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Diocese of Oxford Location Ecclesiastical province Canterbury Archdeaconries Berkshire, Buckingham, Oxford Statistics Parishes 624 Churches 847 Information Cathedral Christ Church Current leadership Bishop John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford Suffragans Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester
Alan Wilson, Bishop of Buckingham
Andrew Proud, Bishop of ReadingArchdeacons Norman Russell, Archdeacon of Berkshire
Julian Hubbard, Archdeacon of Oxford
Karen Gorham, Archdeacon of BuckinghamWebsite oxford.anglican.org The Diocese of Oxford forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
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History
The Diocese of Oxford was created in 1541 out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln.
In 1836 the Archdeaconry of Berkshire was transferred from the Diocese of Salisbury to Oxford. This comprises the county of Berkshire and parts of Wiltshire.
In 1837 the County of Buckingham was similarly transferred from the then Diocese of Lincoln, to become the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, although this annexation did not take effect until 1845.
Current extent
Counties
The Diocese now covers the counties of
- Berkshire (118 churches)
- Buckinghamshire (152 churches)
- Oxfordshire (227 churches)
and has
- three churches in the county of Bedfordshire
- one church in the traditional county of Middlesex
Episcopal Areas
The Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford since 2007
The diocese is divided into three Episcopal Areas corresponding to its Archdeaconries. The Bishop of Oxford has authority throughout the diocese, but also has primary responsibility for the city and suburbs of Oxford, which are part of the Archdeaconry of Oxford.
- Archdeaconry of Oxford
- City of Oxford & surrounding area
- current Bishop of Oxford: The Rt Revd John Pritchard
- includes Deaneries of Oxford and Cowley
- Dorchester Episcopal Area - successor to the Saxon Diocese of Dorchester.
- current Bishop of Dorchester: The Rt Revd Colin Fletcher OBE
- includes Deaneries of Aston & Cuddesdon, Bicester & Islip, Chipping Norton, Deddington, Henley, Witney and Woodstock
- City of Oxford & surrounding area
- Buckingham Episcopal Area (Archdeaconry of Buckingham)
- current Bishop of Buckingham: The Rt Revd Dr Alan Wilson
- includes Deaneries of Amersham, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Burnham & Slough, Claydon, Milton Keynes, Mursley, Newport, Wendover and Wycombe
- Reading Episcopal Area (Archdeaconry of Berkshire)
- current Bishop of Reading: The Rt Revd Andrew Proud
- includes Deaneries of Abingdon, Bracknell, Bradfield, Maidenhead & Windsor, Newbury, Reading, Sonning, Vale of White Horse, Wallingford and Wantage
References
See also
- Bishop of Oxford
- Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers
- Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford (the cathedral of the see)
External links
Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom and Ireland 
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Church in Wales
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Church of IrelandCoordinates: 51°45′01″N 1°15′21″W / 51.750199°N 1.255853°W
Categories:- Diocese of Oxford
- Dioceses of the Church of England
- 1541 establishments in England
- Religious organizations established in the 1540s
- Dioceses established in the 16th century
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