Diocese of Peterborough
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| Province | Canterbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop | Bishop of Peterborough | |
| Cathedral | Peterborough Cathedral | |
| Archdeaconries | Northampton, Oakham | |
| Parishes | 352 | |
| Churches | 379 | |
| Diocesan website | ||
The Diocese of Peterborough forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
Founded in 1539 (it was until then part of the diocese of Lincoln) it has parishes in:
- the Soke of Peterborough
- the county of Northamptonshire
- the county of Rutland
The diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:
- the Archdeaconry of Northampton
- the Archdeaconry of Oakham
The Diocese covered what is now the Diocese of Leicester until 1927.
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| Church of England Dioceses in the Province of Canterbury | ||
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Bath & Wells | Birmingham | Bristol | Canterbury | Chelmsford | Chichester | Coventry | Derby | Ely | Exeter | Gibraltar in Europe | Gloucester | Guildford | Hereford | Leicester | Lichfield | Lincoln | London | Norwich | Oxford | Peterborough | Portsmouth | Rochester | St Albans | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich | Salisbury | Southwark | Truro | Winchester | Worcester | ||
| Church of England Dioceses in the Province of York | ||
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Blackburn | Bradford | Carlisle | Chester | Durham | Liverpool | Manchester | Newcastle | Ripon and Leeds | Sheffield | Sodor and Man | Southwell and Nottingham | Wakefield | York | ||
