Diocese of London
Diocese of London | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Charing Cross; Hackney; Hampstead; London; Middlesex; Northolt |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 460 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 413 |
| Churches | 484 |
| Information | |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | St Paul's |
| Co-cathedral | Westminster Abbey (1550–1556 only) |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Sarah Mullally |
| Suffragans | Pete Broadbent, area Bishop of Willesden Jonathan Baker, Bishop of Fulham Graham Tomlin, area Bishop of Kensington Rob Wickham, area Bishop of Edmonton Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington Joanne Grenfell, area Bishop of Stepney |
| Archdeacons | Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London; John Hawkins, Archdeacon of Hampstead Liz Adekunle, Archdeacon of Hackney Richard Frank, Archdeacon of Middlesex Adam Atkinson Archdeacon (or -designate) of Charing Cross Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon-designate of Northolt |
| Website | |
| london.anglican.org | |
The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbury in England.
Historically the diocese covered a large area north of the Thames and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west. The present diocese covers 177 square miles (460 km2) and 17 London boroughs, covering most of Greater London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea. This area covers nearly all of the historic county of Middlesex. It includes the City of London in which lies its cathedral, St Paul's, and also encompasses Spelthorne which is in Middlesex but part of Surrey County Council.
The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales (1835), noted the annual net income for the London see was £13,929.[1] This made it the third wealthiest diocese in England after Canterbury and Durham.
Essex formed part of the diocese until 1846 when the county became part of the Diocese of Rochester (and later changed again to the Diocese of St Albans and is now in the Diocese of Chelmsford).
Organisation
Since the institution of the London area scheme (the first of its kind) in 1979,[2] the diocese has been divided into five episcopal areas, each of which is the particular responsibility of one of the diocese's suffragan bishops. It is further divided into archdeaconries and deaneries, as shown below.
| Episcopal area | Archdeaconry | Deaneries |
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| Two Cities Episcopal Area | Archdeaconry of London | Deanery of the City of London |
| Archdeaconry of Charing Cross1 | Deanery of Westminster Paddington | |
| Deanery of Westminster St Margaret | ||
| Deanery of Westminster St Marylebone | ||
| Edmonton Episcopal Area
(area Bishop of Edmonton) |
Archdeaconry of Hampstead | Deanery of Central Barnet |
| Deanery of West Barnet | ||
| Deanery of North Camden (Hampstead) | ||
| Deanery of South Camden (St Pancras and Holborn) | ||
| Deanery of Enfield | ||
| Deanery of East Haringey | ||
| Deanery of West Haringey | ||
| Kensington Episcopal Area
(area Bishop of Kensington) |
Archdeaconry of Middlesex | Deanery of Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Deanery of Hampton | ||
| Deanery of Hounslow | ||
| Deanery of Kensington | ||
| Deanery of Chelsea | ||
| Deanery of Spelthorne | ||
| Stepney Episcopal Area
(area Bishop of Stepney) |
Archdeaconry of Hackney | Deanery of Hackney |
| Deanery of Islington | ||
| Deanery of Tower Hamlets | ||
| Willesden Episcopal Area
(area Bishop of Willesden) |
Archdeaconry of Northolt | Deanery of Brent |
| Deanery of Ealing | ||
| Deanery of Harrow | ||
| Deanery of Hillingdon |
1lapsing to the care of the Archdeacon of London[3]
Bishops
Under the London area scheme the diocesan bishop, the Bishop of London retains oversight of the two cities of London and Westminster while the four area bishops have responsibility in their own episcopal areas. The suffragan see of Stepney was created in 1895, Kensington in 1901, Willesden in 1911 and Edmonton in 1970. The suffragan see of Marlborough existed from 1888 to 1918. On 1 May 2015, it was announced[4] that Richard Chartres' (then-Bishop of London) proposal to take the See of Islington out of abeyance for the appointment of a "bishop for church plants"[5] would go ahead. Ric Thorpe was consecrated Bishop suffragan of Islington on 29 September 2015.
Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which do not accept the ordination of women as priests) is provided by a fifth suffragan bishop, Jonathan Baker, Bishop of Fulham, who has the same ministry in the Southwark and Rochester dioceses. During a lengthy vacancy in that see, alternative episcopal oversight was offered by the area Bishop of Edmonton.
There are also several retired bishops living in the diocese, some of whom are licensed as honorary assistant bishops:
- 1984–present: Michael Marshall, former suffragan Bishop of Woolwich, lives in Chelsea and is also licensed as an honorary assistant bishop in Chichester diocese.[6]
- 2002–present: Edward Holland, retired Bishop of Colchester, lives in Hammersmith and is also licensed in the Diocese in Europe.[7]
- 2003–present: Walter Makhulu, Archbishop emeritus of Central Africa and retired Bishop of Botswana, lives in Putney.[8]
- 2006–present: Sandy Millar, a former vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk and is also an honorary assistant bishop in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.[9]
- 2009–present: Robert Ladds, former Bishop suffragan of Whitby, lives in Hendon.[10]
- 2013–present: Michael Colclough, retired Canon Pastor of St Paul's Cathedral and former Bishop of Kensington, lives in Chelsea. He is also licensed in the Diocese in Europe.[11]
- July 2014 – present: Stephen Platten, Rector of St Michael Cornhill and retired Bishop of Wakefield (also in Southwark and Newcastle dioceses.)[12]
Schools
All Church of England schools within the London diocese are networked together by the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS).
See also
- List of churches in the City of London
- List of churches in the City of Westminster
- List of churches in the Diocese of London
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster
References
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.III, London, Charles Knight, 1847, p.362
- ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Diocese of London — Archdeacons in the Two Cities (Accessed 24 June 2015)
- ^ Diocese of London — The Revival of the See of Islington (Accessed 1 May 2015)
- ^ "Chartres sets out plan for 'Bishop for church-plants'". Church Times. No. 7929. 6 March 2015. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Marshall. "Marshall, Michael Eric". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Holland. "Holland, Edward". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Makhulu. "Makhulu, Walter Paul Khotso". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Millar. "Millar, John Alexander Kirkpatrick (Sandy)". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Ladds. "Ladds, Robert Sidney". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ Colclough. "Colclough, Michael John". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|othernames=ignored (help) (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) - ^ "Appointments". Church Times. No. 7920. 2 January 2014. p. 31. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
External links
- Diocesan website
- Map from the diocesan website
- Westminster (St Margaret) Deanery Synod
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