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List of Church of England dioceses

There are 42 dioceses of the Church of England.[1] 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.[2] The structure of dioceses within the Church of England was initially inherited from the Catholic Church as part of the Protestant Reformation.[3] During the Reformation a number of new dioceses were founded,[4] but no more were then created until the middle of the 19th century,[5] when dioceses were founded mainly in response to the growing population, especially in the northern industrial cities.[6] The most recent diocese to be established was the Diocese of Leeds, which came into being on 20 April 2014.[7] Prior to that, no new dioceses had been created 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.[7]

Dioceses of the Church of England:
  Province of Canterbury
  Province of York

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.[8] 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).[9] 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 edit

Diocese[10]
(bishop)
Coat of arms[11] Province[1] Territory[1] Cathedral[12] Founded[13]
Bath and Wells
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Somerset; North Somerset; Bath and North East Somerset; the parish of Thorncombe in Dorset[14] Wells Cathedral[15] 909 (Diocese of Wells)[16]
Birmingham
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Birmingham; Sandwell except part of the north; Solihull except part of the east; part of Warwickshire; some parishes in Worcestershire[17] St Philip's Cathedral[18] 1905[19]
Blackburn
(Bishop)
 
York Lancashire except part of the east and south, Liverpool, and Manchester; some parishes in Wigan[20] Blackburn Cathedral[21] 12 November 1926
(from Manchester)[22]
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[23] Bristol Cathedral[24] 1542[25]
Canterbury
(Archbishop)
 
Canterbury Kent east of Medway[26] Canterbury Cathedral[27] 597[28]
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)[29] Carlisle Cathedral[30] 1133[31]
Chelmsford
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Essex except part of the north; part of East London north of the River Thames; part of South Cambridgeshire[32] Chelmsford Cathedral[33] 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[34] Chester Cathedral[35] 1541
Chichester
(Bishop)
 
[36]
Canterbury West Sussex except part of the north; East Sussex except part of the north; part of Kent[37] Chichester Cathedral[38] 1075
Coventry
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Coventry; Warwickshire except part of the north, southwest, and south; part of Solihull[39] Coventry Cathedral[40] 1918
Derby
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Derbyshire except part of the north; part of Stockport; part of Staffordshire[41] Derby Cathedral[42] 1927[43]
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[44] Durham Cathedral[45] 990
Ely
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Cambridgeshire except part of the northwest and south; the western quarter of Norfolk; part of Bedfordshire[46] Ely Cathedral[47] 1109
Europe
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Europe except Great Britain and Ireland; Morocco; Turkey; the post-Soviet states in Asia[48] Gibraltar Cathedral[49] 21 August 1842 (Diocese of Gibraltar)[50]
1980 (Diocese in Europe)
Exeter
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Devon except part of the southeast and west; Plymouth; Torbay[51] Exeter Cathedral[52] 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[53] Gloucester Cathedral[54] 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[55] Guildford Cathedral[56] 1927
Hereford
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Herefordshire; the southern half of Shropshire; part of Powys and Monmouthshire[57] Hereford Cathedral[58] 676
Leeds
(Bishop)
 
York Ripon; Bradford; Leeds; Huddersfield; Wakefield[59] Co-equally:
Ripon Cathedral,
Wakefield Cathedral,
Bradford Cathedral[60]
20 April 2014 (thereby dissolving the dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds, and Wakefield)[7]
Leicester
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Leicestershire; part of Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, and Warwickshire[61] Leicester Cathedral[62] 1926
Lichfield
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Staffordshire except part of the southeast and southwest; the northern half of Shropshire; Wolverhampton; Walsall; the northern half of Sandwell[63] Lichfield Cathedral[64] 664
Lincoln
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Lincolnshire; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire except part of the west[65] Lincoln Cathedral[66] 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[67] Liverpool Cathedral[68] 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[69] St Paul's Cathedral[70] 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[71] Manchester Cathedral[72] 1848
Newcastle
(Bishop)
 
