- Diocese of Chelmsford
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Diocese of Chelmsford 
Location Ecclesiastical province Canterbury Archdeaconries Colchester, Harlow, Southend, West Ham Statistics Parishes 482 Churches 613 Schools 139 Information Cathedral Chelmsford Cathedral Current leadership Bishop Stephen Cottrell,
Bishop of ChelmsfordSuffragans Christopher Morgan, Bishop of Colchester
David Hawkins, Bishop of Barking
Bishop of Bradwell (Bishop-designate: John Wraw)Archdeacons David Lowman, Archdeacon of Southend
Annette Cooper, Archdeacon of Colchester
Martin Webster, Archdeacon of Harlow
Archdeacon of West Ham (Vacant)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, 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 2.7 million; it is the second largest Anglican diocese in England.
The Diocese was created in 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.[1]
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.
Diocesan structure
The diocese of Chelmsford is overseen by the Bishop of Chelmsford. It divided into three episcopal areas which are overseen by an Area Bishop. The diocese is divided further into archdeaconries, each divided into a number of deaneries.
Diocese Episcopal area Archdeaconries Deaneries Diocese of Chelmsford Barking Episcopal Area
(overseen by the Area Bishop of Barking)Archdeaconry of Harlow Deanery of Epping Forest Deanery of Harlow Deanery of Ongar Archdeaconry of West Ham Deanery of Barking and Dagenham Deanery of Havering Deanery of Newham Deanery of Redbridge Deanery of Waltham Forest Bradwell Episcopal Area
(overseen by the Area Bishop of Bradwell)Archdeaconry of Southend Deanery of Basildon Deanery of Brentwood Deanery of Chelmsford North Deanery of Chelmsford South Deanery of Hadleigh Deanery of Maldon and Dengie Deanery of Rochford Deanery of Southend on Sea Deanery of Thurrock Colchester Episcopal Area
(overseen by the Area Bishop of Colchester)Archdeaconry of Colchester Deanery of Braintree Deanery of Colchester Deanery of Dedham and Tey Deanery of Dunmow and Stansted Deanery of Harwich Deanery of Hinckford Deanery of Saffron Walden Deanery of St Osyth Deanery of Witham References
- ^ London Gazette. 23 January 1914.
External links
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Churches in the Diocese of Chelmsford (A Church Near You)
- Chelmsford Cathedral
Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland 
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Church in Wales
Scottish Episcopal Church
Church of IrelandCategories:- Dioceses of the Church of England
- Chelmsford
- Religion in Essex
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