Diocese of Liverpool
Dioecesis Liverpolitana
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Archdeaconries | Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton, St Helens and Warrington, Wigan and West Lancashire |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 211 |
| Churches | 257 |
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| Cathedral | Liverpool Cathedral |
| Language | English |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | John Perumbalath, Bishop of Liverpool |
| Suffragan | Bev Mason, Bishop of Warrington |
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| Website | |
| liverpool.anglican.org | |
The diocese of Liverpool is a diocese of the Church of England in North West England. The diocese covers Merseyside north of the River Mersey, south-west Lancashire, western Greater Manchester, and part of northern Cheshire. Liverpool Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool, currently John Perumbalath, and the diocesan offices are also located in Liverpool.[1] The bishop is assisted by one suffragan bishop, the bishop of Warrington.
What is now the diocese of Liverpool was historically part of the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, and became part of the newly-created diocese of Chester in 1541.[2] The diocese of Liverpool was established on 9 April 1880.[3]
The diocese's House of Bishops comprises the diocesan Bishop of Liverpool (John Perumbalath),[4] the suffragan Bishop of Warrington (Bev Mason), and the honorary assistant bishop (since 1999) and pro-vice chancellor emeritus at Liverpool Hope University, Ian Stuart[5][6] (a former Assistant Bishop of North Queensland.) Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priestesses) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor (PEV) the Bishop suffragan of Beverley, Glyn Webster. He is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
There are two retired bishops living in the diocese:[7]
In May 2016, it was announced that Susan Goff, Suffragan Bishop of Virginia, had been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop (called "Assisting Bishop of Liverpool") in the diocese, as part of the companion link with the American Episcopalian Diocese of Virginia.[8] In response, the Diocese of Akure, Nigeria, has indicated that they wish to end their part of the companion link.[9]
| Diocese | Archdeaconries | Rural Deaneries |
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| Diocese of Liverpool | Archdeaconry of Liverpool | Deanery of Liverpool North |
| Deanery of Liverpool South | ||
| Deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree | ||
| Deanery of Walton | ||
| Deanery of West Derby | ||
| Archdeaconry of St Helens & Warrington | Deanery of St Helens | |
| Deanery of Warrington | ||
| Deanery of Widnes | ||
| Deanery of Winwick | ||
| Archdeaconry of Knowsley & Sefton | Deanery of Huyton | |
| Deanery of North Meols | ||
| Deanery of Sefton North1 | ||
| Deanery of Sefton South2 | ||
| Archdeaconry of Wigan & West Lancashire | Deanery of Ormskirk | |
| Deanery of Wigan |
1named Sefton until 2012
2named Bootle until 2017
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