Diocese of Hereford

Diocese of Hereford
Arms of the See of Hereford: Gules, 3 leopard's faces reversed jessant-de-lys or. These are the arms of Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Canterbury
Archdeaconries	Hereford, Ludlow
Statistics
Parishes	347
Churches	423
Information
Cathedral	Hereford Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Anthony Priddis, Bishop of Hereford
Suffragan	Alistair Magowan, Bishop of Ludlow
Archdeacons	Alistair Magowan, Bishop-Archdeacon of Ludlow Paddy Benson, Archdeacon of Hereford
Website
hereford.anglican.org

The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England; and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral is Hereford Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Hereford. The diocese is one of the oldest in England (created in 676) and is part of the Province of Canterbury.

Arms

The armorials of the See of Hereford are: Gules, 3 leopard's faces reversed jessant-de-lys or. These were the personal arms of Bishop Thomas de Cantilupe (d.1282).

Sources

• Haydn's Book of Dignities (1894) Joseph Haydn/Horace Ockerby, reprinted 1969
• Whitaker's Almanack 1883 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker and Sons Ltd/A&C Black, London

References

• Church of England Statistics 2002

External links

• Diocese of Hereford