York Northumberland; Newcastle upon Tyne; North Tyneside; part of eastern Cumbria; part of County Durham[73] Newcastle Cathedral[74] 1882
Norwich
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Norfolk except part of the west; part of northeastern Suffolk[75] Norwich Cathedral[76] 1096
Oxford
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Oxfordshire; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; part of Hampshire and Hertfordshire[77] Christ Church Cathedral[78] 1542
Peterborough
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Northamptonshire except part of the west; Rutland; Peterborough except part of the southeast; part of Lincolnshire[79] Peterborough Cathedral[80] 1541
Portsmouth
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury The southeastern third of Hampshire; the Isle of Wight[81] Portsmouth Cathedral[82] 1927
Rochester
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Kent west of the River Medway except part of the southwest; Medway; most of Bromley Bexley; part of East Sussex[83] Rochester Cathedral[84] 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[85] St Albans Cathedral[86] 1877
St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Suffolk except part of the northeast; part of Essex[87] St Edmundsbury Cathedral[88] 1914
Salisbury
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury The southern three quarters of Wiltshire; Dorset except part of the east; part of Hampshire and Devon[89] Salisbury Cathedral[90] 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[91] Sheffield Cathedral[92] 1914
Sodor and Man
(Bishop)
 
York The Isle of Man[93] Peel Cathedral 1400c. 1400 (English jurisdiction)
447 (first founded)[94]
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[95] Southwark Cathedral[96] 1905
Southwell and Nottingham
(Bishop)
 
York Nottinghamshire; part of South Yorkshire[97] Southwell Minster[98] 1884
Truro
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Cornwall; the Isles of Scilly; part of Devon[99] Truro Cathedral[100] 1877
Winchester
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Hampshire except the southeastern quarter and part of the northeast, west, and north; part of eastern Dorset; the Channel Islands[101] Winchester Cathedral[102] 662
Worcester
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Worcestershire except part of the south and north; part of Wolverhampton, Sandwell, and northern Gloucestershire[103] Worcester Cathedral[104] 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[105] York Minster[106] 625

Former dioceses edit

Diocese
(bishop)
Coat of arms Province Territory Cathedral Founded Dissolved
Bradford
(Bishop)
 
York Bradford; Craven District; the former Sedbergh Rural District Bradford Cathedral 25 November 1919 20 April 2014
Gloucester and Bristol
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Gloucestershire except part of the north and east; South Gloucestershire; part of northern Wiltshire; part of southwest Warwickshire; part of southern Worcestershire; Bristol; Swindon except part of the north and south Co-equally: Gloucester Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral 6 October 1836 7 July 1897
Ripon and Leeds
(Bishop)
 
York Part of western and northern Yorkshire; the south Teesdale area Ripon Cathedral 5 October 1836 20 April 2014
Wakefield
(Bishop)
 
York Wakefield; Barnsley; Kirklees; Calderdale Wakefield Cathedral 18 May 1888 20 April 2014
Westminster
(Bishop)
 
Canterbury Westminster; Middlesex except Fulham Westminster Abbey 17 December 1540 30 March 1550

Statistics edit

Source:[107][108] Diocese of Europe excluded.

Diocese Population Area (sq. m.) Pop. density1 Benefices Parishes Churches People per church
Bath & Wells 969,000 1,610 600 179 461 559 1,730
Birmingham 1,591,000 290 5,420 138 151 184 8,650
Blackburn 1,363,000 930 1,470 173 235 271 5,030
Bristol 1,042,000 470 2,210 103 165 201 5,180
Canterbury 1,155,000 1,050 1,100 136 242 360 3,210
Carlisle 498,000 2,570 190 107 233 330 1,510
Chelmsford 3,253,000 1,530 2,120 307 470 576 5,650
Chester 1,651,000 1,030 1,600 215 265 342 4,830
Chichester 1,711,000 1,450 1,180 275 359 475 3,600
Coventry 905,000 700 1,300 127 205 242 3,740
Derby 1,069,000 990 1,080 141 255 313 3,410
Durham 1,498,000 980 1,530 173 209 264 5,670
Ely 767,000 1,530 500 145 302 328 2,340
Exeter 1,199,000 2,570 470 153 489 595 2,020
Gloucester 678,000 1,130 600 91 297 381 1,780
Guildford 1,068,000 530 2,010 141 160 211 5,060
Hereford 333,000 1,650 200 81 338 402 830
Leeds 2,765,000 2,630 1,050 278 450 597 4,630
Leicester 1,066,000 830 1,280 107 245 311 3,430
Lichfield 2,185,000 1,730 1,260 239 421 544 4,020
Lincoln 1,091,000 2,670 410 181 484 625 1,750
Liverpool 1,623,000 390 4,120 121 173 236 6,880
London 4,390,000 280 15,900 411 403 475 9,240
Manchester 2,202,000 420 5,310 180 256 316 6,970
Newcastle 835,000 2,100 400 123 170 238 3,510
Norwich 923,000 1,800 510 164 554 640 1,440
Oxford 2,415,000 2,210 1,090 289 608 811 2,980
Peterborough 935,000 1,140 820 125 348 379 2,470
Portsmouth 792,000 420 1,890 107 133 167 4,740
Rochester 1,375,000 540 2,560 180 215 259 5,310
Salisbury 963,000 2,050 470 135 433 566 1,700
Sheffield 1,308,000 610 2,130 147 174 208 6,290
Sodor & Man 92,000 220 420 14 15 39 2,350
Southwark 2,899,000 320 9,020 257 294 355 8,170
Southwell & Nottingham 1,165,000 840 1,380 150 228 296 3,940
St Albans 1,942,000 1,120 1,740 195 337 407 4,770
St Eds & Ipswich 682,000 1,430 480 115 446 479 1,420
Truro 573,000 1,390 410 104 213 301 1,900
Winchester 1,242,000 1,130 1,100 139 253 357 3,480
Worcester 899,000 670 1,340 90 168 274 3,280
York 1,452,000 2,670 540 233 443 582 2,490

