1,037,000 830 1,249 120 106 243 314 8,642 3,303 2.62
Lichfield 2,141,000 1,730 1,238 255 250 427 562 8,396 3,810 2.20
Lincoln 1,071,000 2,670 401 160 190 492 627 6,694 1,708 3.92
Liverpool 1,596,000 390 4,092 179 135 199 241 8,916 6,622 1.35
London 4,299,000 280 15,354 509 408 398 492 8,446 8,738 0.97
Manchester 2,153,000 420 5,126 207 181 257 314 10,401 6,857 1.52
Newcastle 818,000 2,100 390 116 129 170 237 7,052 3,451 2.04
Norwich 905,000 1,800 503 170 176 555 639 5,324 1,416 3.76
Oxford 2,375,000 2,210 1,075 363 289 612 815 6,543 2,914 2.25
Peterborough 910,000 1,140 798 148 128 349 381 6,149 2,388 2.57
Portsmouth 784,000 420 1,867 96 125 140 170 8,167 4,612 1.77
Rochester 1,351,000 540 2,502 199 184 216 261 6,789 5,176 1.31
Salisbury 948,000 2,050 462 193 138 442 570 4,912 1,663 2.95
Sheffield 1,287,000 610 2,110 122 149 175 213 10,549 6,042 1.75
Sodor & Man 88,000 220 400 15 14 15 40 5,867 2,200 2.67
Southwark 2,852,000 320 8,913 323 256 293 356 8,830 8,011 1.10
Southwell & Nottingham 1,140,000 840 1,357 109 146 244 300 10,459 3,800 2.75
St Albans 1,917,000 1,120 1,712 239 193 338 408 8,021 4,699 1.71
St Eds & Ipswich 668,000 1,430 467 121 125 445 479 5,521 1,395 3.96
Truro 557,000 1,390 401 88 113 217 306 6,330 1,820 3.48
Winchester 1,233,000 1,130 1,091 158 141 255 357 7,804 3,454 2.26
Worcester 883,000 670 1,318 110 94 169 276 8,027 3,199 2.51
York 1,438,000 2,670 539 201 245 447 588 7,154 2,446 2.93

1persons per square mile

See also

Notes
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  7. Galloway 1999, p. 118.
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  20. Jones 2012, p. 27.
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  23. "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.
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  25. The Monthly Review from May to August Inclusive. Hurst & Robinson. 1830. p. 141.
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  63. Pepin 2004, p. 77.
  64. The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 73.
  65. Pepin 2004, p. 79.
  66. The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 77.
  67. Pepin 2004, p. 82.
  68. The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 80.
  69. Pepin 2004, p. 84.
  70. The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 83.
  71. Pepin 2004, p. 90.
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  73. Pepin 2004, p. 93.
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