Diocese of Chichester
| Diocese of Chichester | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Chichester, Horsham, Hastings, Brighton & Lewes |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 365 |
| Churches | 500 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral |
Chichester Cathedral (1075–present) Selsey Abbey (681–1075) |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Martin Warner |
| Suffragans |
Mark Sowerby, Bishop of Horsham Richard Jackson, Bishop of Lewes |
| Archdeacons |
Douglas McKittrick, Archdeacon of Chichester Fiona Windsor, Archdeacon of Horsham Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes Edward Dowler, Archdeacon of Hastings |
| Website | |
| chichester.anglican.org | |
Coordinates: 50°50′11″N 0°46′51″W / 50.8363°N 0.7808°W
The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the See was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Chichester. The diocese is in the Province of Canterbury.
The Bishop of Chichester has overall episcopal oversight of the diocese, with certain responsibilities delegated by area scheme from 1984 to 2013 to the area Bishop of Horsham and the area Bishop of Lewes. The suffragan See of Lewes was created in 1909 and was the suffragan bishop for the whole diocese until the See of Horsham was created in 1968.
The four archdeaconries of the diocese are Chichester, Horsham, Hastings and Brighton & Lewes. Until 2014, the Archdeaconry of Chichester covered the coastal region of West Sussex along with Brighton and Hove, the Archdeaconry of Horsham the remainder of West Sussex and the Archdeaconry of Lewes & Hastings covered East Sussex.
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