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Lincoln, England United Kingdom: Anglican (Church of England) St. Mary's Church: 5,000 [citation needed] 155,000 [64] 1343–1502 Gdańsk Poland: Catholic Largest brick church in the world Holy Trinity Cathedral: 5,000 [citation needed] 137,000 [citation needed] 1995–2004 Tbilisi Georgia: Eastern Orthodox Winchester Cathedral: 4,968 [65]
The Holy See [7] [8] (Latin: Sancta Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair [9] ', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, [10] is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and the Vatican City State. [11]
Click the map for an interactive fullscreen view Coventry ( / ˈ k ɒ v ən t r i / ⓘ KOV -ən-tree [ 6 ] or rarely / ˈ k ʌ v -/ KUV - ) [ 7 ] is a cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county, in England , on the River Sherbourne .
As such, it is a network of Anglican churches within the Church of England and the Church in Wales that are linked back to HTB. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The network now comprises more than 30 of the approximately 490 churches in the Diocese of London , and 66 churches nationwide across 17 dioceses.
In October 2009, following closed-circuit talks between some Anglicans and the Holy See, Pope Benedict made a relatively unconditional offer to accommodate disaffected Anglicans in the Church of England, enabling them, for the first time, to retain parts of their liturgy and heritage under Anglicanorum coetibus, while being in full communion ...
Sorted according to the ceremonial counties of England, although there are also 20 Catholic dioceses in England, divided into 5 ecclesiastical provinces: Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Southwark and Westminster.
Under the London area scheme the diocesan bishop, the Bishop of London retains oversight of the two cities of London and Westminster while the four area bishops have responsibility in their own episcopal areas. The suffragan see of Stepney was created in 1895, Kensington in 1901, Willesden in 1911 and Edmonton in 1970.
A few Anglican churches in the Barnet area fall into the Diocese of St Albans, reflecting the historical association of Barnet with Hertfordshire. The Catholic dioceses that cover Greater London are, north of the Thames and west of the Lea, the Diocese of Westminster ; south of the Thames the Archdiocese of Southwark ; and north of the Thames ...