1persons per square mile

See also edit

Notes edit

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  20. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 12.
  21. ^ Pepin 2004, p. 38.
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  24. ^ The Monthly Review from May to August Inclusive. Hurst & Robinson. 1830. p. 141.
  25. ^ Nicholls & Taylor 1881, p. 239.
  26. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 21.
  27. ^ Weaver & Caviness 2013, p. 11.
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  29. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 25.
  30. ^ Bond 2007, p. 43.
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  32. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 28.
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  63. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 73.
  64. ^ Pepin 2004, p. 79.
  65. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 77.
  66. ^ Pepin 2004, p. 82.
  67. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 80.
  68. ^ Pepin 2004, p. 84.
  69. ^ The Church of England Year Book 2014, p. 83.
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For a list of Catholic dioceses see List of Catholic dioceses in Great Britain There are 42 dioceses of the Church of England 1 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 2 The structure of dioceses within the Church of England was initially inherited from the Catholic Church as part of the Protestant Reformation 3 During the Reformation a number of new dioceses were founded 4 but no more were then created until the middle of the 19th century 5 when dioceses were founded mainly in response to the growing population especially in the northern industrial cities 6 The most recent diocese to be established was the Diocese of Leeds which came into being on 20 April 2014 7 Prior to that no new dioceses had been created 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 7 Dioceses of the Church of England Province of Canterbury Province of YorkThe 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 8 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 9 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 Contents 1 Dioceses 1 1 Former dioceses 2 Statistics 3 See also 4 Notes 5 BibliographyDioceses editDiocese 10 bishop Coat of arms 11 Province 1 Territory 1 Cathedral 12 Founded 13 Bath and Wells Bishop nbsp Canterbury Somerset North Somerset Bath and North East Somerset the parish of Thorncombe in Dorset 14 Wells Cathedral 15 909 Diocese of Wells 16 Birmingham Bishop nbsp Canterbury Birmingham Sandwell except part of the north Solihull except part of the east part of Warwickshire some parishes in Worcestershire 17 St Philip s Cathedral 18 1905 19 Blackburn Bishop nbsp York Lancashire except part of the east and south Liverpool and Manchester some parishes in Wigan 20 Blackburn Cathedral 21 12 November 1926 from Manchester 22 Bristol Bishop nbsp 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 23 Bristol Cathedral 24 1542 25 Canterbury Archbishop nbsp Canterbury Kent east of Medway 26 Canterbury Cathedral 27 597 28 Carlisle Bishop nbsp York Cumbria except Alston Moor part of the Diocese of Newcastle and the former Sedbergh Rural District part of the Diocese of Leeds 29 Carlisle Cathedral 30 1133 31 Chelmsford Bishop nbsp Canterbury Essex except part of the north part of East London north of the River Thames part of South Cambridgeshire 32 Chelmsford Cathedral 33 1914Chester Bishop nbsp 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 34 Chester Cathedral 35 1541Chichester Bishop nbsp 36 Canterbury West Sussex except part of the north East Sussex except part of the north part of Kent 37 Chichester Cathedral 38 1075Coventry Bishop nbsp Canterbury Coventry Warwickshire except part of the north southwest and south part of Solihull 39 Coventry Cathedral 40 1918Derby Bishop nbsp Canterbury Derbyshire except part of the north part of Stockport part of Staffordshire 41 Derby Cathedral 42 1927 43 Durham Bishop nbsp York Durham except part of the southwest