The Diocese of Chester is a Church of Englanddiocese based in Chester, covering the historic county of Cheshire (and therefore including the Wirral and the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The cathedral is Chester Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Chester. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... This article is about the English county. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral. ... The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester. ... Chester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, mother church for the Diocese of Chester, north-west England. ... Arms of the Bishop of Chester The Bishop of Chester heads the Anglican Diocese of Chester in the Province of York. ...
Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor and Man | Southwell and Nottingham | Wakefield | York Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... The Province of York consists of the following dioceses of the Church of England: Their archbishop is the Archbishop of York. ... The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire including Blackburn, Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster, and Preston. ... The Diocese of Bradford is a Church of England diocese, covering Bradford and Craven in Yorkshire, England. ... The Diocese of Carlisle was created in 1133 by Henry I out of part of the Diocese of Durham, although many people of Celtic descent in the area actually looked to Glasgow for spiritual leadership. ... The Diocese of Liverpool is a Church of England diocese based in Liverpool, covering Merseyside north of the River Mersey along with West Lancashire and northern Warrington. ... For other Christian diocese with Manchester in their name, see Diocese of Manchester. ... The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. ... Sodor and Man is a diocese of the Church of England. ... The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York. ... The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. ...
See also: Church of England | Province of Canterbury The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Province of Canterbury consists of the following dioceses of the Church of England: Their archbishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury. ...
The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.
The diocese covers most of the traditional county of Cheshire, including the Wirral and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was formerly the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Werburgh, being elevated to cathedral status in 1541.
The present diocese was formed in 1541 under King Henry VIII.
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