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The '''Diocese of Salisbury''' is a [[Church of England]] {{wpd|diocese}} in the south of [[England]]. It covers [[Dorset]] and most of [[Wiltshire]] (excepting [[Swindon, Wiltshire|Swindon]] and a part of north Wiltshire), and is a constituent of the [[Province of Canterbury]]. | The '''Diocese of Salisbury''' is a [[Church of England]] {{wpd|diocese}} in the south of [[England]]. It covers [[Dorset]] and most of [[Wiltshire]] (excepting [[Swindon, Wiltshire|Swindon]] and a part of north Wiltshire), and is a constituent of the [[Province of Canterbury]]. | ||
The diocese of Salisbury arose from the ancient Saxon dioceses of [[Sherborne, Dorset|Sherborne]] and [[Ramsbury, Wiltshire|Ramsbury]] that had been combined in the 11th century (1058). After the Norman Conquest the episcopal see was moved to the castle at [[Old Sarum, Wiltshire|Old Sarum]]. In the 13th century a new cathedral was built to the south, founding a the city of New Sarum now known as [[Salisbury, Wiltshire|Salisbury]]. | |||
In 1836 the Archdeaconry of Berkshire was transferred from the [[Diocese of Oxford]]. At the same time with the abolition of the historic [[Diocese of Bristol]] the Archdeaconry of Dorset was added to the diocese. | |||
The diocese is divided into two Episcopal Areas (Ramsbury and Sherborne) each of which are further divided into two [[Archdeaconry (England)|Archdeaconries]]: | |||
* Ramsbury Episcopal Area (most of [[Wiltshire]], except for Swindon and part of north Wiltshire) | |||
**the '''Archdeaconry of Wilts''' | |||
***comprises the Deaneries of [[Bradford-on-Avon Holy Trinity, Wiltshire|Bradford]], [[Calne, Wiltshire|Calne]], [[Devizes St John the Baptist, Wiltshire|Devizes]], [[Heytesbury, Wiltshire|Heytesbury]], [[Marlborough St Mary the Virgin, Wiltshire|Marlborough]], [[Pewsey, Wiltshire|Pewsey]] | |||
**the '''Archdeaconry of Sarum''' | |||
***comprises the Deaneries of [[Alderbury, Wiltshire|Alderbury]], [[Broad Chalke, Wiltshire|Chalke]], [[Salisbury, Wiltshire|Salisbury]], Stonehenge | |||
* Sherborne Episcopal Area ([[Dorset]], except [[Bournemouth, Hampshire|Bournemouth]] and [[Christchurch, Hampshire|Christchurch]]) | |||
**the '''Archdeaconry of Dorset''' | |||
***comprises the Deaneries of Blackmore Vale, [[Milton Abbas, Dorset|Milton]] and [[Blandford Forum, Dorset|Blandford]], [[Poole St James, Dorset|Poole St James]], Purbeck, [[Wimborne Minster, Dorset|Wimborne]] | |||
**the '''Archdeaconry of Sherborne''' | |||
***comprises the Deaneries of [[Dorchester, Dorset|Dorchester]], Lyme Bay, [[Sherborne, Dorset|Sherborne]], [[Weymouth, Dorset|Weymouth and Portland]] | |||
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