Diocese of Coventry

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Diocese of Coventry
Province Canterbury
Bishop Bishop of Coventry
Cathedral Coventry Cathedral
Archdeaconries Warwick, Coventry 
Suffragan Bishop(s) Bishop of Warwick
Parishes 199
Churches 243
Website http://www.coventry.anglican.org/


The Diocese of Coventry is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. It is headed by the Bishop of Coventry, who sits at Coventry Cathedral in Coventry. There is also the suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Warwick. The diocese covers Coventry, and southern Warwickshire.

The diocese is divided into two archdeaconries, of Warwick and Coventry - Warwick archdeaconry is then divided into the deaneries of Shipston, Fosse, Alcester, Southam and Warwick & Leamington, whilst Coventry archdeaconry is divided into the deaneries of Rugby, Nuneaton, Kenilworth, and Coventry South, East and North. [1].

The diocese was formed on September 6, 1918 from part of the Diocese of Worcester.[1]

Contents

[edit] Bishop's staff

  • The Bishop of Warwick - The Rt. Revd. John Stroyan[2]
  • The Dean of Coventry - The Very Revd. John Irvine
  • The Archdeacon of Warwick - The Venerable Michael Paget-Wilkes
  • The Archdeacon of Coventry - The Venerable Ian Watson

[edit] Area deans

  • Coventry South - The Revd. Mark Bratton
  • Coventry East - The Revd. Malcolm Tyler

[edit] Rural deans

  • Nuneaton - The Revd. Peter Allan
  • Southam - The Revd. John Armstrong
  • Kenilworth - The Revd. Richard Awre
  • Fosse - The Revd. John Burrell
  • Alcester - The Revd. David Hall
  • Warwick & Leamington - The Revd. Morris Rodham
  • Rugby - The Revd. Martin Saxby
  • Shipston - The Revd. Richard Smith
  • Coventry North - The Revd. Ruth Walker

[edit] Advisers and other clergy

  • Rural Affairs - The Revd. Barbara Clutton
  • Continuing Ministerial Education, Local Ministry and Lay Development - The Revd. Dr Richard Cooke
  • New Religious Movements - The Revd. Richard Deimel
  • Women's Ministry - The Revd. Katrina Scott

[edit] Executive Officers

  • Forum for Social Responsibility - The Revd. John Hall
  • Forum for Parish Development and Evangelism - The Revd. Roger Morris

[edit] Diocesan Officers & other clergy

  • Diocesan Ecumenical Officer - The Revd. Canon Ted Lyons
  • Diocesan Communications Officer - The Revd. Canon Mervyn Roberts
  • Diocesan Director of Ordinands & Executive Officer - The Revd. Canon Roger Spiller
  • Director of Reader Initial Training - The Revd. Elizabeth Dyke
  • Director of Studies, Ordained Local Ministry - The Revd. Oliver Simon
  • Vocations Team Leader - The Revd. Penny Hughes

[edit] Diocesan Synod

  • The Revd. Peter Allan
  • The Revd. Richard Awre
  • The Revd. Mark Beach
  • The Revd. Linda Blay
  • The Revd. Mark Bratton
  • The Revd. Tim Britton
  • The Revd. Barbara Clutton
  • The Revd. Tim Cockell
  • The Revd. Terry Colling
  • The Revd. Daniel Connolly
  • The Revd. Jennifer Croft
  • The Revd. Canon Adrian Daffern, Precentor - Coventry Cathedral
  • The Revd. Megan Daffern
  • The Revd. Elizabeth Dyke
  • The Revd. Alison Evans
  • The Revd. Jill Evans
  • The Revd. John Fitzmaurice
  • The Revd. Julian Francis
  • The Revd. Martin Gorick
  • The Revd. David Hall
  • The Revd. John Hall
  • The Revd. Dr Richard Hare
  • The Revd. Jonathan Hearn
  • The Revd. Charmaine Host
  • The Very Revd. John Irvine, Dean of Coventry
  • The Revd. Jonathan Jee
  • The Revd. David Jessett
  • The Revd. Richard Livingston
  • The Revd. Canon Ted Lyons, Diocesan Ecumenical Officer
  • The Revd. Kate Mier
  • The Revd. Canon Nicholas Morgan
  • The Revd. Roger Morris, Executive Officer - Forum for Parish Development and Evangelism
  • The Revd. Canon Lawrence Mortimer
  • The Revd. Naomi Nixon
  • The Ven. Michael Paget-Wilkes, Archdeacon of Warwick
  • The Revd. Alan Prett
  • The Revd. Graeme Pringle
  • The Revd. Tim Pullen
  • The Revd. Canon Yvonne Richmond, Canon for Mission - Coventry Cathedral
  • The Revd. Canon Mervyn Roberts, Diocesan Communications Officer
  • The Revd. Dr Vaughan Roberts
  • The Revd. Martin Saxby
  • The Revd. Katrina Scott, Diocesan Adviser for Women's Ministry
  • The Revd. Frank Seldon
  • The Revd. Oliver Simon, Director of Studies for Ordained Local Ministry
  • The Revd. Pam Smith
  • The Revd. Canon Roger Spiller, Executive Officer & Diocesan Director of Ordinands
  • The Rt. Revd. John Stroyan, Bishop of Warwick
  • The Revd. Steve Tash
  • The Revd. David Thurburn-Huelin
  • The Revd. Robin Trew
  • The Revd. Francis Tyler
  • The Revd. Peter Walker
  • The Revd. James Warren
  • The Ven. Ian Watson, Archdeacon of Coventry
  • The Revd. Canon Richard Williams
  • The Revd. Christopher Wilson

[edit] References

  1. ^ London Gazette. 6 September 1918.
  2. ^ Diocese of Coventry - List of clergy - http://www.coventry.anglican.org/home/clergy/

[edit] External links

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