| Diocese of London | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Charing Cross, Hackney, Hampstead, London, Northolt, Middlesex |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 413 |
| Churches | 484 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | St Paul's |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Richard Chartres, Bishop of London |
| Suffragans | Peter Wheatley, Bishop of Edmonton Peter Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden Paul Williams, Bishop of Kensington Adrian Newman, Bishop of Stepney Bishop of Fulham (vacant) |
| Archdeacons | Pete Broadbent, Acting Archdeacon of Northolt Dr Bill Jacob, Archdeacon of Charing Cross Rachel Treweek, Archdeacon of Hackney Stephan Welch, Archdeacon of Middlesex David Meara, Archdeacon of London Luke Miller, Archdeacon of Hampstead |
| Website | |
| london.anglican.org | |
The Anglican Diocese of London forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
Historically the diocese covered a large area north of the Thames and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north and west. The present diocese covers 177 square miles (460 km2) and 17 London boroughs, covering most of Greater London north of the River Thames and west of the River Lea. This area covers nearly all of the historic county of Middlesex. It includes the City of London in which lies its cathedral, St Paul's, and also encompasses Spelthorne which was formerly in Middlesex but is now part of Surrey.
Essex formed part of the diocese until 1846 when it became part of the Diocese of Rochester, later moving to the Diocese of St Albans and thence to the Diocese of Chelmsford.
The diocese is divided into five episcopal areas, each of which is the particular responsibility of one of the diocese's suffragan bishops. It is further divided into archdeaconries and deaneries, as shown below.
| Episcopal area | Archdeaconry | Deaneries |
|---|---|---|
| Two Cities (London and Westminster) | London | City |
| Charing Cross | Westminster Paddington | |
| Westminster St Margaret | ||
| Westminster St Marylebone | ||
| Edmonton | Hampstead | Central Barnet |
| West Barnet | ||
| North Camden (Hampstead) | ||
| South Camden (St Pancras and Holborn) | ||
| Enfield | ||
| East Haringey | ||
| West Haringey | ||
| Kensington | Middlesex | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Hampton (the Middlesex half of Richmond) | ||
| Hounslow | ||
| Kensington | ||
| Chelsea | ||
| Spelthorne | ||
| Stepney | Hackney | Hackney |
| Islington | ||
| Tower Hamlets | ||
| Willesden | Northolt | Brent |
| Ealing (East) | ||
| Ealing (West) | ||
| Harrow | ||
| Hillingdon |
There is a fifth suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Fulham, who, until November 2010, played a diocesan-wide role similar to that of a provincial episcopal visitor. Said role is now the additional responsibility of the Bishop of Edmonton.[1] The next Bishop of Fulham will be the suffragan for the Two Cities (London and Westminster).
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