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Diocese of Lichfield Page - Link
This Parish is part of the Diocese of
Lichfield and part of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The pictures above - from left to right - Bishop Mark Rylands - Bishop of Shrewsbury Bishop Geoff Annas - Bishop of Stafford Bishop Jonathan Gledhill - Bishop of
Lichfield - The 'Diocesan' Bishop (He's the Boss) Bishop Clive Gregory - Bishop of
Wolverhampton Dean Adrian Dorber - Dean of Lichfield
Cathedral
The Diocese of Lichfield
- is the Church of England in the north West Midlands. It
traces its roots back to AD 656 when the Diocese of Mercia was
formed. In AD 664, Saint Chad moved the seat of the diocese to
Lichfield from Repton. The city's name means "Field of the Dead" and
is believed to stem from the slaughter of 1,000 Christians in the
city at the hands of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
Lichfield has had a troubled past having been
ravaged by the Vikings and laid siege to during the English Civil
War. Over time the seat of the diocese was transferred to Chester,
Coventry and then back to Lichfield in order to provide protection.
In Chad’s time the diocese stretched from the
Welsh border to the North Sea; and from Northumberland to the
Thames. And, despite having shrunk somewhat over the years as bits
and pieces were chopped off to form neighbouring dioceses, Lichfield
remains one of the largest in the Church of England, serving a
population of just under two-million people in 1,744 square miles.
The Diocese has 583 churches and 427 parishes in Staffordshire, the
northern half of Shropshire, Wolverhampton, Walsall, half of
Sandwell and even three parishes which straddle the Welsh border.
The diocese is headed up by the 98th Bishop
of Lichfield, the Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, and is served by 294
full time stipendiary (paid) clergy and an even larger number of
non-stipendiary (volunteer) clergy and lay ministers.
Lichfield Cathedral -
Link
The Cathedral is the 'mother' church of the
Diocese. It is led by the Dean of Lichfield, Arian Dorber who says:
Welcome to Lichfield Cathedral! It is one of the
oldest places of Christian worship in Britain, and the burial place
of the great Anglo-Saxon missionary Bishop, St Chad.
The Cathedral has a rich history, reflected in its architecture
and treasures, and, as a place of great beauty, it continues to
inspire and encourage all who visit it as tourists, pilgrims or
worshippers.
As the symbolic centre and Mother Church of the Church of England
Diocese of Lichfield, we are committed to the daily offering of
worship and prayer to God, and to the offering of spiritual
nourishment and space to all who come on their own journey of search
and discovery.
As a community, the Cathedral sets high store by its welcome and
hospitality, in this it tries to be faithful to the friendship and
freedom given in the good news of Jesus Christ. Do come and visit.
We will be delighted to see you.
An
image from the St. Chad Gospel at the Cathedral
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An
image from the St. Chad Gospel at the Cathedral