See of Bristol
| Diocese of Bristol | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Bristol, Malmesbury |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 167 |
| Churches | 207 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Bristol Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Bishop of Bristol (vacant) |
| Suffragan | Lee Rayfield, Bishop of Swindon |
| Archdeacons | Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury & Acting Archdeacon of Bristol |
| Website | |
| bristol.anglican.org | |
Coordinates: 51°27′06″N 2°36′03″W / 51.4517°N 2.6008°W
The Diocese of Bristol is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire, as far east as Swindon. The diocese is headed by the Bishop of Bristol and the Episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, commonly known as Bristol Cathedral.
Until the Reformation, Bristol was part of the medieval Diocese of Worcester. Under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, Henry Holbeach was appointed the only suffragan bishop of Bristol in 1538 and assisted the Bishop of Worcester in overseeing the medieval diocese. Nearly two years later, Bristol became part of the newly formed Diocese of Gloucester in 1541. The following year, the Diocese of Bristol was established on 4 June 1542 and consisted of the city of Bristol together with the county of Dorset. The Diocese of Bristol continued until 5 October 1836 when Dorset was annexed to the Diocese of Salisbury and the remainder, the city of Bristol, formed part of the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. After sixty years, the Diocese of Bristol was "reconstituted" on 7 July 1897, but with different boundaries.
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