The Old Palace, Worcester

Diocese of Worcester
Diocese of Worcester
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Canterbury
Archdeaconries	Dudley, Worcester
Coordinates	52.192°N 2.224°W
Statistics
Parishes	180
Churches	284
Information
Cathedral	Worcester Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester
Suffragan	Graham Usher, Bishop of Dudley
Archdeacons	Nikki Groarke, Archdeaconry of Dudley; Robert Jones, Archdeacon of Worcester
Website
	cofe-worcester.org.uk

The Old Palace, Worcester is an English listed[1] historic building, built c.1200, adjacent to Worcester Cathedral in the Church of England Diocese of Worcester, which is within the Province of Canterbury.[2] It was identified as the place to which the Queen would flee in the event of a French invasion of the United Kingdom in the late 18th century.[3]

The Old Palace

References

Historic England. "The old Palace (1389763)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"The Old Palace". Church of England, Worcester. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"AD 1789-1815 Waiting for Napoleon". History Files. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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Anglican Diocese of Worcester
Worcester Cathedral The Old Palace, Worcester Hartlebury Castle Alvechurch Palace Area scheme (1993–2002)
Office holders	John Inge, Bishop of Worcester Martin Gorick, Bishop suffragan of Dudley AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Peter Atkinson, Dean of Worcester Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon of Dudley Robert Jones, Archdeacon of Worcester
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Coventry (1891–1918; Diocese of Coventry erected) Archdeacon of Gloucester (12th century–1541; became Diocese of Gloucester) Archdeacon of Coventry (1837–1918) & of Warwick (1910–1918) became Diocese of Coventry) Archdeacon of Birmingham (1892–1905; became Diocese of Birmingham)