About the Diocese
Facts 'n' Stats
Here are some facts and figures about the Diocese of Derby.
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All the Anglican (Church of England) churches in the
UK fall into either the province of Canterbury, or the province of
York. The Diocese of Derby is in the Canterbury province. Read more
about the Church of England and how it is structured on www.cofe.anglican.org |
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The geographical boundaries of the Diocese of Derby
and the County of Derbyshire are virtually identical (except for a
small area in the north - in Chester Diocese, a small area of Stockport
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The geographical area of the Diocese is around 997 square
miles. |
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Its population is around 977,760 (the City of Derby
is around 236,260).
(Source- Derby City Council estimated during year 2000) |
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There are 21,868 people on the Parish Electoral Rolls
(2001 figures). This is not, however, a reflection of the size of
the whole worshipping community in the Diocese which will be significantly
higher and is difficult to estimate accurately. |
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There are 333 Church of England churches in the Diocese. |
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There are 231 licensed clergy. |
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There are 257 licensed lay readers. |
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Derby was founded as a city in 1977. |
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The Collegiate and Parish Church of All Saints became
a Cathedral on Thursday, 7 July, 1927, although not hallowed until
Friday, 27 October, 1927. It cost £10,000 to adapt the church
into a Cathedral. |
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The Diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries: Chesterfield
and Derby. |
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The Diocese is divided further into 16 Deaneries: seven
in the Chesterfield Archdeaconry and nine in Derby Archdeaconry. |
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Since the Diocese was legally inaugurated in 1927, there
have been seven Diocesan Bishops:
Edmund Courtenay Pearce - appointed 1927
Alfred Edward John Rawlinson - appointed 1936
Geoffrey Francis Allen - appointed 1959
Cyril William Johnston Bowles - appointed 1969
Peter Spencer Dawes - appointed 1988
Jonathan Sansbury Bailey - appointed 1995
Alastair Llewellyn John Redfern - appointed 2005
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There have been two suffragan (or assistant) Bishops
of Derby (when Derby was part of the Southwell Diocese before 1927):
Edward Ash Were - appointed 1889
Charles Thomas Abraham - appointed 1909
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There have been four Bishops of Repton:
William
Warren Hunt - appointed 1965
Stephen Edmund Verney - appointed 1977
Francis Henry Arthur Richmond - appointed 1986
David Christopher Hawtin - appointed 1999
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