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	The '''Province of York''' is one of two ~~{{wpd\|ecclesiastical province~~\|ecclesiastical provinces}} making up the [[Church of England]], and consists of 14 ~~{{wpd\|diocese~~\|dioceses}} which cover the northern third of [[England]] and the [[Isle of Man]]. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop. At one time, Archbishops of York also claimed metropolitan authority over [[Scotland]] but these claims were never realised and ceased when the Archbishopric of St Andrews was established.		The '''Province of York''' is one of two [[Province (England)\|ecclesiastical provinces]] making up the [[Church of England]], and consists of 14 [[Diocese (England)\|dioceses]] which cover the northern third of [[England]] and the [[Isle of Man]]. York was elevated to an Archbishopric in 735 AD: Ecgbert of York was the first archbishop. At one time, Archbishops of York also claimed metropolitan authority over [[Scotland]] but these claims were never realised and ceased when the Archbishopric of St Andrews was established.

	=== List of dioceses within the Province ===		=== List of dioceses within the Province ===