Diocese of Gloucester

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Anglican bishop Anglican diocese Church of England diocese

The Diocese of Gloucester is a Church of England diocese in western England, centered on the city of Gloucester and overseeing Anglican parishes across much of Gloucestershire.

Aliases (1)

Rachel Treweek ×4

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican bishop → Anglican diocese → Church of England diocese →
cathedral	Gloucester Cathedral →
centralAdministrationLocation	Gloucester →
churchCountApprox	over 400 churches →
churchProvince	Province of Canterbury →
coatOfArmsDescription	Azure, two keys in saltire or between four cross-crosslets fitchy of the last →
country	England →
currentBishop	Rachel Treweek →
denomination	Church of England →
diocese	Diocese of Gloucester →
ecclesiasticalProvince	Province of Canterbury →
established	1541 →
firstFemaleDiocesanBishop	Rachel Treweek →
governingBody	Diocesan Synod of Gloucester →
hasArchdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Cheltenham → Archdeaconry of Gloucester →
hasBishop	Bishop of Gloucester →
hasCathedralDedication	Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity →
hasCathedralStatusSince	1541 →
hasDean	Dean of Gloucester →
hasDiocesanBishopResidence	Bishopscourt, Gloucester (historical) →
hasSuffraganBishop	Bishop of Tewkesbury →
hasSynodicalGovernment	yes →
isPartOf	Church of England →
language	English →
liturgicalTradition	Anglican →
notableAs	first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England →
office	Bishop of Gloucester →
originatedFrom	Diocese of Worcester →
oversees	Anglican clergy in its territory → Anglican parishes in Gloucestershire →
parishCountApprox	over 300 parishes →
regionServed	Gloucestershire → South Gloucestershire (part) → Warwickshire (small part) →
rite	Anglican rite →
seeCity	Gloucester →
website	https://www.gloucester.anglican.org/ →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gloucester Cathedral → Rachel Treweek →	diocese
Diocese of Hereford →	borderDioceseWith
Diocese of Bristol →	borderingDiocese
Diocese of El Camino Real →	ecumenicalPartner
Province of Canterbury →	hasDiocese