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The deaneries of the Diocese of Chester in about 1835, shortly before a series of boundary changes greatly diminished its size. Map showing the areas of the Diocese of Chester which were transferred to other Dioceses in the 19th century, together with the dates on which they were transferred.
15 August 1538: Dissolution of Chester's three friaries. [73] 20 January 1540: Dissolution of St Werburgh's Abbey. [73] 1541: St Werburgh's abbey becomes a cathedral of the Church of England known as Chester Cathedral by order of King Henry VIII. [74] Chester becomes a diocese. [75] 1543: Cheshire sends its first members to sit in Parliament. [76]
In earlier times, populations were sparsely spread and towns were few. The population of the kingdom of England in the 11th century is estimated at between one and two million, with Lincolnshire, East Anglia, and East Kent the most densely populated areas; in other parts of the country many villages had been razed by the conquest armies. [1]
Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral and the mother church of the Diocese of Chester. It is located in the city of Chester , Cheshire, England. The cathedral, formerly the abbey church of a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Werburgh , is dedicated to Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary .
The Diocese in Europe is also a part of the Church of England, [1] and covers the whole of continental Europe, Morocco and the post-Soviet states. [2] The structure of dioceses within the Church of England was initially inherited from the Catholic Church as part of the Protestant Reformation . [ 3 ]
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.. The diocese extends across most of the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, including the Wirral Peninsula and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was formerly the Benedictine Abbey of Saint ...
The history of Cheshire can be traced back to the Hoxnian Interglacial, between 400,000 and 380,000 years BP. Primitive tools that date to that period have been found. Primitive tools that date to that period have been found.
Map showing the extent and make up of the Chester diocese (UK) in 1541, when it was created from portions of the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield (Chester Archdeaconry) and the diocese of York (Richmond Archdeaconry) Date: 13 February 2008: Source: Own work: Author: David D. Stretch: Ddstretch