Anglican Diocese of Southwark
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For the Catholic diocese, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.
| Diocese of Southwark | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham & Greenwich, Reigate, Southwark, Wandsworth |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 300 |
| Churches | 370 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Southwark Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark |
| Suffragans | Richard Cheetham, Bishop of Kingston Jonathan Clark, Bishop of Croydon Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Woolwich |
| Archdeacons | Daniel Kajumba, Archdeacon of Reigate Chris Skilton, Archdeacon of Croydon[1][2] Stephen Roberts, Archdeacon of Wandsworth Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich[2] Jane Steen, Archdeacon of Southwark[2] Simon Gates, Archdeacon-designate of Lambeth[3] |
| Website | |
| southwark.anglican.org | |
The Diocese of Southwark(Br [ˈsʌðɨk])[4] is one of the 44 dioceses of the Church of England, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. It was created on 1 May 1905[5] from part of the Diocese of Rochester. Prior to 1877 the area was part of the Diocese of Winchester.[6]
The diocese covers Greater London south of the River Thames (except for Bexley and Bromley) and covers east Surrey. It is divided into three episcopal areas each of which contains two archdeaconries:[7]
- Croydon Episcopal Area (overseen by the Bishop of Croydon)
- Kingston Episcopal Area (overseen by the Bishop of Kingston)
- Woolwich Episcopal Area (overseen by the Bishop of Woolwich)
- Archdeaconry of Lewisham & Greenwich
- Archdeaconry of Southwark
- includes Deaneries of Bermondsey, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Southwark and Newington
References [edit]
- ^ "Archdeacon of Croydon announced". 31 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b c "New Archdeacons for Southwark Diocese". 16 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Diocese of Southwark – New Archdeacon of Lambeth
- ^ "Southwark", The Columbia Lippincott Gazeteer of the World (1952), New York: Columbia University Press.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 27777. p. 2169. 21 March 1905. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 27777. p. 2169. 21 March 1905. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers. Retrieved on 29 June 2012.
See also [edit]
- Bishop of Southwark (Anglican)
- Southwark Cathedral (Anglican)
- Archdiocese of Southwark (Roman Catholic)
- St George's Cathedral, Southwark (Roman Catholic)
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