Dioceses
Diocese (bishop) |
Province | Territory | Cathedral | Founded |
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Bath and Wells !Bath and Wells (Bishop of Bath and Wells) |
Canterbury | Somerset | Wells Cathedral | 0909909 |
Birmingham !Birmingham (Bishop of Birmingham) |
Canterbury | West Midlands metropolitan county (except Coventry, Walsall and Wolverhampton), North Warwickshire | Birmingham Cathedral | 1905.113 January 1905 (from Worcester) |
Blackburn !Blackburn (Bishop of Blackburn) |
York | Lancashire (except West Lancashire and part of Ribble Valley) | Blackburn Cathedral | 192612 November 1926 (from Manchester) |
Bradford !Bradford (Bishop of Bradford) |
York | Bradford, Craven, part of Ribble Valley | Bradford Cathedral | 191923 November 1919 (from Ripon) |
Bristol !Bristol (Bishop of Bristol) |
Canterbury | Bristol, South Gloucestershire, part of North Wiltshire including Swindon | Bristol Cathedral | 1542.14 June 1542 (suppressed 1836–1897) |
Canterbury !Canterbury (Archbishop of Canterbury) |
Canterbury | Eastern Kent | Canterbury Cathedral | 0597597 |
Carlisle !Carlisle (Bishop of Carlisle) |
York | Cumbria | Carlisle Cathedral | 11331133 |
Chelmsford !Chelmsford (Bishop of Chelmsford) |
Canterbury | Essex (traditional borders, including London boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering, Newham and Barking & Dagenham) | Chelmsford Cathedral | 1914.123 January 1914 (from St Albans) |
Chester !Chester (Bishop of Chester) |
York | Cheshire (except North Warrington), the Wirral, most of Stockport | Chester Cathedral | 1541.14 August 1541 |
Chichester !Chichester (Bishop of Chichester) |
Canterbury | Sussex | Chichester Cathedral | 0681.1681 (at Selsey; at Chichester since 1075) |
Coventry !Coventry (Bishop of Coventry) |
Canterbury | Coventry, Warwickshire (except North Warwickshire) | Coventry Cathedral | 11021102 (suppressed 1539–1918) |
Derby !Derby (Bishop of Derby) |
Canterbury | Derbyshire | Derby Cathedral | 1927.37 July 1927 (from Southwell) |
Durham !Durham (Bishop of Durham) |
York | County Durham (except Teesdale), Tyne and Wear south of the River Tyne | Durham Cathedral | 0635635 (at Lindisfarne; at Durham since 995) |
Ely !Ely (Bishop of Ely) |
Canterbury | Cambridgeshire (except the Soke of Peterborough) and west Norfolk | Ely Cathedral | 110921 November 1108 |
Exeter !Exeter (Bishop of Exeter) |
Canterbury | Devon | Exeter Cathedral | 0905905 (at Tawton; at Crediton c909–1050; at Exeter since 1050) |
Gibraltar in Europe !Gibraltar in Europe (Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe) |
Canterbury | Continental Europe, Morocco, former Soviet Union, Turkey | Gibraltar Cathedral | 184229 September 1842 (Diocese of Gibraltar) |
Gloucester !Gloucester (Bishop of Gloucester) |
Canterbury | Gloucestershire (except South Gloucestershire) | Gloucester Cathedral | 1541.23 September 1541 |
Guildford !Guildford (Bishop of Guildford) |
Canterbury | Surrey (except Tandridge and Spelthorne, part of East Hampshire | Guildford Cathedral | 1927.11 May 1927 (from Winchester) |
Hereford !Hereford (Bishop of Hereford) |
Canterbury | Herefordshire, South-Western Shropshire | Hereford Cathedral | 0676676 |
Leicester !Leicester (Bishop of Leicester) |
Canterbury | Leicestershire | Leicester Cathedral | 0681.2681 (suppressed c878–1927) |
Lichfield !Lichfield (Bishop of Lichfield) |
Canterbury | Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton, North-Eastern Shropshire | Lichfield Cathedral | 0656656 (at Repton; at Lichfield 669–1075; since 1228) |
Lincoln !Lincoln (Bishop of Lincoln) |
Canterbury | The ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, comprising the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire and the area covered by the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North-East Lincolnshire. | Lincoln Cathedral | 0678678 (at Lindsey; at Lincoln since 1072; or bef. 314) |
