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Diocese of the Church of England
The
Diocese of Canterbury
is a
Church of England
diocese covering
eastern
Kent
which was founded by
St. Augustine of Canterbury
in 597. The diocese is centred on
Canterbury Cathedral
and is the oldest
see
of the Church of England.
The
Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales
(1835) noted the net annual revenue for the Canterbury see was £19,182.
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This made it the wealthiest diocese in England.
Bishops
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The diocesan bishop is the
Archbishop of Canterbury
, presently
Justin Welby
. However, because of his roles as
metropolitan bishop
of the
Province of Canterbury
,
Primate of All England
and "first bishop" of the worldwide
Anglican Communion
, the archbishop (whose primary residence is at
Lambeth Palace
in London) is often away from the diocese. Therefore, his suffragan bishop, the
Bishop of Dover
(presently
Rose Hudson-Wilkin
), is in many ways empowered to act almost as if she were the diocesan bishop.
The diocese had from 1944 to 2009 a second locally focussed suffragan bishop, the
Bishop of Maidstone
(this version of the post was discontinued in November 2010), who had a similar though subordinate role to that of the Bishop of Dover.
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Two suffragans have nominal sees in the diocese ? the Bishops of
Ebbsfleet
and
Richborough
, who are
provincial episcopal visitors
with a wider focus than the diocese.
Besides the Archbishop and the Bishop of Dover, three honorary assistant bishops supervise and officiate.
Alternative episcopal oversight
(for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the
provincial episcopal visitor
(PEV), the
Bishop suffragan of Richborough
(vacant). There are three
honorary assistant bishops
licensed in the diocese:
Diocesan structure
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For organisational purposes, the diocese is divided into three archdeaconries,
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containing a total of sixteen
deaneries
, which are further subdivided into parishes:
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Canterbury Diocese comprises 202 parishes organised in 100 legal benefices.
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See also
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References
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- ^
The National Enclopaedia of Useful Knowledge
, Vol.III, Charles Knight, London, 1847, p.362
- ^
Canterbury Diocese ? Synod News
Archived
June 15, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
"Turnbull, Michael"
.
Who's Who
. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black
. Retrieved
25 April
2014
.
(Subscription or
UK public library membership
required.)
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"Llewellin, (John) Richard (Allan)"
.
Who's Who
. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black
. Retrieved
25 April
2014
.
(Subscription or
UK public library membership
required.)
- ^
"Cray, Graham Alan"
.
Who's Who
. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black
. Retrieved
25 April
2014
.
(Subscription or
UK public library membership
required.)
- ^
Drew, Anna (11 September 2016).
"New Archdeacon of Canterbury appointed"
.
The Diocese of Canterbury
. Retrieved
26 December
2016
.
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"Deaneries and parishes"
.
The Diocese of Canterbury
. Archived from
the original
on 13 August 2017
. Retrieved
26 December
2016
.
- ^
"Diocese of Canterbury | Deaneries and Parishes"
.
www.canterburydiocese.org
. Retrieved
28 October
2022
.
External links
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