The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Diocese of York Dioecesis Eboracensis | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Flag | |
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Archdeaconries | Cleveland, the East Riding, York |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 472 |
| Churches | 607 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | York Minster |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York |
| Suffragans | Eleanor Sanderson, Bishop of Hull Stephen Race, Bishop of Beverley (AEO) Barry Hill, Bishop of Whitby Flora Winfield, Bishop of Selby |
| Archdeacons | Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding Sam Rushton, Archdeacon of York Amanda Bloor, Archdeacon of Cleveland |
| Website | |
| dioceseofyork.org.uk | |
The diocese 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 diocese was once much larger, covering Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and parts of Northumberland, Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland.
Bishops
editThe diocesan Archbishop of York (currently Stephen Cottrell) is primarily supported by three suffragan bishops: the Bishop of Hull (founded 1891; currently Eleanor Sanderson), the Bishop of Whitby (founded 1923; currently vacant) and the Bishop of Selby (founded 1939; currently vacant). While not operating a formal area scheme, each suffragan takes informal responsibility for one archdeaconry (East Riding, Cleveland and York respectively). Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor (PEV) the Bishop suffragan of Beverley (currently Stephen Race); unlike in most dioceses, Beverley does not need to be licensed as an honorary assistant bishop since he is a suffragan in the diocese.
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There are four retired honorary assistant bishops licensed in the diocese:
- 2002–present: David Smith, retired Bishop of Bradford, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone and Bishop to the Forces, lives in Dunnington and is also licensed in Europe diocese.[1]
- 2009–present: Graham Cray, retired Archbishops' Missioner and fresh expressions Team Leader and former Bishop suffragan of Maidstone lives in Harrietsham, Kent (in Canterbury diocese, where he is also licensed.)[2]
- 2010–present: Gordon Bates, retired Bishop suffragan of Whitby, lives in Brompton, Hambleton.[3]
- James Jones, retired Bishop of Liverpool, Bishop to Prisons and Bishop suffragan of Hull;[4][5][6]
David James, retired Bishop of Bradford[7] and Martin Wallace, retired Bishop suffragan of Selby,[8] live in Beverley and Bridlington respectively, but there is no evidence that either has been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop.
History
editIn 1541, the archdeanery of Richmond, North Yorkshire, which included part of the Yorkshire Dales, North Lancashire (including Furness), the southern part of Westmorland and the ward of Allerdale above Derwent in Cumberland, became part of the new Diocese of Chester. (These areas later became parts of other dioceses.)
From the reign of Henry I to 1572 the liberty or county palatine of Hexhamshire was part of the diocese and also the Archbishop was the lord Palatine of the county. In 1572 the county palatine was abolished and transferred to Northumberland and the Diocese of Durham.
In 1836 the western part (corresponding broadly to the West Riding) was split into the Ripon diocese, which was later subdivided into the dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, Bradford, and Wakefield and now constitutes most of the Diocese of Leeds. 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 Derby. In 1914 the Diocese of Sheffield (covering South Yorkshire) was split off as an independent diocese.
Archdeacon for Generous Giving and Stewardship
editDavid Butterfield resigned as Archdeacon of the East Riding on 26 May 2014 in order to be collated as "Archdeacon for Generous Giving and Stewardship" that 23 June,[9] a position he held until he retired on 1 July 2017.[10]
Archdeaconries and deaneries
edit| Diocese | Archdeaconries | Rural Deaneries |
|---|---|---|
| Diocese of York | Archdeaconry of York | Deanery of New Ainsty |
| Deanery of Derwent | ||
| Deanery of Easingwold | ||
| Deanery of Selby | ||
| Deanery of South Wold | ||
| Deanery of Southern Ryedale | ||
| Deanery of City of York | ||
| Archdeaconry of Cleveland | Deanery of Guisborough | |
| Deanery of Middlesbrough | ||
| Deanery of Mowbray | ||
| Deanery of Northern Ryedale | ||
| Deanery of Stokesley | ||
| Deanery of Whitby | ||
| Archdeaconry of the East Riding | Deanery of Beverley | |
| Deanery of Bridlington | ||
| Deanery of Hull | ||
| Deanery of Harthill | ||
| Deanery of North Holderness | ||
| Deanery of South Holderness | ||
| Deanery of Howden | ||
| Deanery of Scarborough |
From 1972 to 2017 the Deanery of Hull was, unusually, sub-divided into three Area Deaneries of Central and North Hull, East Hull, and West Hull.
References
edit- ^ "Smith, David James". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Cray, Graham Alan". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 25 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Bates, Gordon". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Jones, James Stuart". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Bishop James Jones". Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Choral Mattins - Law Sunday (order of service). Winchester Cathedral. 8 October 2017. p. 4.
The Right Reverend James Jones KBS is currently an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of York having formerly been Bishop of Hull (1994 - 1998), Bishop of Liverpool (1998 - 2013) and Bishop to Prisons (2006 - 2013)
- ^ "James, David Charles". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Wallace, Martin William". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 23 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Diocese of York – David Butterfield to help churches with Stewardship (Accessed 19 April 2014)
- ^ "Resignations and retirements". Church Times. No. 8053. 21 July 2017. p. 28. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- Church of England Statistics 2002 Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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