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The diocese was founded in 625. The [[Diocese of Lindisfarne]] was merged with it from 664 until 678 when Lindisfarne was reinstated. | The diocese was founded in 625. The [[Diocese of Lindisfarne]] was merged with it from 664 until 678 when Lindisfarne was reinstated. | ||
In 1541, the archdeanery of [[Richmond, Yorkshire|Richmond, North Yorkshire]], which included part of the Yorkshire Dales, North [[Lancashire Genealogy|Lancashire]] (including Furness), the southern part of [[Westmorland]] and the ward of Allerdale above Derwent in [[Cumberland]], became part of the new [[Diocese of Chester]]. (These areas later became parts of other dioceses.) | In 1541, the archdeanery of [[Richmond, Yorkshire|Richmond, North Yorkshire]], which included part of the Yorkshire Dales, North [[Lancashire Genealogy|Lancashire]] (including Furness), the southern part of [[Westmorland Genealogy|Westmorland]] and the ward of Allerdale above Derwent in [[Cumberland]], became part of the new [[Diocese of Chester]]. (These areas later became parts of other dioceses.) | ||
In 1836 the western part (corresponding broadly to the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]]) was split into the Ripon diocese, which has since been subdivided into the [[Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds]] (1836), [[Dioceses of Wakefield|Wakefield]] (1888) and [[Dioceses of Bradford|Bradford]] (1920). | In 1836 the western part (corresponding broadly to the [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]]) was split into the Ripon diocese, which has since been subdivided into the [[Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds]] (1836), [[Dioceses of Wakefield|Wakefield]] (1888) and [[Dioceses of Bradford|Bradford]] (1920). | ||