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Diocese of Bristol
51°27′06″N 2°36′03″W / 51.4517°N 2.6008°W
The Diocese of Bristol is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England in the Province of Canterbury, England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers parts of South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire, as far east as Swindon. The diocese is headed by the Bishop of Bristol and the Episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, commonly known as Bristol Cathedral.
Until the Reformation, Bristol, along with the rest of Gloucestershire, was part of the medieval Diocese of Worcester. Under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, Henry Holbeach was appointed the only suffragan bishop of Bristol in 1538 and assisted the Bishop of Worcester in overseeing the medieval diocese. Nearly two years later, Bristol became part of the newly formed Diocese of Gloucester in 1541. The following year, the Diocese of Bristol was established on 4 June 1542 and consisted of the city of Bristol together with the county of Dorset (two areas not at all contiguous).
The Diocese of Bristol continued until 5 October 1836 when Dorset was annexed to the Diocese of Salisbury and the remainder, the city of Bristol, formed part of the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. After sixty years, the Diocese of Bristol was "reconstituted" on 9 July 1897, but with different boundaries.
Viv Faull was the most recent diocesan Bishop of Bristol from the confirmation of her election on 25 June 2018 until her retirement on 1 September 2025. In the vacancy, the Bishop of Swindon is acting diocesan bishop.
The diocesan bishop is assisted by a Bishop suffragan of Swindon (Neil Warwick). The provincial episcopal visitor (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is the Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
The diocese is divided into two archdeaconries, each of which is further divided into deaneries (groups of parishes).
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Diocese of Bristol
51°27′06″N 2°36′03″W / 51.4517°N 2.6008°W
The Diocese of Bristol is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Church of England in the Province of Canterbury, England. It is based in the city of Bristol and covers parts of South Gloucestershire and parts of north Wiltshire, as far east as Swindon. The diocese is headed by the Bishop of Bristol and the Episcopal seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, commonly known as Bristol Cathedral.
Until the Reformation, Bristol, along with the rest of Gloucestershire, was part of the medieval Diocese of Worcester. Under the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534, Henry Holbeach was appointed the only suffragan bishop of Bristol in 1538 and assisted the Bishop of Worcester in overseeing the medieval diocese. Nearly two years later, Bristol became part of the newly formed Diocese of Gloucester in 1541. The following year, the Diocese of Bristol was established on 4 June 1542 and consisted of the city of Bristol together with the county of Dorset (two areas not at all contiguous).
The Diocese of Bristol continued until 5 October 1836 when Dorset was annexed to the Diocese of Salisbury and the remainder, the city of Bristol, formed part of the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. After sixty years, the Diocese of Bristol was "reconstituted" on 9 July 1897, but with different boundaries.
Viv Faull was the most recent diocesan Bishop of Bristol from the confirmation of her election on 25 June 2018 until her retirement on 1 September 2025. In the vacancy, the Bishop of Swindon is acting diocesan bishop.
The diocesan bishop is assisted by a Bishop suffragan of Swindon (Neil Warwick). The provincial episcopal visitor (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is the Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
The diocese is divided into two archdeaconries, each of which is further divided into deaneries (groups of parishes).
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