Diocese of London
The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbury in England.
Diocese of London Dioecesis Londiniensis | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | London; Middlesex; Hampstead; Hackney; Northolt; Charing Cross |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 460 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Parishes | 403 |
| Churches | 475 |
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| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | St Paul's |
| Co-cathedral | Westminster Abbey (1550–1556 only) |
| Patron saint | Saint Paul |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Sarah Mullally |
| Suffragans | Jonathan Baker, Bishop of Fulham Emma Ineson, area Bishop of Kensington Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington Joanne Grenfell, area Bishop of Stepney Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, area Bishop of Willesden Anderson Jeremiah, area Bishop-designate of Edmonton |
| Archdeacons | Luke Miller, Archdeacon of London; John Hawkins, Archdeacon of Hampstead Richard Frank, Archdeacon of Middlesex Catherine Pickford, Archdeacon of Northolt Peter Farley-Moore, Archdeacon of Hackney Katherine Hedderly, Archdeacon-designate of Charing Cross |
| Website | |
| london.anglican.org | |
It lies directly north of the Thames, covering 177 square miles (460 km2) and all or part of 17 London boroughs. This corresponds almost exactly to the historic county of Middlesex. It includes the City of London in which lies its cathedral, St Paul's, and also encompasses Spelthorne which is currently administered by Surrey. It encompasses most of that part of Greater London which lies north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea.
The diocese covered all of Essex until 1846 when Essex became part of the Diocese of Rochester, after which St Albans and since 1914 forms the Diocese of Chelmsford. It also formerly took in southern and eastern parts of Hertfordshire.
The Report of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire into the Ecclesiastical Revenues of England and Wales (1835), noted the annual net income for the London see was £13,929. This made it the third wealthiest diocese in England after Canterbury and Durham.