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=== History === | === History === | ||
The Diocese of Chester was formed on 4 August 1541 out of the archdeaconries of Richmond and Chester from the [[Diocese of York]] and the [[Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield]] respectively. It consisted of the counties of [[Cheshire]] and [[Lancashire]], portions of [[Westmorland]], [[Cumberland]] and [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]], and a few parishes in [[Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire]]. | The Diocese of Chester was formed on 4 August 1541 out of the archdeaconries of Richmond and Chester from the [[Diocese of York]] and the [[Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield]] respectively. It consisted of the counties of [[Cheshire]] and [[Lancashire Genealogy|Lancashire]], portions of [[Westmorland]], [[Cumberland]] and [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]], and a few parishes in [[Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire]]. | ||
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