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The '''Diocese of Exeter''' is a [[Church of England]] [[Diocese (England)|diocese]] in the south of England. It covers the whole of [[Devon]] and is a constituent of the [[Province of Canterbury]]. | The '''Diocese of Exeter''' is a [[Church of England]] [[Diocese (England)|diocese]] in the south of England. It covers the whole of [[Devon Genealogy|Devon]] and is a constituent of the [[Province of Canterbury]]. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
The '''Diocese of Crediton''' was created out of the ancient Saxon diocese of [[Sherborne, Dorset|Sherborne]] in 909 to cover the area of [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/fs28_-_anglo_saxon_devon.pdf|title=Sources for Anglo-Saxon Devon |publisher=Devon Libraries|accessdate=2012-05-25}}</ref> [[Crediton, Devon|Crediton]] was chosen as the site for its cathedral, possibly due it having been the birthplace of St Boniface and also the existence of a monastery there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Exeter/ExeterHist1850/Ecclesiastical.html |title=Exeter: Ecclesiastical History|accessdate=2012-05-25}}</ref>. From 931 the diocese only covered [[Devon]] as [[Cornwall]] was under the jurisdiction of the '''Diocese of Cornwall''', the bishop's seat being in [[St Germans, Cornwall|St Germans]]. From 1027 the Bishops of Credition were also the Bishops of Cornwall. | The '''Diocese of Crediton''' was created out of the ancient Saxon diocese of [[Sherborne, Dorset|Sherborne]] in 909 to cover the area of [[Devon Genealogy|Devon]] and [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devon.gov.uk/fs28_-_anglo_saxon_devon.pdf|title=Sources for Anglo-Saxon Devon |publisher=Devon Libraries|accessdate=2012-05-25}}</ref> [[Crediton, Devon|Crediton]] was chosen as the site for its cathedral, possibly due it having been the birthplace of St Boniface and also the existence of a monastery there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/Exeter/ExeterHist1850/Ecclesiastical.html |title=Exeter: Ecclesiastical History|accessdate=2012-05-25}}</ref>. From 931 the diocese only covered [[Devon Genealogy|Devon]] as [[Cornwall]] was under the jurisdiction of the '''Diocese of Cornwall''', the bishop's seat being in [[St Germans, Cornwall|St Germans]]. From 1027 the Bishops of Credition were also the Bishops of Cornwall. | ||
In 1046 the Bishop of Crediton received papal permission to move the see to the larger, more culturally significant and defensible walled town of Exeter. In 1050 King Edward the Confessor authorised that the diocese be merged with the neighbouring Diocese of Cornwall and to be renamed the '''Diocese of Exeter'''. | In 1046 the Bishop of Crediton received papal permission to move the see to the larger, more culturally significant and defensible walled town of Exeter. In 1050 King Edward the Confessor authorised that the diocese be merged with the neighbouring Diocese of Cornwall and to be renamed the '''Diocese of Exeter'''. | ||