Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Dioecesis Sancti Edmundi et Gippisvicensis | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Sudbury, Suffolk, Ipswich |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 446 |
| Churches | 482 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Edmundsbury Cathedral |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Suffragan | Bishop of Dunwich (vacant) |
| Dean | Joe Hawes, Dean of St Edmundsbury |
| Archdeacons | David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury Sally Gaze, Archdeacon for Rural Mission Rhiannon King, Archdeacon of Ipswich Rich Henderson, Archdeacon of Suffolk |
| Website | |
| cofesuffolk.org | |
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral, and the bishop is the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part of the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese was formed on 23 January 1914 from parts of the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Ely.[1]
Though the diocesan offices, the bishops' offices and residences are all in Ipswich – only the cathedral (and its offices) are in Bury St Edmunds – the diocese is nonetheless often referred to as St Edmundsbury diocese.[2] Both the diocese[3] and the diocesan bishop[4] are commonly called "(St) Eds and Ips."
- ^ "No. 28795". The London Gazette. 23 January 1914. pp. 588–589.
- ^ "Sample letter" (PDF).
- ^ Sutton – Who's Who in the Church (Accessed 24 April 2014)
- ^ Jeremy Fletcher: General Synod – Monday (Accessed 24 April 2014)