Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
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Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Sudbury, Suffolk, Ipswich[N 1] |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 446 |
| Churches | 482 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Edmundsbury Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Suffragan | Mike Harrison, Bishop-designate of Dunwich |
| Dean | Frances Ward, Dean of St Edmundsbury |
| Archdeacons | David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury Ian Morgan, Archdeacon of Suffolk Archdeacon of Ipswich (vacant) |
| Website | |
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The Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part of the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese was formed on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Ely.[2]
Though the diocesan offices, the bishops' offices and residences are all in Ipswich – only the cathedral (and its offices) are in Bury St Edmunds – the diocese is nonetheless often referred to as St Edmundsbury diocese.[3] Both the diocese[4] and the diocesan bishop[5] are commonly called "(St) Eds and Ips."
Bishops
Alongside the diocesan Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Martin Seeley), the Diocese has one suffragan bishops: the Bishop suffragan of Dunwich. The See of Dunwich is currently vacant, since the suffragan see was not filled before the diocesan fell vacant; on 15 December 2015, it was announced that Mike Harrison is to become the next Bishop of Dunwich from his episcopal consecration on 24 February 2016.[6] There are also some retired bishops living in the diocese who are licensed as honorary assistant bishops:
- 2008–present: Gavin Reid, former Bishop of Maidstone, lives in Beccles.[7]
- 2008–present: John Waine, retired Bishop of Chelmsford, Bishop of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich and Bishop suffragan of Stafford, lives in Grundisburgh.[8]
- 2008–present: Jeremy Walsh, retired Bishop suffragan of Tewkesbury, lives in Martlesham.[9]
- 2012–present: Retired Dean of St Paul's and former Bishop of Sodor and Man Graeme Knowles lives in Bury St Edmunds (and is also licensed in neighbouring Ely diocese.)[10]
- 2012–present: Former vicar of HTB Sandy Millar lives in Alderburgh and is also an honorary assistant bishop in London.[11]
Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Ipswich archdeaconry still exists As of 2012[update] pending an archidiaconal reorganisation which will split its current territory between the two remaining archdeaconries;[1] no such scheme can go forward until a new diocesan bishop is in post.
References
- ↑ Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich – 2012 Elections to Diocesan Boards of Education
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28795. pp. 588–589. 23 January 1914. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ↑ Sample letter
- ↑ Sutton – Who's Who in the Church (Accessed 24 April 2014)
- ↑ Jeremy Fletcher: General Synod – Monday (Accessed 24 April 2014)
- ↑ St Edmundsbury & Ipswich — The next Bishop of Dunwich announced (Accessed 16 December 2015)
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External links
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