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| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| archdeaconries = Lichfield, Stoke, Salop, Walsall
| archdeaconries = Lichfield, Stoke, Salop, Walsall
| suffragans = [[Clive Gregory]], area [[Bishop of Wolverhampton]]<br />[[Sarah Bullock]], area [[Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury|Bishop of Shrewsbury]]<br />[[Matthew Parker (bishop)|Matthew Parker]], area [[Bishop of Stafford]]<br />[[Paul Thomas (bishop)|Paul Thomas]], suffragan [[Bishop of Oswestry|Bishop-designate of Oswestry]] (''[[Alternative episcopal oversight|AEO]]'')
| suffragans = [[Clive Gregory]], area [[Bishop of Wolverhampton]]<br />[[Sarah Bullock]], area [[Anglican Bishop of Shrewsbury|Bishop of Shrewsbury]]<br />[[Matthew Parker (bishop)|Matthew Parker]], area [[Bishop of Stafford]]<br />[[Paul Thomas (bishop-designate)|Paul Thomas]], [[Bishop of Oswestry|Bishop suffragan ''designate'' of Oswestry]] (''[[Alternative episcopal oversight|AEO]]'')
| archdeacons = [[Paul Thomas (priest)|Paul Thomas]], [[Archdeacon of Salop]]<br />Sue Weller, [[Archdeacon of Lichfield]]<br />Julian Francis, [[Archdeacon of Walsall]]<br />Megan Smith, [[Archdeacon of Stoke]]
| archdeacons = [[Paul Thomas (priest)|Paul Thomas]], [[Archdeacon of Salop]]<br />Sue Weller, [[Archdeacon of Lichfield]]<br />Julian Francis, [[Archdeacon of Walsall]]<br />Megan Smith, [[Archdeacon of Stoke]]
| website = [http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ lichfield.anglican.org]
| website = [http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ lichfield.anglican.org]
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[[File:'Ecclesiastical England at the time of Henry VIII'.png|left|thumb|A map of the English dioceses during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], from Phillips' new historical atlas (1920)]]
[[File:'Ecclesiastical England at the time of Henry VIII'.png|left|thumb|A map of the English dioceses during the reign of [[Henry VIII]], from Phillips' new historical atlas (1920)]]
The diocese was one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries roughly coinciding with the constituent counties or parts of counties: Chester (covering Cheshire and south Lancashire), Coventry, Derby, Salop and Stafford. In 1541 the [[Diocese of Chester]] was created and parishes in south Lancashire, Cheshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire were transferred to the new diocese. On 24 January 1837, the [[archdeaconry of Coventry]] was transferred to the [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Diocese of Worcester]]<ref name="adcov" /> and the Bishop, see and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry all accordingly renamed Lichfield.<ref name="adcov">{{London Gazette|issue=19460|date=24 January 1837|pages=169–170}}</ref> In 1891 the Bishop of Coventry became a suffragan see (1891-1903), in 1918 a new [[Diocese of Coventry]] was recreated.
The diocese was one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries roughly coinciding with the constituent counties or parts of counties: Chester (covering Cheshire and south Lancashire), Coventry, Derby, Salop and Stafford. In 1541 the [[Diocese of Chester]] was created and parishes in south Lancashire, Cheshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire were transferred to the new diocese. On 24 January 1837, the [[archdeaconry of Coventry]] was transferred to the [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Diocese of Worcester]]<ref name="adcov" /> and the Bishop, see and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry all accordingly renamed Lichfield.<ref name="adcov">{{London Gazette|issue=19460|date=24 January 1837|pages=169–170}}</ref> In 1891 the Bishop of Coventry became a suffragan see (1891-1903), in 1918 a new [[Diocese of Coventry]] was recreated.


