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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]
Diocese Date From Cathedral History Ripon: 5 October 1836 ... Diocese of Lichfield; seat at Lichfield, 669–1075 & 1837–present; Archbishop of Lichfield ...
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 .
Shropshire was historically split between the diocese of Hereford (under the Archdeacon of Shropshire) and the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield (under the Archdeacon of Salop). The Shropshire archdeaconry in the Hereford diocese included the deaneries of Burford, Stottesdon, Ludlow, Pontesbury, Clun and Wenlock and the Salop archdeaconry in ...
Pre- and post-Reformation Church of England bishops of the Diocese of Lichfield, with its seat at Lichfield Cathedral. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Lichfield gained co-cathedral status in 1148, and became the sole cathedral in the diocese after St Mary's Priory was dissolved in 1539 and the new diocese of Chester created in 1541. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] During the English Civil War the cathedral close was beseiged three times; the church was severely damaged, losing all of its medieval glass and ...
Church of England schools in the Diocese of Lichfield (3 C) Pages in category "Diocese of Lichfield" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wrockwardine, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield. Its benefice is united with those of twelve local churches. [1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. [2]