Diocese of Chelmsford

Diocese of Chelmsford
Diocese of Chelmsford
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Canterbury
Archdeaconries	Colchester, Harlow, Southend, West Ham
Statistics
Parishes	482
Churches	613
Schools	139
Information
Cathedral	Chelmsford Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Stephen Cottrell,; Bishop of Chelmsford
Suffragans	Christopher Morgan, Bishop of Colchester; David Hawkins, Bishop of Barking; John Wraw, Bishop of Bradwell
Archdeacons	Annette Cooper, Archdeacon of Colchester; David Lowman, Archdeacon of Southend; Martin Webster, Archdeacon of Harlow; Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham
Website
	chelmsford.anglican.org

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The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers Essex and the five East London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest, and is co-terminous with the boundaries of the Catholic Diocese of Brentwood. It is divided into three episcopal areas, each with its own area bishop. The Diocese covers a region of around 1,500 square miles (3,900 km²) and has a population of more than 2.7 million; it is the second largest Anglican diocese in England.

The Diocese was created in 1914, covering the entire county of Essex and that part of Kent north of the River Thames (North Woolwich), which had previously been part of the Diocese of St Albans.^[1]

The Diocese of Chelmsford is Europe's premier region for regeneration. The Thames Gateway, the M11 corridor and Stansted airport, Harwich seaport and the main site for the London 2012 Olympics are all located within the Diocese.

[edit] Diocesan structure

The diocese of Chelmsford is overseen by the Bishop of Chelmsford. It divided into three episcopal areas which are overseen by an Area Bishop. The diocese is divided further into archdeaconries, each divided into a number of deaneries.

Diocese	Episcopal area	Archdeaconries	Deaneries
Diocese of Chelmsford	Barking Episcopal Area (overseen by the Area Bishop of Barking)	Archdeaconry of Harlow	Deanery of Epping Forest
			Deanery of Harlow
			Deanery of Ongar
		Archdeaconry of West Ham	Deanery of Barking and Dagenham
			Deanery of Havering
			Deanery of Newham
			Deanery of Redbridge
			Deanery of Waltham Forest
	Bradwell Episcopal Area (overseen by the Area Bishop of Bradwell)	Archdeaconry of Southend	Deanery of Basildon
			Deanery of Brentwood
			Deanery of Chelmsford North
			Deanery of Chelmsford South
			Deanery of Hadleigh
			Deanery of Maldon and Dengie
			Deanery of Rochford
			Deanery of Southend on Sea
			Deanery of Thurrock
	Colchester Episcopal Area (overseen by the Area Bishop of Colchester)	Archdeaconry of Colchester	Deanery of Braintree
			Deanery of Colchester
			Deanery of Dedham and Tey
			Deanery of Dunmow and Stansted
			Deanery of Harwich
			Deanery of Hinckford
			Deanery of Saffron Walden
			Deanery of St Osyth
			Deanery of Witham