The area first held a bishopric in 680, and the Saxon cathedral was probably located close to (if not on the site of) the present cathedral. The original diocese fell victim to the invasion by the Danes around 870. At the time of the Reformation, in 1539 a new cathedral was being erected. However this structure was never completed and it was another three centuries before Leicester was finally to regain its see in 1927. Before this time however there had been suffragan bishops of Leicester whilst the bishopric was still within the its parent diocese. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr Timothy John Tim Stevens, the 6th Lord Bishop of Leicester, who signs Timothy Leicester.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Leicester, England and its precursor offices
In the 9th century, Leicester was captured by the Danes (Vikings) and became one of the five boroughs (fortified towns) of Danelaw although this position was short lived.
Leicester is expected to become the first major city in England in which the non-white population will form a majority, this is expected to have happened by the year 2012.
The City of Leicester's coat of arms was first granted to the city at the Heraldic Visitation of 1619, and is based on the arms of the First Earl of Leicester, Robert Beaumont.
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