Diocese of Chichester

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Diocese of Chichester

Dioecesis Cicestrensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Chichester
Coat of arms
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesChichester, Horsham, Hastings, Brighton & Lewes
Statistics
Parishes365
Churches500
Information
CathedralChichester Cathedral (1075–present)
Selsey Abbey (681–1075)
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopMartin Warner
SuffragansRuth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham
Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes
ArchdeaconsMartin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes
Edward Dowler, Archdeacon of Hastings
Luke Irvine-Capel, Archdeacon of Chichester
Angela Martin, Archdeacon of Horsham
Website
chichester.anglican.org

The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Chichester. The diocese is in the Province of Canterbury.


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