In 1884 the [[archdeaconry of Derby]] was transferred to the new [[Diocese of Southwell]].<ref>From Parson to Professional: The Changing Ministry Of the Anglican Clergy In Staffordshire, 1830–1960. A thesis written by the Rev. Dr. John W. B. Tomlinson (2008 Birmingham University)</ref> In 1877 part of the [[archdeaconry of Stafford]] became the [[archdeaconry of Stoke-upon-Trent]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=24486 |date=24 July 1877 |pages=4316–4318 }}</ref> (now generally called merely Stoke) and in 1981 the remainder was renamed the [[archdeaconry of Lichfield]]. In 1997 another part of the archdeaconry (of Lichfield) was removed to form the new [[archdeaconry of Walsall]], covering Trysull, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.<ref name="arch">{{cite web | url = http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=DserveV.ini&dsqApp=Archive2&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='CA1')| title = Diocese of Lichfield |access-date = 20 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://theclergydatabase.org.uk/reference/diocesan-resources/a-z-list-of-dioceses/lichfield-and-coventry-diocese-resources/lichfield-and-coventry-diocesan-maps/| title = Lichfield and Coventry Diocesan Maps |access-date = 4 June 2017}}</ref>
In 1884 the [[archdeaconry of Derby]] was transferred to the new [[Diocese of Southwell]].<ref>From Parson to Professional: The Changing Ministry Of the Anglican Clergy In Staffordshire, 1830–1960. A thesis written by the Rev. Dr. John W. B. Tomlinson (2008 Birmingham University)</ref> In 1877 part of the [[archdeaconry of Stafford]] became the [[archdeaconry of Stoke-upon-Trent]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=24486 |date=24 July 1877 |pages=4316–4318 }}</ref> (now generally called merely Stoke) and in 1981 the remainder was renamed the [[archdeaconry of Lichfield]]. In 1997 another part of the archdeaconry (of Lichfield) was removed to form the new [[archdeaconry of Walsall]], covering Trysull, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.<ref name="arch">{{cite web | url = http://www.archives.staffordshire.gov.uk/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=DserveV.ini&dsqApp=Archive2&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqCmd=show.tcl&dsqSearch=(RefNo=='CA1')| title = Diocese of Lichfield |access-date = 20 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://theclergydatabase.org.uk/reference/diocesan-resources/a-z-list-of-dioceses/lichfield-and-coventry-diocese-resources/lichfield-and-coventry-diocesan-maps/| title = Lichfield and Coventry Diocesan Maps |access-date = 4 June 2017}}</ref>
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The bishop diocesan is assisted by the area bishops of Shrewsbury (responsible for the Salop archdeaconry), Stafford (responsible for the Stoke archdeaconry), and Wolverhampton (responsible for the Lichfield and Walsall archdeaconries). The See of Shrewsbury was in existence from 1888 to 1905, then re-created in 1940; the See of Stafford was created in 1909, and the See of Wolverhampton in 1979. The diocesan area scheme was instituted in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002|url=http://www.churchofengland.org/media/40670/chapter4.pdf|publisher=Church of England|access-date=23 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607020502/http://www.churchofengland.org/media/40670/chapter4.pdf|archive-date=7 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The bishop diocesan is assisted by the area bishops of Shrewsbury (responsible for the Salop archdeaconry), Stafford (responsible for the Stoke archdeaconry), and Wolverhampton (responsible for the Lichfield and Walsall archdeaconries). The See of Shrewsbury was in existence from 1888 to 1905, then re-created in 1940; the See of Stafford was created in 1909, and the See of Wolverhampton in 1979. The diocesan area scheme was instituted in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002|url=http://www.churchofengland.org/media/40670/chapter4.pdf|publisher=Church of England|access-date=23 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607020502/http://www.churchofengland.org/media/40670/chapter4.pdf|archive-date=7 June 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


In 2022, it was announced that the [[Bishop of Oswestry|suffragan See of Oswestry]] in the diocese would be used as a [[provincial episcopal visitor]] (for traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes in the western half of the [[Province of Canterbury]] who reject the ministry of women).<ref name="aeo23">{{cite web |website=Diocese of Canterbury |title=Bishops of Maidstone, Ebbsfleet and Oswestry |url=https://canterburydiocese.org/our-life/news-events/news/bishops-of-maidstone-ebbsfleet-and-oswestry.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707135916/https://canterburydiocese.org/our-life/news-events/news/bishops-of-maidstone-ebbsfleet-and-oswestry.php |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022 }}</ref> In December 2022, the first Bishop of Oswestry was named as [[Paul Thomas (bishop)|Paul Thomas]]: he will be consecrated a bishop in February 2023.<ref name="first">{{cite web |title=Appointment of the first Bishop of Oswestry |url=https://www.sswsh.com/fullposts.php?id=337 |website=The Society under the patronage of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda |publisher=Forward in Faith |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=2 December 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, it was announced that the [[Bishop of Oswestry|suffragan See of Oswestry]] in the diocese would be used as a [[provincial episcopal visitor]] (for traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes in the western half of the [[Province of Canterbury]] who reject the ministry of women).<ref name="aeo23">{{cite web |website=Diocese of Canterbury |title=Bishops of Maidstone, Ebbsfleet and Oswestry |url=https://canterburydiocese.org/our-life/news-events/news/bishops-of-maidstone-ebbsfleet-and-oswestry.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707135916/https://canterburydiocese.org/our-life/news-events/news/bishops-of-maidstone-ebbsfleet-and-oswestry.php |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022 }}</ref> In December 2022, the first Bishop of Oswestry was named as [[Paul Thomas (bishop-designate)|Paul Thomas]]: his consecration as a bishop is scheduled for February 2023.<ref name="first">{{cite web |title=Appointment of the first Bishop of Oswestry |url=https://www.sswsh.com/fullposts.php?id=337 |website=The Society under the patronage of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda |publisher=Forward in Faith |access-date=2 December 2022 |date=2 December 2022}}</ref>


