Diocese of Chelmsford

Diocese of Chelmsford

Dioecesis Chelmsfordiensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Chelmsford
Coat of arms
Flag of the Diocese of Chelmsford
Flag
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesBarking, Chelmsford, Colchester, Southend, Stansted, West Ham
Statistics
Parishes463[1]
Churches588 (As of August 2014)[2]
Schools140[3]
Information
Formation23 January 1914
DenominationChurch of England
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopGuli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford
SuffragansRoger Morris, area Bishop of Colchester[4]
Lynne Cullens, area Bishop of Barking
Adam Atkinson, area Bishop of Bradwell
ArchdeaconsChris 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.

  1. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Parishes Archived 2015-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 12 February 2015)
  2. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Media Facts, August 2014 Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 12 February 2015)
  3. ^ Diocese of Chelmsford – Children's Ministry Archived 28 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 12 February 2015)
  4. ^ Diocese of Worcester – Archdeacon of Worcester to become Bishop of Colchester (Accessed 2 May 2014)