Anglican Diocese of Worcester
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| Province | Canterbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | Bishop of Worcester | |
| Cathedral | Worcester Cathedral | |
| Archdeaconries | Dudley, Worcester | |
| Parishes | 180 | |
| Churches | 282 | |
| Diocesan website | ||
The Diocese of Worcester forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese was founded in around 679 by St Theodore of Canterbury.
Covering an area of 671 square miles it has parishes in:
- the County of Worcestershire
- the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
- northern Gloucestershire
- the city of Wolverhampton
- the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell
In 2005 the diocese has 190 parishes with 281 churches and 163 stipendiary clergy.
The diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:
- the Archdeaconry of Worcester
- the Archdeaconry of Dudley
Until 1906, it included the area that is now the Diocese of Birmingham, and from 1837 it contained Coventry, split out in 1918 as the Diocese of Coventry.
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| Church of England Dioceses in the Province of Canterbury | ||
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Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Canterbury | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe | Gloucester | Guildford | Hereford | Leicester | Lichfield | Lincoln | London | Norwich | Oxford | Peterborough | Portsmouth | Rochester | St Albans | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | Salisbury | Southwark | Truro | Winchester | Worcester |
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| Church of England Dioceses in the Province of York | ||
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Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor and Man | Southwell and Nottingham | Wakefield | York |
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