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Canon Charles Wilmer Foster, FSA, FRHistS (1866–1935) was an English clergyman, antiquarian, historian and archivist. He founded the Lincoln Record Society in 1910 and served as its secretary and general editor until his death; he made major contributions towards scholarship on the county and diocese of Lincoln, principally through publishing editions of historical documents.
The Register of Adam de Orleton, Bishop of Hereford (A. D. 1317–1327) A. T. Bannister Cantilupe Society/Canterbury and York Society, 1907 [49] Lincoln: Lincoln diocese documents, 1450–1544: Andrew Clark Early English Text Society, original ser., volume 149, 1914. Also a database. [50]
Originally within the United Kingdom the title of diocesan record office would frequently have referred to a church-owned diocesan registry or chancery. This would have been where the episcopal registers, administrative papers and title deeds were preserved under the general superintendence of the diocesan chancellor .
By virtue of the 2009 scheme of delegation, [2] whilst the Bishop of Lincoln exercises general oversight, the Bishops of Grimsby and of Grantham [3] were seen as leaders in mission in the north and south of the Diocese respectively until that scheme lapsed upon the 6 April 2013 retirement of the Bishop of Grimsby, which was followed by a review of roles of bishops in the diocese. [4]
Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz (born September 6, 1935) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln in Nebraska, from 1992 to 2012.
The Archdeaconry of Stow is an ancient division of Lincoln diocese; the first archdeacons are recorded from around 1092 (the time around which archdeacons were first appointed across the English church) and were among eight archdeacons in the exceptionally large diocese.
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The Diocese of Lincoln (Latin: Dioecesis Lincolnensis) is a Latin Church diocese in Nebraska, United States, and comprises the majority of the eastern and central portions of the state south of the Platte River. It is a suffragan see to the archdiocese of Omaha. The episcopal see is in Lincoln, Nebraska.