Diocese of Leicester

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The Diocese of Leicester is a Church of England diocese in the East Midlands, centered on the city of Leicester and its surrounding area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican diocese
Church of England diocese
archdeaconTitle Archdeacon of Leicester
Archdeacon of Loughborough
associatedWith Leicester Cathedral Richard III reinterment
bishopTitle Bishop of Leicester
cathedral Leicester Cathedral
cathedralCity Leicester
christianDenominationFamily Anglican Communion
churchesCountApprox 330
churchmanship Anglo-Catholic
Broad church
Evangelical
churchProvince Province of Canterbury
coatOfArmsDescription Gules a cinquefoil ermine pierced of the field
coatOfArmsFeature cinquefoil
country United Kingdom
createdFrom Diocese of Peterborough
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
surface form: Diocese of Southwell
currentDiocesanBishop Martyn Snow
currentSuffraganBishop Saju Muthalaly
dateEstablished 12 November 1926
denomination Church of England
diocesanBishopTitle Bishop of Leicester
established 1926
governingBody Diocesan Synod of Leicester
hasArchdeaconry Archdeaconry of Leicester
Archdeaconry of Loughborough
hasBishopResidence Bishop’s Lodge, Leicester
hasPredecessor Diocese of Leicester self-linksurface differs
surface form: medieval Diocese of Leicester
hasSuffraganSee Diocese of Leicester self-linksurface differs
surface form: See of Loughborough
language English
liturgicalTradition Western Christian
locatedIn East Midlands
medievalSeeTransferredTo Diocese of Lincoln
missionFocus fresh expressions of church
parish-based ministry
parishesCountApprox 320
partOf Church of England
region Leicester
surface form: City of Leicester

Leicestershire
rite Anglican
seeCity Leicester
suffraganBishopTitle Bishop of Loughborough
territoryIncludes Leicester
surface form: City of Leicester

County of Leicestershire
parts of Rutland
website https://www.leicester.anglican.org

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Province of Canterbury hasDiocese Diocese of Leicester
Diocese of Leicester hasPredecessor Diocese of Leicester self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: medieval Diocese of Leicester
Diocese of Leicester hasSuffraganSee Diocese of Leicester self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: See of Loughborough
Martyn Snow diocese Diocese of Leicester
Diocesan Synod of Leicester partOf Diocese of Leicester
Diocesan Synod of Leicester locatedIn Diocese of Leicester
Diocesan Synod of Leicester hasJurisdictionOver Diocese of Leicester
Diocesan Synod of Leicester governs Diocese of Leicester
Bishop’s Lodge, Leicester diocese Diocese of Leicester
Bishop’s Lodge, Leicester governingBody Diocese of Leicester
Province of Lichfield hadSuffraganSee Diocese of Leicester
Saju Muthalaly episcopalJurisdiction Diocese of Leicester
Archdeacon of Leicester partOf Diocese of Leicester
Archdeacon of Leicester jurisdiction Diocese of Leicester
Archdeacon of Loughborough partOf Diocese of Leicester
Archdeaconry of Leicester partOf Diocese of Leicester
Archdeaconry of Leicester governingBody Diocese of Leicester
Bishop of Loughborough partOf Diocese of Leicester
Bishop of Loughborough diocese Diocese of Leicester
Archdeaconry of Loughborough partOf Diocese of Leicester
Archdeaconry of Loughborough governingBody Diocese of Leicester
Bishop of Leicester hasJurisdiction Diocese of Leicester
Leicester Cathedral diocese Diocese of Leicester