Diocese of Newcastle

The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland, as well as the area of Alston Moor in Cumbria.
The diocese came into being on 23 May 1882, and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act 1878 for industrial areas with rapidly expanding populations. The area of the diocese was taken from the part of the Diocese of Durham which was north of the River Tyne, and was defined in the legislation as comprising:
The cathedral is Newcastle Cathedral and the diocesan bishop is Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle.
In 1966 the diocese appointed Northumberland Archives as its diocesan record office. The Woodhorn office of Northumberland Archives preserves and makes accessible the archival records of the diocese and its parishes.

Bishops

The diocesan Bishop of Newcastle is the ordinary of the diocese and is assisted by the Bishop of Berwick. Alternative episcopal oversight is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor the Bishop suffragan of Beverley, Stephen Race. He is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.
On 28 November 2015, Frank White, then the full-time assistant bishop, presented a proposal to the Diocesan Synod to revive the abeyant Suffragan See of Berwick. The Dioceses Commission approved the petition to revive the See and Mark Tanner was consecrated Bishop of Berwick on 18 October 2016; he later vacated the post upon his translation to Chester. Mark Wroe, formerly Archdeacon of Northumberland, was consecrated as Bishop of Berwick on 5 January 2021.
Besides Race, there are five retired honorary assistant bishops licensed in the diocese:

2003–present: A retired Bishop suffragan of Bedford, John Richardson, lives in Bewcastle, Cumbria and is also licensed in Carlisle diocese.
2005–present: Stephen Pedley, retired Bishop suffragan of Lancaster, lives in Warden, Northumberland.
2014–present: Stephen Platten, Rector of Michael Cornhill">Michael (archangel)">Michael Cornhill and retired Bishop of Wakefield
2014–present: John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds and former Bishop suffragan of Warrington, retired in 2014 to Cullercoats.
2021–present: John Sentamu, former Archbishop of York

Archdeaconries and deaneries

Archdeacons

On 8 November 2020, it was announced that the Archdeacon of Northumberland, Mark Wroe, was to become the Bishop of Berwick. Following his consecration 5 January 2021, Rachel Wood, vicar of St Mary's, Monkseaton, will also be the acting Archdeacon of Northumberland.
Catherine Sourbut Groves was collated as Archdeacon of Lindisfarne on 14 November 2020. Due to restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the service was conducted online.
*includes Cathedral

List of churches

Deanery of Newcastle Central

¹Local ecumenical partnership

Deanery of Hexham

Dedications

This table is drawn from the above lists.

Saint	No.
St Aidan	9
St Alban	1
All Hallows	1
All Saints	6
St Andrew	11
St Anne	2
St Anthony of Egypt	1
Ascension	1
St Augustine	1
[Augustine of Canterbury\|St Augustine of Canterbury]	1
St Bartholomew	7
St Bede	2
St Benedict	1
Christ Church	4
St Christopher	1
St Columba	1
Holy Cross	3
St Cuthbert	14
St Ebba	1
St Edmund	1
Holy Family	1
St Francis	2
St Gabriel	1
St George	4
St Giles	3
Good Shepherd	2
St Gregory	1
St Helen	3
St Hilda	3
St Hugh	1
St James	6
SS James & Basil	1
St John the Baptist	8
St John the Evangelist	12
St John of Beverley	1
St John	6
St Jude	1
St Lawrence	1
St Luke	2
St Margaret	2
St Mark	2
St Martin	1
[Mary Magdalene\|St Mary Magdalene]	4
St Mary the Virgin inc. Our Lady	23
SS Mary & Michael	1
SS Mary & Patrick	1
St Matthew	3
St Maurice	2
St Michael	12
SS Michael & Paul	1
St Mungo	1
Holy Nativity	1
St Nicholas	3
St Oswald	2
SS Oswald, Cuthbert & Alfwald	1
St Oswin	1
Holy Paraclete	1
St Paul	7
St Peter	11
SS Peter & Paul	2
SS Philip & Augustine	1
SS Philip & James	2
Holy Saviour	3
Holy Sepulchre	1
St Silas	1
Holy Spirit	1
St Thomas Becket	1
Holy Trinity	10
St Wilfrid	2
No dedication	7