Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Dioecesis Southwellensis et Nottinghamensis | |
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Location | |
Country | England |
Ecclesiastical province | York |
Archdeaconries | Newark, Nottingham |
Headquarters | Southwell |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 266 |
Churches | 313 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Established | 5 February 1884 |
Cathedral | Southwell Minster |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Paul Williams, Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham |
Suffragan | Andy Emerton, Bishop of Sherwood |
Archdeacons | Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham Tors Ramsey, Archdeacon of Newark |
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The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is bordered by the dioceses of Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Sheffield. The cathedral, Southwell Minster, is in the town of Southwell, 15 miles (24 km) north of Nottingham.