Anglican Diocese of Peterborough


The Diocese of Peterborough forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Its seat is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, which was founded as a monastery in AD 655 and re-built in its present form between 1118 and 1238.
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History

Founded at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1541, the Diocese covers the areas of:
From 1839 till 1927 the Peterborough diocese covered the territory of the Archdeaconry of Leicester which is now the Diocese of Leicester.
Peterborough Abbey became a cathedral at the Reformation, one of six wholly new bishoprics founded under Henry VIII. On 4 September 1541 letters patent were issued converting the abbey church of Peterborough into a cathedral church, with a dean and chapter and ecclesiastical staff. The last abbot, John Chambers, was consecrated in his former abbey church on 23 October 1541 as the first Bishop of Peterborough.
A link with the Anglican Church of Kenya Diocese of Bungoma was formed by the two bishops following the Lambeth Conference in 1998.
In 1851 the diocese comprised the following rural deaneries:

Organisation

The Diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:
The parts of the City of Peterborough that are south of the River Nene, and so were in the historic county of Huntingdonshire rather than the Soke of Peterborough, fall within the Diocese of Ely. The previous Bishop of Peterborough was commissioned as Assistant Bishop in the Ely Diocese so he could exercise pastoral care in these parishes, which include Stanground, Orton, Woodston, Yaxley and Fletton. Thorney, historically in the Isle of Ely and now within the boundaries of the Peterborough unitary authority area, is unaffected by this arrangement.

Bishops

The Bishop of Peterborough leads the diocese, and is assisted by the Bishop suffragan of Brixworth. The suffragan see of Brixworth was created by Order in Council on 26 July 1988.
Alternative episcopal oversight is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, Luke Irvine-Capel, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there. There is also one former bishop, Ed Condry, living in the diocese who is licensed as honorary assistant bishop.

Territorial irregularities

The diocese comprises the areas of Northamptonshire, Rutland and Peterborough with the following exceptions :

List of churches

Extra-parochial places

Archdeaconry of Northampton

Deanery of Brackley

Deanery of Brixworth

Deanery of Daventry

Deanery of Greater Northampton

  • Benefice and Parish of Abington : SS Peter & Paul's Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Billing
  • * St Andrew's Church, Great Billing
  • * All Saints' Church, Little Billing
  • Benefice of Dallington and St James
  • * Parish of Dallington : St Mary's Church
  • * Parish of Northampton St James : St James's Church, St James's End
  • Benefice and Parish of Duston and Upton
  • * St Luke's Church, Duston
  • * St Francis' Church, Duston
  • * Grace Church Upton
  • * St Michael's Church, Upton
  • * St Barnabas' Church, New Duston
  • Benefice and Parish of King's Heath
  • * Church on the Heath Local Ecumenical Partnership
  • * Church on the Heath Local Ecumenical Partnership Old Building
  • * St Augustine's Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Kingsthorpe
  • * St John the Baptist's Church
  • * St David's Church
  • * St Mark's Church
  • Benefice of Living Brook
  • * Parish of Hardingstone : St Edmund King & Martyr's Church
  • * Parish of Piddington with Horton
  • ** St John the Baptist's Church, Piddington
  • ** St Mary Magdalene's Church, Horton
  • * Parish of Quinton and Preston Deanery
  • ** St John the Baptist's Church, Quinton
  • ** SS Peter & Paul's Church, Preston Deanery
  • Benefice and Parish of Moulton : SS Peter & Paul's Church
  • Benefice of Northampton All Saints Holy Sepulchre
  • * Parish of Northampton All Saints with St Katherine and St Peter
  • ** All Saints' Church
  • ** St Peter's Church
  • ** St Katherine's Church
  • ** St Gregory's Church
  • ** St Mary's Church by the Castle
  • ** St Margaret's Church without Westgate
  • ** St Katherine's Chapel
  • ** St Martin's Chapel
  • ** St Thomas's Chapel
  • * Parish of Northampton Holy Sepulchre with St Andrew & St Lawrence
  • ** Holy Sepulchre Church
  • ** St Andrew's Church
  • ** St Lawrence the Martyr's Church
  • ** St Crispin's Chapel of Ease
  • ** St Bartholomew's Church without Northgate
  • ** St Michael's Church
  • Benefice of Northampton Christ Church St Michael
  • * Parish of Northampton Christ Church : Christ Church
  • * Parish of Northampton St Michael & All Angels with St Edmund
  • ** St Michael & All Angels' Church
  • ** St Edmund's Church
  • ** St Gabriel's Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton Emmanuel
  • * Emmanuel Church
  • * Boothville Community Church
  • * Rectory Farm Community Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton Holy Trinity and St Paul
  • * Holy Trinity Church
  • * St Paul's Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton St Alban the Martyr : St Alban's Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton St Benedict : St Benedict's Church, West Hunsbury, Northampton
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton St Giles
  • * St Giles' Church
  • * St Edmund's Church without Eastgate
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton St Mary the Virgin : St Mary the Virgin's Church, Far Cotton
  • Benefice and Parish of Northampton St Matthew : [St Matthew's Church, Northampton|St Matthew's Church, Normanton|St Matthew's Church]
  • Benefice and Parish of Weston Favell : St Peter's Church
  • Benefice and Parish of Wootton
  • * St George the Martyr's Church
  • * '''Grange Park Church Local Ecumenical Partnership'''

