Diocese of Truro

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Diocese of Truro
Province Canterbury
Bishop Bishop of Truro
Cathedral Truro Cathedral
Archdeaconries Bodmin, Cornwall
Parishes 225
Churches 315 
Diocesan website

The Diocese of Truro forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.

Its area is that of the county of Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly.

It was formed on December 15, 1876 from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the Diocese of Exeter, it is thus one of the younger dioceses.[1]

The diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:

  • the Archdeaconry of Bodmin
    • includes Deaneries of Trigg Minor and Bodmin, East Wivelshire, Stratton, Trigg Major, Truro and West Wivelshire
  • the Archdeaconry of Cornwall

In 2003, a campaign group was formed called Fry an Spyrys (free the spirit in Cornish) [1]. It is dedicated to disestablishing the Church of England in Cornwall, and to reconstituting the Diocese of Truro as an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. Its chairman is Dr Garry Tregidga of the Institute of Cornish Studies.

On the other hand, there has also been discussion lately within the Church of England that it might eventually be necessary to merge the Diocese back into the Diocese of Exeter for budgetary reasons.

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  1. ^ London Gazette. December 15, 1876.

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