Anglican Diocese of Southwark
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| Diocese of Southwark | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Dr Richard Cheetham, Bishop of Kingston Bishop of Woolwich (Vacant) Bishop of Croydon (Vacant) |
| Archdeacons | Tony Davies, Archdeacon of Croydon Daniel Kajumba, Archdeacon of Reigate Christine Hardman, Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich Chris Skilton, Archdeacon of Lambeth Michael Ipgrave, Archdeacon of Southwark Stephen Roberts, Archdeacon of Wandsworth |
| Website | |
| southwark.anglican.org | |
The Diocese of Southwark 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 from part of the Diocese of Rochester. Prior to 1877 the area was part of the Diocese of Winchester.[1][2]
It covers Greater London south of the River Thames and north and east Surrey.
The diocese is divided into three episcopal areas each of which contains two archdeaconries:[3]
- 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)
- the Archdeaconry of Lewisham & Greenwich
- the Archdeaconry of Southwark
- includes Deaneries of Bermondsey, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Southwark and Newington
[edit] References
- ^ London Gazette: no. 27777. p. 2169. 21 March 1905. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Diocese of Southwark: History. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
- ^ Diocese of Southwark: Bishops and Officers. Retrieved on 25 November 2008.
[edit] See also
- Bishop of Southwark (Anglican)
- Southwark Cathedral (Anglican)
- Archdiocese of Southwark (Roman Catholic)
- St George's Cathedral, Southwark (Roman Catholic)