Deanery of Towcester

Deanery of Wellingborough

Archdeaconry of Oakham

Deanery of Corby

Deanery of Higham

Deanery of Kettering

Deanery of Oundle

Deanery of Peterborough

Deanery of Rutland

Dedications

Medieval parish churches

Chapels are in italics. See also List of civil parishes in Northamptonshire#Medieval parishes.All Saints: Adstone, Aldwincle, Barnwell, Braunston, Braunston-in-Rutland, Braybrooke, Brixworth, Clipston, Cottesbrooke, Croughton, Dingley, Easton on the Hill, Flore, Great Addington, Great Harrowden, Hargrave, Harpole, Holdenby, Horn, Irthlingborough, Kings Cliffe, Lamport, Laxton, Lilbourne, Little Billing, Little Casterton, Mears Ashby, Middleton Cheney, Naseby, Northampton, Norton, Oakham, Orton, Paston, Pickworth, Pitsford, Polebrook, Pytchley, Rushton, Seaton, Sudborough, Sutton Bassett, Thorpe Malsor, Tinwell, Wellingborough, West Haddon, Wilbarston, Wittering, YelvertoftHoly Cross: Burley, Byfield, Daventry, Milton Malsor, PattishallHoly Sepulchre: NorthamptonHoly Trinity: Blatherwycke, Charwelton, Denford, Hinton in the Hedges, Rothwell, TeighSt Andrew: Arthingworth, Barnwell, Brigstock, Broughton, Clay Coton, Collyweston, Cotterstock, Cranford, Cransley, Earls Barton, Glaston, Great Billing, Hambleton, Harlestone, Lyddington, Northborough, Old, Spratton, Stoke Dry, Thornhaugh, Ufford, Whilton, Whissendine, Yardley HastingsSt Anne: ShutlangerSt Bartholomew: Furtho, Greens Norton, NorthamptonSt Benedict: GlintonSt Botolph: Barton Seagrave, Church Brampton, Helpston, Longthorpe, Slapton, Stoke Albany, Sulby, WardleySt Catherine: Draughton, Irchester, NorthamptonSt Columba: CollingtreeSt Cyneburh: CastorSt Denys: Cold Ashby, Faxton, Kelmarsh, RavensthorpeSt Edmund: Egleton, Hardingstone, Northampton, WarktonSt Etheldreda: GuilsboroughSt Faith: Kilsby, NewtonSt George: Evenley, WoottonSt Giles: Desborough, NorthamptonSt Gregory: NorthamptonSt Guthlac: PassenhamSt Helen: Glendon, Great Oxendon, Sibbertoft, ThornbySt James: Brackley, Edgcote, Grafton Underwood, Gretton, Newbottle, Paulerspury, Syresham, Thrapston, Thurning, Wick HamonSt James the Less: SulgraveSt John the Baptist: Abthorpe, Barnack, Bisbrooke, Blisworth, Boughton, Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, Corby, Cranford, East Farndon, Harringworth, Hartwell, Hellidon, Kingsthorpe, North Luffenham, Peterborough, Piddington, Plumpton, Quinton, Slipton, Stibbington, Stuchbury, Thorpe Achurch, Thorpe Mandeville, Thrupp, Tiffield, Upper Boddington, Upton , Wakerley, WerringtonSt John the Evangelist: Caldecott, Ryhall, Whitfield, WickenSt Lawrence: Brafield on the Green, Long Buckby, Marston St Lawrence, Radstone, Stanwick, TowcesterSt Leodegarius: Ashby St LedgersSt Leonard: Apethorpe, Aston le Walls, Glapthorn, Great Newton, Hardwick, Loddington, RockinghamSt Luke: Cold Higham, Duston, Kislingbury, TixoverSt Margaret: Alderton, Chapel Brampton, Crick, Denton, Luddington, NorthamptonSt Martin: Barford, Litchborough, Lyndon, Northampton,, WeltonSt Mary: Ashley, Ashwell, Ayston, Badby, Bainton, Barby, Benefield, Blakesley, Bozeat, Brampton Ash, Brington, Burton Latimer, Canons Ashby, Catesby, Clipsham, Culworth, Dallington, Dodford, Duddington, East Haddon, Easton Neston, Edith Weston, Everdon, Farthinghoe, Fawsley, Finedon, Gayton, Grafton Regis, Great Houghton, Great Weldon, Greetham, Grendon, Halse, Higham Ferrers, Ketton, Little Addington, Little Harrowden, Little Houghton, Maidwell, Manton, Marholm, Morcott, Moreton Pinkney, Northampton, Orlingbury, Pipewell, Raunds, Ringstead, Roade, Rushden, South Luffenham, Southwick, Staverton, Stoke Bruerne, Tansor, Thenford, Titchmarsh, Wansford, Wappenham, Warkworth, Warmington, Weekley, Welford, Weston by Welland, Whiston, Whittlebury, Wilby, Wollaston, Woodford, Woodford Halse, WoodnewtonSt Mary & All Saints: Fotheringhay, Holcot, Nassington, Pilton SS Mary & Botolph: ThorneySS Mary & Peter: Weedon LoisSt Mary Magdalene: Blathewycke, Castle Ashby, Cottingham, Ecton, Essendine, Geddington, Helmdon, Horton, YarwellSS Mary Magdalene & Andrew: RidlingtonSt Matthew: Eye, NormantonSt Michael: Ashton, Aynho, Bradden, Bugbrooke, Farthinghoe, Great Creaton, Great Oakley, Haselbech, Newnham, Northampton, Silverstone, Stowe IX Churches, Sutton, Upton , Wadenhoe, Whitwell, Winwick St Nicholas: Bulwick, Cottesmore, Eydon, Great Doddington, Hale, Islip,, Marston Trussell, Overstone, Pilton, Potterspury, Stanford, Stretton, Thistleton, Twywell, Winwick St Pega: PeakirkSt Peter: Aldwincle, Barrowden, Belton, Brackley, Brooke, Clopton, Cogenhoe, Deene, East Carlton, Empingham, Greatworth, Irthlingborough, Isham, Lilford, Little Oakley, Lowick, Lutton, Maidwell, Maxey, Newton Bromswold, Northampton, Oundle, Rushton, Stanion, Steane, Tickencote, Walgrave, Weston FavellSS Peter & Paul: Abington, Brockhall, Chalcombe, Chipping Warden, Cosgrove, Courteenhall, Easton Maudit, Exton, Great Casterton, Hannington, Harrington, Hemington, Kettering, Kings Sutton, Langham, Maidford, Market Overton, Moulton, Nether Heyford, Preston, Preston Capes, Preston Deanery, Rothersthorpe, Scaldwell, Sywell, Uppingham, Watford, Weedon Bec, WingSt Remigius: Water NewtonSt Rumbald/Romwald: Stoke Doyle, Strixton, WaltonSt Stephen: Carlby, EttonSt Thomas: NorthamptonDedication unknown/no dedication: Barrow, Churchfield, Elkington, Kirby, Nobold, Onley, Sibson, Washingley

