Diocese of London

For other uses, see Diocese of London (disambiguation).
"Diocese of Essex" redirects here. For the modern diocese in Essex, see Diocese of Chelmsford.
Diocese of London

Dioecesis Londiniensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of London
Coat of arms
Flag of the Diocese of London
Flag
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesLondon; Middlesex; Hampstead; Hackney; Northolt; Charing Cross
Statistics
Area460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Parishes403[1]
Churches475[1]
Information
Established4th Century
CathedralSt Paul's
Co-cathedralWestminster Abbey (1550–1556 only)
Patron saintSaint Paul
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopSarah Mullally
SuffragansJonathan Baker, Bishop of Fulham
Emma Ineson, area Bishop of Kensington
Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington
Joanne Grenfell, area Bishop of Stepney
Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, area Bishop of Willesden
Anderson Jeremiah, area Bishop of Edmonton
ArchdeaconsLuke Miller, Archdeacon of London;
John Hawkins, Archdeacon of Hampstead
Richard Frank, Archdeacon of Middlesex
Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon of Northolt
Peter Farley-Moore, Archdeacon of Hackney
Katherine Hedderly, Archdeacon of Charing Cross
Website
london.anglican.org
Map of the Diocese of London in 1714. The current diocesan boundaries are greatly reduced. A large western tract and narrow eastern tract of Hertfordshire lay in this diocese, the rest in the Diocese of Lincoln; the whole county is in the Diocese of Saint Albans today.

The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbury in England.

It lies directly north of the Thames, covering 177 square miles (460 km2) and all or part of 17 London boroughs. This corresponds almost exactly to the historic county of Middlesex. It includes the City of London in which lies its cathedral, St Paul's, and also encompasses Spelthorne which is currently administered by Surrey. It encompasses most of that part of Greater London which lies north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea.

The diocese covered all of Essex until 1846 when Essex became part of the Diocese of Rochester, after which St Albans and since 1914 forms the Diocese of Chelmsford. It also formerly took in southern and eastern parts of Hertfordshire.

The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales (1835), noted the annual net income for the London see was £13,929.[2] This made it the third wealthiest diocese in England after Canterbury and Durham.

  1. ^ a b "Parish Finance Statistics 2019" (PDF). Church of England, Research & Statistics. 2021. p. 20. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.III, London, Charles Knight, 1847, p.362