| Diocese of Ripon & Leeds | |
| Province | York |
|---|---|
| Bishop | Bishop of Ripon and Leeds |
| Cathedral | Ripon Cathedral |
| Archdeaconries | Richmond, Leeds |
| Suffragan Bishop(s) | Knaresborough |
| Parishes | 161 |
| Churches | 264 |
| Website | http://www.riponleeds.anglican.org/ |
The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. 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 York is one of two Ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 14 Dioceses which cover the northern third of A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight Though one ancient Bishop of Ripon is known the modern diocese dates from 1836 This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Ripon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the Motherchurch of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small 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 Knaresborough is an Episcopal title given to a Suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, which is within 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 York is one of two Ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 14 Dioceses which cover the northern third of It covers an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as the south Teesdale area administered by County Durham which is traditionally part of Yorkshire. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The cities of Ripon and Leeds are within its boundaries as are the towns of Harrogate, Richmond, Knaresborough, Hawes and Bedale and the surrounding countryside. Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Richmond is a Market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire Knaresborough is an historic Market town and Spa town in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, located four miles Hawes is a small Market town in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Bedale is a small Market town and Civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, at the foot of Its northern boundary is the River Tees. The Tees is a river in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles
It is headed by the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, and its cathedral-church is at Ripon. Though one ancient Bishop of Ripon is known the modern diocese dates from 1836 Ripon Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and the Motherchurch of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, situated in the small Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. The diocese is also served by a suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough and two archdeacons at Richmond and Leeds. A position of archdeacon is a senior position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, and in some other Christian denominations above that of most For organizational purposes, the diocese is divided into eight deaneries: Richmond, Wensley, Ripon, Harrogate, Allerton, Headingley, Armley and Whitkirk. Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Catholic Church and the Church of England. Richmond is a Market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire Wensley is a small village in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, about south west of Leyburn. Ripon is a Cathedral city, Market town and Civil parish within the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England. Harrogate (or Harrogate Spa) is a large wealthy Spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Headingley is an inner suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Armley is a district in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Whitkirk is a district of east Leeds, situated between Cross Gates to the north Austhorpe to the east Killingbeck to the west Colton The first four deaneries are located in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, and the latter four are in the Archdeaconry of Leeds.
The Diocese covers an area of 1,359 square miles, with a range of urban and rural parishes, these range from urban areas like Holbeck and Armley with New Wortley, Urban Centres like Ripon and Richmond and rural parishes like Danby Wiske with Hutton Bonneville in the Vale of Mowbray, Eryholme on the southern bank of the River Tees and Upper Nidderdale high in the Yorkshire Dales. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Holbeck ( is a district in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The district begins on the southern edge of the Leeds City Centre and mainly Armley is a district in the west of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Danby Wiske is a village in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. The Vale of Mowbray (sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Vale of York) is a stretch of low lying land between the North Yorkshire Moors and the Cleveland Eryholme is a Village in the district of Richmondshire in North Yorkshire, England. The Tees is a river in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles Nidderdale is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. The Yorkshire Dales (also known as The Dales) is the name given to an upland area in Northern England.
History
The diocese of Ripon was originally created out of the dioceses of York and Diocese of Chester in 1836 with Charles Thomas Longley consecrated as its first bishop. The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England Diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap It was the first diocese to be created in England after the Reformation, and was erected under the Established Church Act 1836. The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope
On September 3, 1999 the diocese was renamed 'The Diocese of Ripon & Leeds' in order to reflect the demographic importance of Leeds within its boundaries. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)