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| Diocese of Bristol | |
|---|---|
 Bristol Cathedral | |
| Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Archdeaconries | Bristol, Malmesbury |
| Legal Jurisdictions | |
| Bishops Court | Court of the Bishop of Bristol |
| Location of Archive | |
| Bristol Record Office | |
The Diocese of Bristol forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England.
The Diocese of Bristol was established on 4 June 1542 and consisted the city of Bristol together with the county of Dorset. Before then it was a part of the Diocese of Gloucester when it was created from the medieval Diocese of Worcester in 1541. The Diocese of Bristol continued until 5 October 1836 when Dorset was annexed to the Diocese of Salisbury and the remaider, the city of Bristol, formed part of the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. After sixty years, a new Diocese of Bristol was created on 7 July 1897, but with different boundaries.
The area of the diocese incorporates:
- the city of Bristol
- South Gloucestershire and
- parts of north Wiltshire to Swindon.
The diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:
- the Archdeaconry of Bristol
- comprises the Deaneries of Bristol South, Bristol West, and the City
- the Archdeaconry of Malmesbury
- comprises the Deaneries of Chippenham, Kingswood and South Gloucestershire, North Wiltshire, and Swindon.
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