Diocese of Norwich

For other uses, see Diocese of Norwich (disambiguation).

Diocese of Norwich
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Canterbury
Archdeaconries	Lynn, Norfolk, Norwich
Statistics
Parishes	563
Churches	656
Information
Cathedral	Norwich Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Graham James, Bishop of Norwich
Suffragans	Alan Winton, Bishop of Thetford Jonathan Meyrick, Bishop of Lynn
Archdeacons	David Hayden, Archdeacon of Norfolk Jan McFarlane, Archdeacon of Norwich John Ashe, Archdeacon of Lynn
Website
norwich.anglican.org

The Diocese of Norwich forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.

It traces its roots in an unbroken line to the diocese of Dunwich founded in 630. In common with many Anglo-Saxon bishoprics it moved, in this case to Elmham in 673. After the Norman invasion it moved to Thetford in 1070 finally moving to Norwich in 1094.

It covers 573 parishes with 656 churches covering all of the county of Norfolk save for the extreme west beyond the River Great Ouse that is part of the diocese of Ely. It includes the deanery of Lothingland (the port of Lowestoft and its immediate hinterland) in the county of Suffolk. This totals an area over 1,800 square miles (4,700 km²) with a population (2008) of some 867,000.

Like most older dioceses, the territory has been gradually reduced. Until the formation of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in 1914, East Suffolk was included, and earlier other areas.

The Bishop of Norwich leads the Diocese, and is assisted by the Suffragan Bishops of Lynn and Thetford.

The diocese is divided into 21 Deaneries:

• Blofield, Breckland, Burnham & Walsingham
• Depwade, Dereham in Mitford,
• Great Yarmouth
• Heacham & Rising, Holt, Humbleyard
• Ingworth
• Loddon, Lothingland, Lynn
• Norwich East, Norwich North, Norwich South
• Redenhall, Repps
• St Benet, Sparham
• Thetford & Rockland

References

• Church of England Statistics

See also

• Bishop of Norwich
• Norwich Cathedral

External links

• Diocesan website
• Churches in the Diocese of Norwich ("A Church Near You")

Coordinates: 52°37′54″N 1°18′04″E / 52.6318°N 1.3010°E / 52.6318; 1.3010