Diocese of London
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| Diocese of London | |
| Province | Canterbury |
|---|---|
| Bishop | Bishop of London |
| Cathedral | St Paul's |
| Archdeaconries | Charing Cross, Hackney, Hampstead, London, Northolt, Middlesex |
| Suffragan Bishop(s) | Edmonton, Kensington, Stepney, Willesden, Fulham |
| Parishes | 413 |
| Churches | 479 |
| Website | http://www.london.anglican.org/ |
The Diocese of London forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
Historically the diocese covered a large area north of the Thames, and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west. The present diocese covers 177 square miles (458 km²), and 17 London boroughs, covering most of Greater London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea. This area covers nearly all of the traditional county of Middlesex. It includes the City of London in which lies its cathedral, St Paul's, and also encompasses Spelthorne that was formerly in Middlesex but is now part of Surrey.
Essex formed part of the Diocese until 1846 when it became part of the Diocese of Rochester.
The diocese is divided into five episcopal areas each of which (except the central one) is the particular responsibility of one the diocese's suffragan bishops. It is further divided into archdeaconries and rural deaneries, as shown below.
| Episcopal area | Archdeaconry | Deaneries |
|---|---|---|
| London and Westminster | London (Archdeacon) | City |
| Charing Cross (Archdeacon) | Westminster Paddington | |
| Westminster St Margaret | ||
| Westminster St Marylebone | ||
| Edmonton | Hampstead | Central Barnet |
| West Barnet | ||
| North Camden (Hampstead) | ||
| South Camden (St Pancras and Holborn) | ||
| Enfield | ||
| East Haringey | ||
| West Haringey | ||
| Kensington | Middlesex | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Hampton [the Middlesex half of Richmond] | ||
| Hounslow | ||
| Kensington | ||
| Chelsea | ||
| Spelthorne | ||
| Stepney | Hackney | Hackney |
| Islington | ||
| Tower Hamlets | ||
| Willesden | Northolt | Brent |
| Ealing (East) | ||
| Ealing (West) | ||
| Harrow | ||
| Hillingdon |
There is a fifth suffragan bishop, the Suffragan Bishop of Fulham, who plays a diocese-wide role similar to that of a provincial episcopal visitor.
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] Sources and External Links
- Diocesan Website
- Map, from the Diocesan Website
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