London area scheme
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The London area scheme is an administrative structure within the Church of England’s Diocese of London that divides the diocese into smaller episcopal areas, each overseen by its own area bishop.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London area scheme canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church administrative structure
ⓘ
episcopal area scheme ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | sub-diocesan ⓘ |
| appliesFrom | late 20th century ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Diocese of London ⓘ |
| areaBishopTitle | Area Bishop ⓘ |
| churchBody | Diocese of London Synod ⓘ |
| churchProvince | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| dioceseBishopTitle | Bishop of London ⓘ |
| dividesInto |
Greater Edmonton area
ⓘ
surface form:
Edmonton Area
Kensington ⓘ
surface form:
Kensington Area
Stepney ⓘ
surface form:
Stepney Area
Two Cities Area ⓘ Willesden Area ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bishop of London’s delegated powers ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalBasis | Church of England canons and diocesan instruments ⓘ |
| hasDecisionMakingScope | day-to-day episcopal and pastoral decisions within areas ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
delegation of certain episcopal functions to area bishops
ⓘ
geographical division of the diocese into episcopal areas ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
deployment of clergy within the Diocese of London
ⓘ
parish clergy oversight ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOfficeHolderRole |
Area Bishop of Edmonton
ⓘ
Bishop of Kensington ⓘ
surface form:
Area Bishop of Kensington
Bishop of London ⓘ
surface form:
Area Bishop of London (for the Two Cities Area)
Bishop of Stepney ⓘ
surface form:
Area Bishop of Stepney
Bishop of Willesden ⓘ
surface form:
Area Bishop of Willesden
|
| hasOversightStructure | area bishops supported by archdeacons and area staff ⓘ |
| hasPastoralResponsibilityFor | parishes in the Diocese of London ⓘ |
| implementedWithin | Diocese of London area deaneries ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | episcopal area ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Bishop of London ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of England area scheme system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | localised episcopal leadership and governance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to decentralise episcopal oversight in the Diocese of London
ⓘ
to provide pastoral oversight through area bishops ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| similarTo | area schemes in other Church of England dioceses ⓘ |
| typeOfDecentralisation | episcopal delegation ⓘ |
| ultimateAuthority | Bishop of London ⓘ |
| usedFor |
confirmation and other episcopal sacramental ministry at area level
ⓘ
ordination and licensing within episcopal areas ⓘ pastoral reorganisation within episcopal areas ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.