Diocese of Lichfield

Diocese of Lichfield

Dioecesis Lichfeldensis
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Lichfield
Coat of arms
Flag of the Diocese of Lichfield
Flag
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceCanterbury
ArchdeaconriesLichfield, Stoke, Salop, Walsall
Statistics
Parishes429
Churches582
Information
CathedralLichfield Cathedral
LanguageEnglish
Current leadership
BishopMichael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield
SuffragansTim Wambunya, area Bishop of Wolverhampton
Sarah Bullock, area Bishop of Shrewsbury
Matthew Parker, area Bishop of Stafford
Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry (AEO)
ArchdeaconsSue Weller, Archdeacon of Lichfield
Megan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke
Archdeacon of Salop (vacant)
Archdeacon of Walsall (vacant)
Website
lichfield.anglican.org

The Diocese of Lichfield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, England. The bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Chad in the city of Lichfield. The diocese covers 4,516 km2 (1,744 sq mi) of several counties: almost all of Staffordshire, northern Shropshire, a significant portion of the West Midlands, and very small portions of Warwickshire and Powys (Wales).

Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Lichfield[1]
  1. ^ "Diocese of Lichfield". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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