Diocese of Ely

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The Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in eastern England, centered on Ely Cathedral and covering much of Cambridgeshire and parts of neighboring counties.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Consistory Court of the Diocese of Ely 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Church of England diocese
diocese
cathedral Ely Cathedral
churchmanship Anglo-Catholic
broad church
evangelical
churchProvince Province of Canterbury
coatOfArmsBlazon Gules, three ducal coronets or
country England
covers Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire
coversPartOf Bedfordshire
Norfolk
Peterborough (unitary authority area for ceremonial purposes)
surface form: Peterborough unitary authority area

Suffolk
denomination Church of England
established 1109
foundedBy Henry I of England
governingBody Diocesan Synod of Ely
hasArchdeaconry Archdeaconry of Cambridge
Archdeaconry of Huntingdon and Wisbech
hasBishop Bishop of Ely
hasCathedralChapter Chapter of Ely Cathedral
hasEcclesiasticalCourt Diocese of Ely self-linksurface differs
surface form: Consistory Court of the Diocese of Ely
hasEducationRole oversight of Church of England schools in the diocese
hasEpiscopalSee Ely
hasPatronage presentation to benefices within the diocese
hasRegisteredCharityStatus yes
hasSuffraganBishop Bishop of Huntingdon
hasTypeOfJurisdiction episcopal
historicalStatus medieval English diocese
language English
linkedDiocese Diocese of Kigali
Diocese of Kontagora
Diocese of Vellore
locatedIn East Anglia
surface form: eastern England
numberOfChurches over 300
numberOfParishes over 300
partOf Anglican Communion
predecessor Diocese of Lincoln
primaryCathedralDedication Holy Trinity
surface form: Holy and Undivided Trinity
region East of England
rite Anglican
seeCity Ely
usesCathedralAsMotherChurch Ely Cathedral
website https://www.elydiocese.org

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugh de Balsham diocese Diocese of Ely
Province of Canterbury hasDiocese Diocese of Ely
Diocese of Ely hasEcclesiasticalCourt Diocese of Ely self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Consistory Court of the Diocese of Ely
Ely hasReligiousInstitution Diocese of Ely
Round Church partOf Diocese of Ely