Diocese of Chelmsford
| Diocese of Chelmsford | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Barking, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Southend, Stansted, West Ham |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 463 |
| Churches | 588 (As of August 2014[update]) |
| Schools | 140 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Chelmsford Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford |
| Suffragans |
John Wraw, area Bishop of Bradwell Peter Hill, area Bishop of Barking Roger Morris, area Bishop of Colchester |
| Archdeacons |
Annette Cooper, Archdeacon of Colchester Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham Martin Webster, Archdeacon of Harlow Robin King, Archdeacon of Stansted John Perumbalath, Archdeacon of Barking Elizabeth Snowden, Archdeacon of Chelmsford Mike Lodge, Acting Archdeacon of Southend |
| Website | |
| chelmsford.anglican.org | |
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 (most of which made up the historic county of Essex), 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 3 million; it has 463 parishes and a total of 588 churches; it is the second largest Anglican diocese in England.
The Diocese was created on 23 January 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.
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.
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