Diocese of Chester
The Diocese of Chester was created in 1541 and assumed roughly its present dimensions in 1880.
The Church of England is made up of two provinces: York and Canterbury. The Church comprises a total of 42 dioceses, forty-one in England and one in Europe. The Diocese of Chester is situated in York province, in the north west of England.
The diocese spans from the Wirral and the Welsh border in the west to the limestone hills of the Derbyshire Peak District in the east. The north of the diocese reaches up to the rivers Mersey and Tame and the conurbations of south and east Manchester, and south to the towns of Crewe, Sandbach and Nantwich on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent and Shropshire.
Three bishops serve the Diocese of Chester:
The Rt Revd Mark Tanner, Bishop of Chester
The Rt Revd Julie Conalty, Bishop of Birkenhead
The Rt Revd Sam Corley, Bishop of Stockport
To discover more, visit the diocesan website here.