Liverpool !Liverpool (Bishop of Liverpool) |
York | Merseyside (except Wirral), Warrington, West Lancashire | Liverpool Cathedral | 18809 April 1880 (from Chester) |
London !London (Bishop of London) |
Canterbury | Middlesex | St Paul's Cathedral | 0604.1604 (or bef. 314) |
Manchester !Manchester (Bishop of Manchester) |
York | Greater Manchester (except most of Stockport) | Manchester Cathedral | 18471 September 1847 (from Chester) |
Newcastle !Newcastle (Bishop of Newcastle) |
York | Northumberland, Tyne and Wear north of the River Tyne | Newcastle Cathedral | 188223 May 1882 (from Durham) |
Norwich !Norwich (Bishop of Norwich) |
Canterbury | Norfolk | Norwich Cathedral | 0631631 (at Dunwich; at Norwich since 1094) |
Oxford !Oxford (Bishop of Oxford) |
Canterbury | Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire | Christ Church Cathedral | 1542.21 September 1542 |
Peterborough !Peterborough (Bishop of Peterborough) |
Canterbury | Soke of Peterborough, Northamptonshire, Rutland | Peterborough Cathedral | 1541.34 September 1541 |
Portsmouth !Portsmouth (Bishop of Portsmouth) |
Canterbury | South-Eastern Hampshire, the Isle of Wight | Portsmouth Cathedral | 1927.21 May 1927 (from Winchester) |
Ripon and Leeds !Ripon and Leeds (Bishop of Ripon and Leeds) |
York | Leeds, Western North Yorkshire, Teesdale | Ripon Cathedral | 18365 October 1836 (from York) |
Rochester !Rochester (Bishop of Rochester) |
Canterbury | Western Kent, Bexley and Bromley) | Rochester Cathedral | 0604.2604 |
St Albans !St Albans (Bishop of St Albans) |
Canterbury | Hertfordshire (except part of Broxbourne), Bedfordshire, part of Barnet | St Albans Cathedral | 18774 May 1877 (from Rochester) |
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich !St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich) |
Canterbury | Suffolk | St Edmundsbury Cathedral | 1914.223 January 1914 (from Ely and Norwich) |
Salisbury !Salisbury (Bishop of Salisbury) |
Canterbury | Wiltshire (except Swindon and part of north Wiltshire), Dorset | Salisbury Cathedral | 0705705 (at Sherborne; at Salisbury since 1078) |
Sheffield !Sheffield (Bishop of Sheffield) |
York | Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster | Sheffield Cathedral | 1914.323 January 1914 (from York) |
Sodor and Man !Sodor and Man (Bishop of Sodor and Man) |
York | The Isle of Man | Peel Cathedral | 11541154 (originally) |
Southwark !Southwark (Bishop of Southwark) |
Canterbury | Greater London south of the River Thames (except Bexley and Bromley), Tandridge | Southwark Cathedral | 1905.21 May 1905 (from Rochester) |
Southwell and Nottingham !Southwell and Nottingham (Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham) |
York | Nottinghamshire | Southwell Minster | 18845 February 1884 (from Lichfield & Lincoln) |
Truro !Truro (Bishop of Truro) |
Canterbury | Cornwall | Truro Cathedral | 187615 December 1876 (from Exeter) |
Wakefield !Wakefield (Bishop of Wakefield) |
York | Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees, Calderdale | Wakefield Cathedral | 188818 May 1888 (from Ripon) |
Winchester !Winchester (Bishop of Winchester) |
Canterbury | Northern and Western Hampshire including Southampton, the Channel Islands | Winchester Cathedral | 0634634 (at Dorchester; at Winchester since 660) |
Worcester !Worcester (Bishop of Worcester) |
Canterbury | Worcestershire | Worcester Cathedral | 0680680 |
York !York (Archbishop of York) |
York | City of York, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, Eastern North Yorkshire | York Minster | 0626626 (or bef. 314) |
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