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==Organisation==
==Organisation==
The diocesan buishop is the Bishop of Sheffield, and he is assisted throughout the diocese by a suffragan, the Bishop of Doncaster.  Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the Bishop of Beverley.
The diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Sheffield, and he is assisted throughout the diocese by a suffragan, the Bishop of Doncaster.  Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the Bishop of Beverley.


The Diocese is divided into 12 deaneries, split between two archdeaconries:
The Diocese is divided into 12 deaneries, split between two archdeaconries:
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|align=center|1997 ||align=center|2008 ||'''Jack Nicholls''' ||Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster.
|align=center|1997 ||align=center|2008 ||'''Jack Nicholls''' ||Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster.
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|align=center|2008<!--probable confirmation of election Dec 2008--> ||align=center|6 July 2016 ||'''Steven Croft''' || Elected November 2008; consecrated January 2009; translated to Diocese of Oxford|Oxford.<ref name="scceox">[http://www.oxford.anglican.org/legal-ceremony-moves-bishop-steven-step-closer/ Diocese of Oxford — Legal ceremony brings Bishop Steven a step closer] &amp; [http://www.oxford.anglican.org/letter-bishop-steven/ Diocese of Oxford — Letter from Bishop Steven] (Both accessed 8 July 2016)</ref>
|align=center|2008 ||align=center|6 July 2016 ||'''Steven Croft''' || Elected November 2008; consecrated January 2009; translated to Diocese of Oxford|Oxford.<ref name="scceox">[http://www.oxford.anglican.org/legal-ceremony-moves-bishop-steven-step-closer/ Diocese of Oxford — Legal ceremony brings Bishop Steven a step closer] &amp; [http://www.oxford.anglican.org/letter-bishop-steven/ Diocese of Oxford — Letter from Bishop Steven] (Both accessed 8 July 2016)</ref>
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|align=center|''2016'' ||align=center|''present'' ||''Peter Burrows, Bishop of Doncaster'' || <ref name="bur" />
|align=center|2017 ||align=center|''present'' ||'''Peter Wilcox''' || Formerly Dean of Liverpool. Elected 5 May, consecrated 22 June 2017
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|align=center colspan="4"| Source(s):<ref name=crockfordsweb813>{{cite web |url=http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=813 |title=Historical successions: Sheffield |work=Crockford's Clerical Directory |accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Fryde |editor1-first=E. B. |editor2-last=Greenway |editor2-first=D. E. |editor3-last=Porter |editor3-first=S. |editor4-last=Roy |editor4-first=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |edition=3rd, reprinted 2003, |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1986 |isbn=0-521-56350-X |page=273}}</ref>
|align=center colspan="4"| Source(s):<ref name=crockfordsweb813>{{cite web |url=http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=813 |title=Historical successions: Sheffield |work=Crockford's Clerical Directory |accessdate=17 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Fryde |editor1-first=E. B. |editor2-last=Greenway |editor2-first=D. E. |editor3-last=Porter |editor3-first=S. |editor4-last=Roy |editor4-first=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |edition=3rd, reprinted 2003, |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |year=1986 |isbn=0-521-56350-X |page=273}}</ref>

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Diocese of Sheffield
Church of England
Province: York
Arms of the Bishop of Sheffield
Arms of the Bishop of Sheffield

Sheffield Cathedral
Bishop: Dr Peter Wilcox
Cathedral: Sheffield Cathedral
Organisation
Archdeaconries: Sheffield and Rotherham;
Doncaster
No. of parishes: 175
No. of churches: 221
Details
Website: sheffield.anglican.org

The Diocese of Sheffield is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, covering the city of Sheffield and surrounding parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire, with a few parishes in other ridings and across in northern Lincolnshire.

The Bishop of Sheffield leads the diocese, and his seat is at Sheffield Cathedral.

Organisation

The diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Sheffield, and he is assisted throughout the diocese by a suffragan, the Bishop of Doncaster. Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the Bishop of Beverley.

The Diocese is divided into 12 deaneries, split between two archdeaconries:

  • Archdeaconry of Sheffield and Rotherham (originally Archdeaconry of Sheffield) [1] (Archdeacon: Malcolm Chamberlain)[2]
    • Attercliffe
    • Ecclesall
    • Ecclesfield
    • Hallam
    • Laughton
    • Rotherham
  • Archdeaconry of Doncaster (Archdeacon: Steve Wilcockson) [3]
    • Adwick-le-Street
    • Doncaster
    • Snaith & Hatfield
    • Tankersley
    • Wath
    • West Doncaster

Bishops

Bishops of Sheffield
From Until Incumbent Notes
1914 1939 Leonard Burrows Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Lewes.
1939 1962 Leslie Hunter
1962 1971 John Taylor Formerly Principal of Wycliffe Hall
1972 1979 Gordon Fallows Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract. Died in office.
1980 1997 David Lunn
1997 2008 Jack Nicholls Formerly Suffragan Bishop of Lancaster.
2008 6 July 2016 Steven Croft Oxford.[4]
2017 present Peter Wilcox Formerly Dean of Liverpool. Elected 5 May, consecrated 22 June 2017
Source(s):[5][6]

Outside links

References

  1. ↑ Diocesan Yearbook 2007-08
  2. ↑ http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=89179
  3. ↑ Diocese of Sheffield, Accessed 1 February 2012
  4. ↑ Diocese of Oxford — Legal ceremony brings Bishop Steven a step closer & Diocese of Oxford — Letter from Bishop Steven (Both accessed 8 July 2016)
  5. ↑ "Historical successions: Sheffield". Crockford's Clerical Directory. http://www.crockford.org.uk/listing.asp?id=813. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S. et al., eds (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd, reprinted 2003, ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-521-56350-X. 


Dioceses of the Church of England

Province of Canterbury:
Bath & Wells • Birmingham • Bristol • Canterbury • Chelmsford • Chichester • Coventry • Derby • Ely • Exeter • Gibraltar in Europe • Gloucester • Guildford • Hereford • Leicester • Lichfield • Lincoln • London • Norwich • Oxford • Peterborough • Portsmouth • Rochester • Saint Albans • Saint Edmundsbury & Ipswich • Salisbury • Southwark • Truro • Winchester • Worcester
Province of York:
Blackburn • Carlisle • Chester • Durham • Leeds • Liverpool • Manchester • Newcastle • Sheffield • Sodor & Man • Southwell & Nottingham • York

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