and north Gateshead South Tyneside Sunderland Hartlepool Darlington Stockton on Tees north of the River Tees 44 Durham Cathedral 45 990Ely Bishop nbsp Canterbury Cambridgeshire except part of the northwest and south the western quarter of Norfolk part of Bedfordshire 46 Ely Cathedral 47 1109Europe Bishop nbsp Canterbury Europe except Great Britain and Ireland Morocco Turkey the post Soviet states in Asia 48 Gibraltar Cathedral 49 21 August 1842 Diocese of Gibraltar 50 1980 Diocese in Europe Exeter Bishop nbsp Canterbury Devon except part of the southeast and west Plymouth Torbay 51 Exeter Cathedral 52 1050Gloucester Bishop nbsp 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 53 Gloucester Cathedral 54 1541Guildford Bishop nbsp 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 55 Guildford Cathedral 56 1927Hereford Bishop nbsp Canterbury Herefordshire the southern half of Shropshire part of Powys and Monmouthshire 57 Hereford Cathedral 58 676Leeds Bishop nbsp York Ripon Bradford Leeds Huddersfield Wakefield 59 Co equally Ripon Cathedral Wakefield Cathedral Bradford Cathedral 60 20 April 2014 thereby dissolving the dioceses of Bradford Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield 7 Leicester Bishop nbsp Canterbury Leicestershire part of Northamptonshire Derbyshire and Warwickshire 61 Leicester Cathedral 62 1926Lichfield Bishop nbsp Canterbury Staffordshire except part of the southeast and southwest the northern half of Shropshire Wolverhampton Walsall the northern half of Sandwell 63 Lichfield Cathedral 64 664Lincoln Bishop nbsp Canterbury Lincolnshire North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire except part of the west 65 Lincoln Cathedral 66 1074Liverpool Bishop nbsp York Liverpool Sefton Knowsley St Helens Wigan except part of the north and east Halton north of the River Mersey most of West Lancashire 67 Liverpool Cathedral 68 1880London Bishop nbsp 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 69 St Paul s Cathedral 70 601Manchester Bishop nbsp 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 71 Manchester Cathedral 72 1848Newcastle Bishop nbsp York Northumberland Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside part of eastern Cumbria part of County Durham 73 Newcastle Cathedral 74 1882Norwich Bishop nbsp Canterbury Norfolk except part of the west part of northeastern Suffolk 75 Norwich Cathedral 76 1096Oxford Bishop nbsp Canterbury Oxfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire part of Hampshire and Hertfordshire 77 Christ Church Cathedral 78 1542Peterborough Bishop nbsp Canterbury Northamptonshire except part of the west Rutland Peterborough except part of the southeast part of Lincolnshire 79 Peterborough Cathedral 80 1541Portsmouth Bishop nbsp Canterbury The southeastern third of Hampshire the Isle of Wight 81 Portsmouth Cathedral 82 1927Rochester Bishop nbsp Canterbury Kent west of the River Medway except part of the southwest Medway most of Bromley Bexley part of East Sussex 83 Rochester Cathedral 84 604St Albans Bishop nbsp Canterbury Hertfordshire except part of the south and west Bedfordshire except part of the north and west part of Greater London 85 St Albans Cathedral 86 1877St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Bishop nbsp Canterbury Suffolk except part of the northeast part of Essex 87 St Edmundsbury Cathedral 88 1914Salisbury Bishop nbsp Canterbury The southern three quarters of Wiltshire Dorset except part of the east part of Hampshire and Devon 89 Salisbury Cathedral 90 1078Sheffield Bishop nbsp York Sheffield Rotherham Doncaster except part of the southeast part of North Lincolnshire part of northeastern Barnsley part of the East Riding of Yorkshire 91 Sheffield Cathedral 92 1914Sodor and Man Bishop nbsp York The Isle of Man 93 Peel Cathedral 1400 c 1400 English jurisdiction 447 first founded 94 Southwark Bishop nbsp Canterbury Greater London south of the River Thames except most of Bromley and Bexley and part of the southwest the eastern third of Surrey 95 Southwark Cathedral 96 1905Southwell and Nottingham