Diocese of Bath and Wells
The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England.
Diocese of Bath and Wells Dioecesis Bathoniensis et Wellensis | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Bath, Wells, Taunton |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 477 |
| Churches | 569 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Established | 909 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells |
| Suffragan | Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton and Acting Bishop of Coventry |
| Archdeacons | Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Charlie Peer, Acting Archdeacon of Wells Adrian Youings, Archdeacon of Bath |
| Website | |
| bathandwells.org.uk | |
The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Wells in Somerset.
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