Post-medieval churches

All Saints: Kettering, Peterborough, Pickworth, Wellingborough Christ Church: Northampton Christ the Carpenter: Peterborough Christ the King: Kettering Emmanuel: Northampton, Werrington Epiphany: Corby Grace Church: Upton Holy Spirit: Bretton Holy Trinity: Deanshanger, Northampton St Alban: Northampton St Andrew: Kettering, Northampton, Wellingborough St Anne: Shutlanger St Augustine: Caldecote, King's Heath St Barnabas: New Duston, Peterborough, Wellingborough St Bartholomew: Newborough St Benedict: Northampton St Catherine: Northampton St Columba & the Northern Saints: Corby St Crispin: Northampton St David: Kingsthorpe St Edmund: Northampton St Francis: Duston St Gabriel: Northampton St James: Daventry, Hollowell, Northampton, Peterborough, Upper Stowe St John the Baptist: Hartwell St John the Evangelist: Kettering, Little Brington St Jude: Peterborough St Lawrence: Northampton St Leonard: Yardley Gobion St Luke: Peterborough St Mark: Kingsthorpe, Peterborough, Wellingborough St Mary: Far Cotton, Kettering, Peterborough, Pipewell, Wellingborough SS Mary & Edmund: Catesby St Mary Magdalene: Ashton St Matthew: Northampton St Michael: Kettering, Northampton, Peterborough St Nicholas: Overstone St Paul: Northampton, Peterborough St Peter: Rushden SS Peter & Andrew: Corby Dedication unknown/no dedication: Corby Kingswood, Grange Park, Halse, King's Heath, Long Buckby Wharf, Mawsley, Rushden, Wellingborough

Benefices by population

There are a total of 118 benefices.