There are also two retired bishops resident in (or near) the diocese who are licensed to serve as [[honorary assistant bishop]]s:
There are also two retired bishops resident in (or near) the diocese who are licensed to serve as [[honorary assistant bishop]]s:
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| accessed = 15 April 2014
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*11 January 2015{{snd}}September 2019: Sue Weller<ref name="weller">{{cite web|url=http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ournews/the-new-archdeacon-of-walsall/|title=The new Archdeacon of Walsall|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=Diocese of Lichfield|access-date=28 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228221251/http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ournews/the-new-archdeacon-of-walsall/|archive-date=28 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (became [[Archdeacon of Lichfield]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/06/26/sue-named-new-archdeacon-missioner/ |title=Diocese of Lichfield - News - Sue named as new Archdeacon Missioner |website=www.lichfield.anglican.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627132018/https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/06/26/sue-named-new-archdeacon-missioner/ |archive-date=2019-06-27}} </ref>
*11 January 2015{{snd}}September 2019: Sue Weller<ref name="weller">{{cite web|url=http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ournews/the-new-archdeacon-of-walsall/|title=The new Archdeacon of Walsall|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=Diocese of Lichfield|access-date=28 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228221251/http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ournews/the-new-archdeacon-of-walsall/|archive-date=28 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> (became [[Archdeacon of Lichfield]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/06/26/sue-named-new-archdeacon-missioner/ |title=Diocese of Lichfield - News - Sue named as new Archdeacon Missioner |website=www.lichfield.anglican.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627132018/https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/06/26/sue-named-new-archdeacon-missioner/ |archive-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>
*8 November 2019{{snd}}present: Julian Francis<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/08/01/julian-returns-archdeacon-walsall/ |title=Diocese of Lichfield - News - Julian returns as Archdeacon of Walsall |website=www.lichfield.anglican.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806145554/https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/08/01/julian-returns-archdeacon-walsall/ |archive-date=2019-08-06}} </ref>
*8 November 2019{{snd}}present: Julian Francis<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/08/01/julian-returns-archdeacon-walsall/ |title=Diocese of Lichfield - News - Julian returns as Archdeacon of Walsall |website=www.lichfield.anglican.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806145554/https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/news/2019/08/01/julian-returns-archdeacon-walsall/ |archive-date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
{{Archdeacons of Walsall}}
{{Archdeacons of Walsall}}


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Diocese of Lichfield

Dioecesis Lichfeldensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lichfield
Coat of arms
Flag of the Diocese of Lichfield
Flag
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesLichfield, Stoke, Salop, Walsall
Statistics
Parishes429
Churches582
Information
CathedralLichfield Cathedral
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopMichael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield
SuffragansClive Gregory, area Bishop of Wolverhampton
Sarah Bullock, area Bishop of Shrewsbury
Matthew Parker, area Bishop of Stafford
Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan designate of Oswestry (AEO)
ArchdeaconsPaul Thomas, Archdeacon of Salop
Sue Weller, Archdeacon of Lichfield
Julian Francis, Archdeacon of Walsall
Megan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke
Website
lichfield.anglican.org

The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers 4,516 km2 (1,744 sq mi) of several counties: almost all of Staffordshire, northern Shropshire, a significant portion of the West Midlands, and very small portions of Warwickshire and Powys (Wales).

Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Lichfield

History

The Diocese of Mercia was created by Diuma in around 656 and the see was settled in Lichfield in 669 by the then bishop, Ceadda (later Saint Chad), who built a monastery there.[1] At the Council of Chelsea in 787, Bishop Higbert was raised to the rank of archbishop and given authority over the dioceses of Worcester, Leicester, Lindsey, Hereford, Elmham and Dunwich. This was due to the persuasion of King Offa of Mercia, who wanted an archbishop to rival Canterbury. On Offa's death in 796, however, the Pope removed the archiepiscopal rank and restored the dioceses to the authority of Canterbury. In 803 the Council of Clovesho accepted this decision.

During the 9th century, the diocese was devastated by the Vikings. Lichfield itself was unwalled and had become rather poor, so Bishop Peter moved the see to the fortified and wealthier Chester in 1075. His successor, Robert de Limesey, transferred it to Coventry and the diocese was renamed the Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield. At this stage it also covered Derbyshire and most of Warwickshire. In 1539 the see was transferred back to Lichfield and the name was reversed to become the Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry.

A map of the English dioceses during the reign of Henry VIII, from Phillips' new historical atlas (1920)

The diocese was one of the largest in medieval England and was divided into five archdeaconries roughly coinciding with the constituent counties or parts of counties: Chester (covering Cheshire and south Lancashire), Coventry, Derby, Salop and Stafford. In 1541 the Diocese of Chester was created and parishes in south Lancashire, Cheshire, Denbighshire and Flintshire were transferred to the new diocese. On 24 January 1837, the archdeaconry of Coventry was transferred to the Diocese of Worcester[2] and the Bishop, see and diocese of Lichfield and Coventry all accordingly renamed Lichfield.[2] In 1891 the Bishop of Coventry became a suffragan see (1891-1903), in 1918 a new Diocese of Coventry was recreated.

In 1884 the archdeaconry of Derby was transferred to the new Diocese of Southwell.[3] In 1877 part of the archdeaconry of Stafford became the archdeaconry of Stoke-upon-Trent[4] (now generally called merely Stoke) and in 1981 the remainder was renamed the archdeaconry of Lichfield. In 1997 another part of the archdeaconry (of Lichfield) was removed to form the new archdeaconry of Walsall, covering Trysull, Walsall, Wednesbury, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.[5][6]

Bishops

The bishop diocesan is assisted by the area bishops of Shrewsbury (responsible for the Salop archdeaconry), Stafford (responsible for the Stoke archdeaconry), and Wolverhampton (responsible for the Lichfield and Walsall archdeaconries). The See of Shrewsbury was in existence from 1888 to 1905, then re-created in 1940; the See of Stafford was created in 1909, and the See of Wolverhampton in 1979. The diocesan area scheme was instituted in 1992.[7]

In 2022, it was announced that the suffragan See of Oswestry in the diocese would be used as a provincial episcopal visitor (for traditionalist Anglo-Catholic parishes in the western half of the Province of Canterbury who reject the ministry of women).[8] In December 2022, the first Bishop of Oswestry was named as Paul Thomas: his consecration as a bishop is scheduled for February 2023.[9]

There are also two retired bishops resident in (or near) the diocese who are licensed to serve as honorary assistant bishops:

Archdeacons of Walsall

The archdeaconry of Walsall was created from Lichfield archdeaconry in 1997.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Lichfield" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^ a b "No. 19460". The London Gazette. 24 January 1837. pp. 169–170.
  3. ^ From Parson to Professional: The Changing Ministry Of the Anglican Clergy In Staffordshire, 1830–1960. A thesis written by the Rev. Dr. John W. B. Tomlinson (2008 Birmingham University)
  4. ^ "No. 24486". The London Gazette. 24 July 1877. pp. 4316–4318.
  5. ^ a b "Diocese of Lichfield". Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Lichfield and Coventry Diocesan Maps". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Bishops of Maidstone, Ebbsfleet and Oswestry". Diocese of Canterbury. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Appointment of the first Bishop of Oswestry". The Society under the patronage of Saint Wilfrid and Saint Hilda. Forward in Faith. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Iraj Kalimi Mottahedeh". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  11. ^ Sadler. "Sadler, Anthony Graham". 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.)
  12. ^ Jackson. "Jackson, Robert William". 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.)
  13. ^ "Gazette". Diocese of Lichfield. 22 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  14. ^ Sims. "Sims, Christopher 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.)
  15. ^ "The new Archdeacon of Walsall". Diocese of Lichfield. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Diocese of Lichfield - News - Sue named as new Archdeacon Missioner". www.lichfield.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Diocese of Lichfield - News - Julian returns as Archdeacon of Walsall". www.lichfield.anglican.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.

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