Diocese of Blackburn Dioecesis Blackburnensis | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Archdeaconries | Blackburn, Lancaster |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 211 |
| Churches | 280 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Blackburn Cathedral |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Philip North, Bishop of Blackburn |
| Suffragans | Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster Joe Kennedy, Bishop of Burnley |
| Archdeacons | Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn David Picken, Archdeacon of Lancaster |
| Website | |
| blackburn.anglican.org | |
The diocese of Blackburn is diocese of the Church of England in North West England. Its boundaries correspond to northern Lancashire with the exception of the eastern part of the Forest of Bowland, which is part of the diocese of Leeds. The diocese contains 211 parishes and 280 churches. Blackburn Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Blackburn, currently Philip North, and the diocesan offices are also located in Blackburn.[1]
What is now the diocese of Blackburn was historically part of the diocese of York. It became part of the newly created diocese of Chester in 1541,[2] and part of the diocese of Manchester when it was created in 1847.[3] The diocese of Blackburn was in turn established on 12 November 1926 from the northern part of Manchester.[4]
- ^ "Diocesan Offices". The Diocese of Blackburn. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Joyce M., Horn; David M., Smith; Mussett, Patrick (2004), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 11, pp. 33–34
- ^ "No. 20769". The London Gazette. 31 August 1847. pp. 3157–3160.
- ^ "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.