Diocese of Blackburn

Diocese of Blackburn

Dioecesis Blackburnensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Blackburn
Coat of arms
Flag of the Diocese of Blackburn
Flag
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceYork
ArchdeaconriesBlackburn, Lancaster
Statistics
Parishes211
Churches280
Information
CathedralBlackburn Cathedral
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopPhilip North, Bishop of Blackburn
SuffragansJill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster
Joe Kennedy, Bishop of Burnley
ArchdeaconsMark 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]

  1. ^ "Diocesan Offices". The Diocese of Blackburn. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Joyce M., Horn; David M., Smith; Mussett, Patrick (2004), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 11, pp. 33–34
  3. ^ "No. 20769". The London Gazette. 31 August 1847. pp. 3157–3160.
  4. ^ "No. 33220". The London Gazette. 12 November 1926. p. 7321.