Bishop nbsp York Nottinghamshire part of South Yorkshire 97 Southwell Minster 98 1884Truro Bishop nbsp Canterbury Cornwall the Isles of Scilly part of Devon 99 Truro Cathedral 100 1877Winchester Bishop nbsp Canterbury Hampshire except the southeastern quarter and part of the northeast west and north part of eastern Dorset the Channel Islands 101 Winchester Cathedral 102 662Worcester Bishop nbsp Canterbury Worcestershire except part of the south and north part of Wolverhampton Sandwell and northern Gloucestershire 103 Worcester Cathedral 104 680York Archbishop nbsp 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 105 York Minster 106 625Former dioceses edit Diocese bishop Coat of arms Province Territory Cathedral Founded DissolvedBradford Bishop nbsp York Bradford Craven District the former Sedbergh Rural District Bradford Cathedral 25 November 1919 20 April 2014Gloucester and Bristol Bishop nbsp Canterbury Gloucestershire except part of the north and east South Gloucestershire part of northern Wiltshire part of southwest Warwickshire part of southern Worcestershire Bristol Swindon except part of the north and south Co equally Gloucester Cathedral Bristol Cathedral 6 October 1836 7 July 1897Ripon and Leeds Bishop nbsp York Part of western and northern Yorkshire the south Teesdale area Ripon Cathedral 5 October 1836 20 April 2014Wakefield Bishop nbsp York Wakefield Barnsley Kirklees Calderdale Wakefield Cathedral 18 May 1888 20 April 2014Westminster Bishop nbsp Canterbury Westminster Middlesex except Fulham Westminster Abbey 17 December 1540 30 March 1550Statistics editSource 107 108 Diocese of Europe excluded Diocese Population Area sq m Pop density1 Benefices Parishes Churches People per churchBath amp Wells 969 000 1 610 600 179 461 559 1 730Birmingham 1 591 000 290 5 420 138 151 184 8 650Blackburn 1 363 000 930 1 470 173 235 271 5 030Bristol 1 042 000 470 2 210 103 165 201 5 180Canterbury 1 155 000 1 050 1 100 136 242 360 3 210Carlisle 498 000 2 570 190 107 233 330 1 510Chelmsford 3 253 000 1 530 2 120 307 470 576 5 650Chester 1 651 000 1 030 1 600 215 265 342 4 830Chichester 1 711 000 1 450 1 180 275 359 475 3 600Coventry 905 000 700 1 300 127 205 242 3 740Derby 1 069 000 990 1 080 141 255 313 3 410Durham 1 498 000 980 1 530 173 209 264 5 670Ely 767 000 1 530 500 145 302 328 2 340Exeter 1 199 000 2 570 470 153 489 595 2 020Gloucester 678 000 1 130 600 91 297 381 1 780Guildford 1 068 000 530 2 010 141 160 211 5 060Hereford 333 000 1 650 200 81 338 402 830Leeds 2 765 000 2 630 1 050 278 450 597 4 630Leicester 1 066 000 830 1 280 107 245 311 3 430Lichfield 2 185 000 1 730 1 260 239 421 544 4 020Lincoln 1 091 000 2 670 410 181 484 625 1 750Liverpool 1 623 000 390 4 120 121 173 236 6 880London 4 390 000 280 15 900 411 403 475 9 240Manchester 2 202 000 420 5 310 180 256 316 6 970Newcastle 835 000 2 100 400 123 170 238 3 510Norwich 923 000 1 800 510 164 554 640 1 440Oxford 2 415 000 2 210 1 090 289 608 811 2 980Peterborough 935 000 1 140 820 125 348 379 2 470Portsmouth 792 000 420 1 890 107 133 167 4 740Rochester 1 375 000 540 2 560 180 215 259 5 310Salisbury 963 000 2 050 470 135 433 566 1 700Sheffield 1 308 000 610 2 130 147 174 208 6 290Sodor amp Man 92 000 220 420 14 15 39 2 350Southwark 2 899 000 320 9 020 257 294 355 8 170Southwell amp Nottingham 1 165 000 840 1 380 150 228 296 3 940St Albans 1 942 000 1 120 1 740 195 337 407 4 770St Eds amp Ipswich 682 000 1 430 480 115 446 479 1 420Truro 573 000 1 390 410 104 213 301 1 900Winchester 1 242 000 1 130 1 100 139 253 357 3 480Worcester 899 000 670 1 340 90 168 274 3 280York 1 452 000 2 670 540 233 443 582 2 4901persons per square mileSee also edit nbsp Christianity portal nbsp England portalChurch of England Structure Historical development of Church of England dioceses List of Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom Armorial of the Church of EnglandNotes edit a b c d e Dioceses Church of England Retrieved 17 August 2014 Church Locations Diocese in Europe Retrieved 17 August 2014 Ren 2011 p 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