| Diocese of Ely | |
| Province | Canterbury |
|---|---|
| Bishop | Bishop of Ely |
| Cathedral | Ely Cathedral |
| Archdeaconries | Cambridge, Huntingdon & Wisbech |
| Suffragan Bishop(s) | Bishop of Huntingdon |
| Parishes | 309 |
| Churches | 335 |
| Website | http://www.ely.anglican.org/ |
The Diocese of Ely is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury. An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government so named by analogy with a secular Province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two Ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Ely Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most A suffragan bishop is a Bishop subordinate to a Metropolitan bishop or Diocesan bishop. The Bishop of Huntingdon is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Ely; which is within the A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Province of Canterbury, also called the Southern Province, is one of two Ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England. It is headed by the Bishop of Ely, who sits at Ely Cathedral in Ely. The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in Ely Cathedral (in full The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely) is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely Ely (, rhyming with "freely" is a Cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England. There is one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon. Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. The diocese now covers Cambridgeshire (excluding the Soke of Peterborough) and western Norfolk. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate The Soke of Peterborough is an historic area of England that is traditionally associated with the City and Diocese of Peterborough, but considered Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The diocese was created in 1109 out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln. The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
The diocese is ancient, and the area of Ely was part of the patrimony of Saint Etheldreda. Æthelthryth, or Æðelþryð, (c 636 - June 23 679) is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon Saint almost universally A religious house was founded in the city in 673. After her death in 679 she was buried outside the church, and her remains were later reburied inside, the foundress being commemorated as a great Anglian saint.
The diocese has had its boundaries altered various times. From an original diocese covering the historic county of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire were added in 1837 from the Diocese of Lincoln, as was the Sudbury archdeaconry in Suffolk, from the Diocese of Norwich. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely now in Cambridgeshire, England but previously a county in its own right The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Sudbury is a small ancient Market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, 15 miles from Colchester and 60 Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. In 1914 Bedfordshire became part of the Diocese of St Albans, and western Suffolk became part of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, whilst Ely took a western part of the Diocese of Norwich. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Diocese of St Albans forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England and is part of the wider Church of England, in turn part of the world-wide The Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England Diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft The Diocese of Norwich forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Peterborough remains the seat of the Diocese of Peterborough. [1]
Today the Diocese covers an area of 1507 square miles. It has a population of 641,000 and comprises 209 benefices, 303 parishes and 335 churches with 145 stipendiary parochial clergy.
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