Diocese of Bath and Wells

Diocese of Bath and Wells

Dioecesis Bathoniensis et Wellensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Coat of arms
Flag of the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Flag
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesBath, Wells, Taunton
Statistics
Parishes477
Churches569
Information
DenominationChurch of England
Established909
CathedralCathedral Church of Saint Andrew
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopMichael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells
SuffraganRuth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton[1] and Acting Bishop of Coventry
ArchdeaconsSimon 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.