Diocese of Chelmsford Dioecesis Chelmsfordiensis | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Barking, Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend, Stansted, West Ham |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 463[1] |
| Churches | 588 (As of August 2014[update])[2] |
| Schools | 140[3] |
| Information | |
| Formation | 23 January 1914 |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Cathedral | Chelmsford Cathedral |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford |
| Suffragans | Roger Morris, area Bishop of Colchester[4] Lynne Cullens, area Bishop of Barking Adam Atkinson, area Bishop of Bradwell |
| Archdeacons | Chris Burke, Archdeacon of Barking Ruth Patten, Archdeacon of Colchester Mike Power, Archdeacon of West Ham Kate Peacock, Archdeacon of Stansted Jonathan Croucher, Archdeacon of Chelmsford Archdeacon of Southend (vacant) |
| Website | |
| chelmsford.anglican.org | |
The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury. It was created on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of St Albans. It covers Essex and part of East London. Since 1984 it is divided into three episcopal areas, each with its own area bishop. The diocese covers around 1,500 square miles (3,900 km2) with a population of more than 3 million. It has 463 parishes and 588 churches.
- ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Parishes Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 12 February 2015)
- ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Media Facts, August 2014 Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 12 February 2015)
- ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Children's Ministry Archived 28 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 12 February 2015)
- ^ Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacon of Worcester to become Bishop of Colchester (Accessed 2 May 2014)