Historic churches · North Wales
Diocese of Chester
The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York covering the pre-1974 county of Cheshire and therefore including the Wirral and parts of Stockport, Trafford and Tameside.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York covering the pre-1974 county of Cheshire and therefore including the Wirral and parts of Stockport, Trafford and Tameside.
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The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York covering the pre-1974 county of Cheshire and therefore including the Wirral and parts of Stockport, Trafford and Tameside.
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Background
Visiting
The Bishop of Chester is assisted by two suffragan bishops, the Bishop of Stockport and the Bishop of Birkenhead. The suffragan See of Stockport was created in 1949 and was the sole suffragan bishopric in the diocese until the See of Birkenhead was created in 1965. Since 1994 the Bishop of Beverley (currently Glyn Webster, consecrated in 2013) has provided "alternative episcopal oversight" in this diocese (among eleven others in the Province of York) to those parishes which cannot in conscience accept the sacramental ministry of bishops who have participated in the ordination of women. There are two archdeaconries, Chester and Macclesfield, which are further divided into 18 deaneries. There…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3312, -2.6437
- District
- Halton
- Parish
- Daresbury
- Postcode
- WA4 4AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Official site
- www.chesterdiocese.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Diocese of Chester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Diocese of Chester?
- Diocese of Chester is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode WA4 4AA), in the parish of Daresbury.
- Is Diocese of Chester free to visit?
- Yes, Diocese of Chester is free to enter.
- How do I get to Diocese of Chester?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WA4 4AA. It sits within the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary constituency.