Diocese of Sheffield

The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York.
The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York. It covers most of the County of South Yorkshire, with a small part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, one parish in North Yorkshire and one in North Lincolnshire – an area of almost. It is headed by the Bishop of Sheffield and its Cathedral is Sheffield Cathedral.
The diocese has been linked with the Diocese of Argentina of the Anglican Church of South America since 1993 and the Hattingen-Witten District in Westphalia of the Protestant Church in Germany since 1990.

Organisation

Bishops

The diocesan Bishop of Sheffield is the ordinary of the diocese and is assisted throughout the diocese by a Bishop suffragan of Doncaster. 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. Besides Beverley, David Hawtin, former Bishop suffragan of Repton has lived in Greenhill since 2007 and is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop.

Archdeaconries and deaneries

The Diocese is subdivided into twelve deaneries, split between two archdeaconries:
*including Cathedral

List of churches

Outside deanery structures

Deanery of Adwick-le-Street

Deanery of Doncaster

Deanery of West Doncaster

¹in Crockfords this church is part of the Adwick-le-Street deanery

Deanery of Snaith and Hatfield

Deanery of Tankersley

Deanery of Wath

Deanery of Attercliffe

¹in Crockfords these churches are placed in Ecclesall Deanery

Deanery of Ecclesall

¹these four clergy are also licensed as curates in each other's benefices

Deanery of Ecclesfield

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Benefice	Churches	Link	Clergy	Population served	Ref
Cornerstone Benefice, The, comprising Bolsterstone, Deepcar, and Stocksbridge	St Mary, Bolsterstone		Priest-in-Charge: Hilda Isaacson NSM: Keith Crookes Hon. Curate: Stephen Pendlebury	13,486
Cornerstone Benefice, The, comprising Bolsterstone, Deepcar, and Stocksbridge	St John the Evangelist, Deepcar		Priest-in-Charge: Hilda Isaacson NSM: Keith Crookes Hon. Curate: Stephen Pendlebury	13,486
Cornerstone Benefice, The, comprising Bolsterstone, Deepcar, and Stocksbridge	St Matthias, Stocksbridge		Priest-in-Charge: Hilda Isaacson NSM: Keith Crookes Hon. Curate: Stephen Pendlebury	13,486
Bradfield	St Nicholas, Bradfield		Rector: Alan Isaacson	1,201
Brightside with Wincobank	St Margaret, Brightside St Thomas, Wincobank		Vicar: Philip Warman	12,138
Chapeltown	St John the Baptist, Chapeltown		Vicar: Richard Stordy NSM: Anwyl Whitehead	13,196
Ecclesfield	St Mary the Virgin, Ecclesfield		Vicar: Tim Gill	5,949
Mortomley High Green	St Saviour, High Green		Vicar/Priest-in-Charge: Simon Bessant NSM : Claire Williams	13,734
Grenoside	St Mark, Grenoside		Vicar/Priest-in-Charge: Simon Bessant NSM : Claire Williams	13,734
Oughtibridge	Ascension, Oughtibridge		Vicar: Chris Tufnell	6,639
Pitsmoor	Christ Church, Pitsmoor		Priest-in-Charge/Curate: Philip Salmon NSM : Huw Thomas NSM : Monica Sutton	31,104
Ellesmere	St Peter, Ellesmere		Priest-in-Charge/Curate: Philip Salmon NSM : Huw Thomas NSM : Monica Sutton	31,104
Sheffield	St Cuthbert, Fir Vale		Priest-in-Charge/Curate: Philip Salmon NSM : Huw Thomas NSM : Monica Sutton	31,104
Sheffield Parson Cross	St Bernard of Clairvaux, Southey Green		Vicar/Priest-in-Charge: Keith Ryder-West Curate: Andy Poultney NSM: Judith Daley	24,436
Sheffield Norwood	St Leonard, Norwood		Vicar/Priest-in-Charge: Keith Ryder-West Curate: Andy Poultney NSM: Judith Daley	24,436
Sheffield Wordsworth Avenue	St Paul, Wordsworth Avenue		Priest-in-Charge: Andy Poultney	7,745
Shiregreen	SS James & Christopher, Shiregreen		Priest-in-Charge: David Dean-Revill	11,156

Deanery of Hallam

¹these clergy are also licensed as curates in each other's benefices