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The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The cathedral is located in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current acting bishop is Ruth Worsley and the current dean is John Witcombe. The city has had three cathedrals.
Usually, the diocesan Bishop of Coventry, is assisted by a Bishop suffragan of Warwick, but both Sees are currently vacant.From 6 November 2023 until 31 December 2024, Ruth Worsley (Bishop of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells) is also part-time Acting Bishop of Coventry; [3] and since 9 November, Saju Muthalaly (Bishop of Loughborough in the Diocese of Leicester) has also been part-time ...
A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or "mother" church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals.
In the Middle Ages, the Bishop of Coventry was a title used by the bishops known today as the Bishop of Lichfield. The present diocese covers most of the County of Warwickshire. The see is in the City of Coventry where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael. The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Coventry.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono planted two acorns outside the cathedral in June 1968 to thank the city for making friends with others. [91] Coventry also has a Baptist church named Queens Road Baptist Church, which was first established in 1723 and moved to its current building in 1884.
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