The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers an area in Yorkshire - the City of York itself, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and the East Riding. 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 York consists of the following dioceses of the Church of England: Their archbishop is the Archbishop of York. ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... This article is about the English city. ... North Yorkshire is a county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. ...

It is headed by the Archbishop of York, and its cathedral is York Minster. The Diocese is divided into three archdeaconries of Cleveland in the north, with a Bishop of Whitby, the East Riding, with a Bishop of Hull and in the south-west the Archdeaconry of York, with a Bishop of Selby. The Archbishop of York, Primate of England, is the metropolitan of the Province of York, and is the junior of the two archbishops of the Church of England, after the Archbishop of Canterbury. ... York Minster is an imposing Gothic cathedral in York, northern England. ...

The Diocese was once much larger, covering Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive hill and mountain scenery. ...

History

In 1836 the western part (corresponding broadly to West Yorkshire) was split into the Ripon, which has since been subdivided into the Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, Bradford, and Wakefield. In 1884 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire became part of the new Diocese of Southwell, from which Derbyshire was split off again in 1927 to form the Diocese of Derbyshire. In 1914 the Diocese of Sheffield (covering South Yorkshire) was split off as an independent diocese. 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England. ...

External link

• Diocese page