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In 1541 the Diocese of Chester was created and parishes in south Lancashire, Cheshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire were transferred to the new diocese. On 24 January 1837, the archdeaconry of Coventry was transferred to the Diocese of Worcester [3] and the Bishop, see and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry all accordingly renamed Lichfield. [3]
English: Map showing the dioceses of southern England during Offa's reign. The bold lines show the presumed boundaries between the provinces of Canterbury, Lichfield and York. The bold lines show the presumed boundaries between the provinces of Canterbury, Lichfield and York.
Map showing the dioceses of southern England during Offa's reign. The bold lines show the presumed boundaries between the provinces of Canterbury, Lichfield and York. In 788 Hygeberht traveled to Rome and received a pallium , the symbol of an archbishop's authority, from Pope Hadrian I . [ 17 ]
The Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 4,516 km 2 (1,744 sq. mi.) of the counties of Powys , Staffordshire , Shropshire , Warwickshire and West Midlands .
Pages in category "Diocese of Lichfield" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The most recent diocese to be established was the Diocese of Leeds, which came into being on 20 April 2014. [7] Prior to that, no new dioceses had been created since 1927. Leeds was created by combining three previous dioceses: the Diocese of Bradford, the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, and the Diocese of Wakefield. [7]
It is part of the Diocese of Lichfield. The church was built in 1866, designed by Edward Holmes in a Geometrical style. It consists of a chancel with north vestry, a nave of five bays, north and south aisles, and an engaged southwest tower with spire.
Lichfield Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Chad, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Lichfield, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lichfield and the principal church of the diocese of Lichfield. There are daily services at the cathedral, which has been designated a grade I listed ...