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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, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] and [[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]], portions of [[Westmorland Genealogy|Westmorland]], [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] and [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]], and a few parishes in [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire Genealogy|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, England Genealogy|Cheshire]] and [[Lancashire, England Genealogy|Lancashire]], portions of [[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]], [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] and [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]], and a few parishes in [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire Genealogy|Flintshire]]. | ||
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Starting in the 1830's the diocese lost the the [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]] deaneries of the archdeaconry of Richmond to form the new [[Diocese of Ripon]]. In 1847 the Lancashire portion of the archdeaconry of Richmond (except the deaneries of Furness and Cartmel) was reconstituted as the archdeaconry of Manchester in the new [[Diocese of Manchester]]. The parishes in [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire Genealogy|Flintshire]] were transferred to the Welsh [[Diocese of St Asaph]] in 1847 and 1849. In 1856 the separated parts of the diocese, in [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] and [[Westmorland Genealogy|Westmorland]], were transferred to the [[Diocese of Carlisle]]. The final changes took place in 1880 when the [[Diocese of Liverpool]] was created from the archdeaconries of Liverpool, Warrington. | Starting in the 1830's the diocese lost the the [[Yorkshire Genealogy|Yorkshire]] deaneries of the archdeaconry of Richmond to form the new [[Diocese of Ripon]]. In 1847 the Lancashire portion of the archdeaconry of Richmond (except the deaneries of Furness and Cartmel) was reconstituted as the archdeaconry of Manchester in the new [[Diocese of Manchester]]. The parishes in [[Denbighshire Genealogy|Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire Genealogy|Flintshire]] were transferred to the Welsh [[Diocese of St Asaph]] in 1847 and 1849. In 1856 the separated parts of the diocese, in [[Cumberland, England Genealogy|Cumberland]] and [[Westmorland, England Genealogy|Westmorland]], were transferred to the [[Diocese of Carlisle]]. The final changes took place in 1880 when the [[Diocese of Liverpool]] was created from the archdeaconries of Liverpool, Warrington. | ||
=== Archdeaconries and deaneries === | === Archdeaconries and deaneries === | ||
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