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Diocese of Oxford

The Diocese of Oxford is a Church of England diocese that forms part of the Province of Canterbury. The diocese is led by the Bishop of Oxford (currently Steven Croft), and the bishop's seat is at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. It contains more church buildings than any other diocese and has more paid clergy than any other except London.

The diocese now covers the counties of Berkshire (118 churches), Buckinghamshire (152 churches), Oxfordshire (227 churches) and five churches in the nearby counties.

History

The Diocese of Oxford was created by letters patent from Henry VIII on 1 September 1542,[1] out of part of the Diocese of Lincoln. Osney Abbey was designated the original cathedral, but in 1545 this was changed to St Frideswide's Priory which became Christ Church Cathedral.

In 1836 the Archdeaconry of Berkshire was transferred from the Diocese of Salisbury to Oxford. This comprises the county of Berkshire and parts of Wiltshire.

By an Act of 1837 Buckinghamshire was notified of its transfer from the then Diocese of Lincoln, to become the Archdeaconry of Buckingham, effective from 1845.

In 2013 and 2014, the Diocese of Oxford discussed and resolved to undertake some pastoral alterations; the new archdeaconry of Dorchester was created on 1 March 2014.[2] On 3 March 2014, it was announced that Judy French would become the first Archdeacon of Dorchester from June 2014.[3]

Bishops

The diocesan Bishop of Oxford is assisted by the area bishops of Dorchester, Buckingham, and Reading. The suffragan See of Buckingham was created in 1914, and was the suffragan bishopric for the whole diocese until 1939 when the See of Dorchester was created; the See of Reading was re-created in 1942, after having been 'in abeyance' since 1909.

The provincial episcopal visitor (for Anglo-Catholic parishes in the diocese – among twelve other dioceses in the western part of the Province of Canterbury – which do not accept the ordination of women as priests) is the Bishop of Oswestry, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his ministry in the diocese. Conservative evangelicals who reject the ordination and/or leadership of women due to complementarian beliefs, receive alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.

Several retired bishops resident in or near the diocese are licensed to serve as honorary assistant bishops.As of 20 September 2021:

George Carey (retired Archbishop of Canterbury) lives in the diocese and was an honorary assistant bishop,[9] but resigned his licence following his implication in the Peter Ball abuse case,[10] and Humphrey Southern, former Bishop suffragan of Repton, is the Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon.[11]

Current extent

Map of the dioceses of the Church of England showing Oxford Diocese in mauve

Counties

The diocese now covers the counties of

and has

Episcopal areas

Since the creation of an area scheme in 1984,[12] the diocese has been divided into three episcopal areas. The Bishop of Oxford has authority throughout the diocese, but also has primary responsibility for the city and suburbs of Oxford, which form the Archdeaconry of Oxford.

Archdeaconries and deaneries

*including Cathedral

Churches

Outside deanery structures

Deanery of Oxford

1situated within the area covered by the Cowley deanery

Deanery of Cowley

Deanery of Abingdon

Deanery website

Deanery of Aston and Cuddesdon

Deanery of Bicester and Islip

Deanery of Chipping Norton

Deanery of Deddington

Deanery of Henley

Deanery of Vale of White Horse

Deanery of Wallingford

Deanery of Wantage

Deanery website

Deanery of Witney

Deanery of Woodstock

Deanery of Amersham

Deanery website

Deanery of Aylesbury

Deanery of Buckingham

Deanery website

Deanery of Burnham and Slough

Deanery of Claydon

Deanery of Milton Keynes

Deanery of Mursley

Deanery of Newport

Deanery of Wendover

Deanery of Wycombe

Deanery website

Deanery of Bracknell

Deanery of Bradfield

Deanery of Maidenhead and Windsor

Deanery of Newbury

Deanery of Reading

Deanery website

Deanery of Sonning

Other foundations employing Church of England clergy within the diocesan area

See also

References

  1. ^ Clergy of the Church of England Database — Christ Church cathedral: history and description (Accessed 12 January 2016).
  2. ^ Ridgeway Broadsheet, March 2014 (Accessed 24 May 2014).
  3. ^ Diocese of Oxford – New archdeacon for Dorchester (Accessed 21 March 2014).
  4. ^ "Down, William John Denbigh". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Russell, Anthony John". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Scriven, Henry William". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ "Jennings, David Willfred Michael". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 26 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. ^ "Went, John Stewart". Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (December 2013 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 30 April 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ^ "George Leonard Carey". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Lord Carey resigns after abuse criticism". BBC News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Appointment of new Principal". Ripon College Cuddesdon. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  12. ^ "4: The Dioceses Commission, 1978–2002" (PDF). Church of England. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  13. ^ a b c "Church of England parish map" – via ESRI.
  14. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory (2020). "Cathedral Church of Christ Church". Retrieved 10 March 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "The Benefice of Hinksey, South (St Laurence)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  16. ^ "The Benefice of Kidlington (St Mary the Virgin) with Hampton Poyle". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  17. ^ "The Benefice of Osney (St Frideswide)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  18. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Aldate)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  19. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford St Aldate with Holy Trinity". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  20. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Andrew)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  21. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Barnabas and St Paul) (St Thomas the Martyr)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  22. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Ebbe with Holy Trinity and St Peter-Le-Bailey)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  23. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Giles) St Philip and St James (St Margaret)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  24. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Mary Magdalen)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  25. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Mary the Virgin) (St Cross Or Holywell) (St Peter in the East)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  26. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Matthew)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  27. ^ "The Benefice of Oxford (St Michael At the North Gate with St Martin and All Saints)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  28. ^ "The Benefice of Summertown (St Michael and All Angels)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  29. ^ "The Benefice of Wolvercote (St Peter) and Wytham". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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