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Latest revision as of 14:02, 7 February 2021
| Diocese of Chichester | |
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 Chichester Cathedral | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Chichester, Horsham, Lewes & Hastings |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Bishops Court | Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester |
| Location of Archive | |
| West Sussex Record Office | |
The Diocese of Chichester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England.
History
The diocese was created in 1075 as a replacement for the Diocese of Selsey, which had been based at Selsey Abbey from 681.
The present area of the diocese covers:
Archdeaconries and deaneries
The diocese is divided into three Archdeaconries containing a total of twenty-one deaneries:
- the Archdeaconry of Chichester
- comprises the Deaneries of Arundel and Bognor; Brighton; Chichester; Hove; and Worthing
- the Archdeaconry of Horsham
- comprises the Deaneries of Cuckfield; East Grinstead; Horsham; Hurst; Midhurst; Petworth; Storrington; and Westbourne
- the Archdeaconry of Lewes & Hastings
- comprises the Deaneries of Battle and Bexhill; Dallington; Eastbourne; Hastings; Lewes and Seaford; Rotherfield; Rye; and Uckfield
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