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Diocese of Bristol Dioecesis Bristoliensis | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
Archdeaconries | Bristol, Malmesbury |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 167 |
Churches | 207 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Established | 1897 |
Cathedral | Bristol Cathedral |
Language | English |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Viv Faull, Bishop of Bristol |
Suffragan | Neil Warwick, Bishop of Swindon |
Archdeacons | Christopher Bryan, Archdeacon of Malmesbury Becky Waring, Archdeacon of Bristol |
Website | |
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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 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.