Diocese of Bath and Wells Dioecesis Bathoniensis et Wellensis | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
Archdeaconries | Bath, Wells, Taunton |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 477 |
Churches | 569 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Established | 909 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew |
Language | English |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells |
Suffragan | Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton[1] and Acting Bishop of Coventry |
Archdeacons | Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Anne Gell, Archdeacon of Wells Charlie Peer, Archdeacon of Bath |
Website | |
bathandwells.org.uk |
The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Wells in Somerset.