Diocese of Blackburn
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°29′06″W / 53.750°N 2.485°W
| Diocese of Blackburn | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | York |
| Archdeaconries | Blackburn, Lancaster |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 211 |
| Churches | 280 |
| Information | |
| Cathedral | Blackburn Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn |
| Suffragans |
Geoff Pearson, Bishop of Lancaster Philip North, Bishop of Burnley |
| Archdeacons |
Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn |
| Website | |
| blackburn.anglican.org | |
The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created on 12 November 1926[1] from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley. The cathedral is Blackburn Cathedral and the current Bishop of Blackburn is Julian Henderson.[2]
The Diocesan retreat and conference centre is located at Whalley Abbey in the Ribble Valley, alongside the ruins of the 14th century Cistercian monastery, dissolved in 1537. The Abbey was in private possession until 1923 and has been in the possession of the Diocese of Blackburn since 1926.
Bishops
Alongside the diocesan Bishop of Blackburn, the Diocese has two suffragan bishops, Geoff Pearson, Bishop suffragan of Lancaster, appointed in 2007 and Philip North, Bishop suffragan of Burnley, appointed in 2015.
- Since 1994, Michael Vickers, retired area Bishop of Colchester, has been licensed to serve as an honorary assistant bishop in the diocese. He lives in Scotforth, Lancaster.[3]
- Cyril Ashton, a retired former Bishop suffragan of Doncaster has been licensed since his 2011 retirement to Lancaster.[4]
- Retired former Archbishop of York David Hope lives in Hellifield, N. Yorks (in the neighbouring Diocese of Leeds) and is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop in Blackburn diocese.[5]
Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by Philip North, Bishop suffragan of Burnley.
Churches within the Diocese
- Bispham Parish Church
- Blackburn Cathedral
- Holy Trinity Church, Blackburn
- St Mark's Church, Blackburn
- St Silas' Church, Blackburn
- Holy Trinity Church, Blackpool
- St John's Church, Blackpool
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Bolton-by-Bowland
- St John the Baptist's Church, Bretherton
- St James' Church, Briercliffe
- St Peter's Church, Burnley
- Christ Church, Chatburn
- St Laurence's Church, Chorley
- St Helen's Church, Churchtown
- St Bartholomew's Church, Colne
- St Saviour's Church, Cuerden
- St Mark's Church, Dolphinholme
- Euxton Parish Church
- St Paul's Church, Farington
- St Nicholas' Church, Fleetwood
- St Peter's Church, Fleetwood
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Gisburn
- Christ Church, Glasson
- St Mary's Church, Goosnargh
- St Bartholomew's with St John's, Great Harwood
- All Hallows Church, Great Mitton
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Gressingham
- St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton
- St Peter's Church, Heysham
- St Margaret's Church, Hornby
- St John the Evangelist's Church, Hurst Green
- St Michael's Church, Kirkham
- Christ Church, Lancaster
- St. Mary the Virgin, Lancaster (Lancaster Priory)
- St Thomas' Church, Lancaster
- St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham
- St Peter's Church, Mawdesley
- St Wilfrid's Church, Melling
- Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe
- St Mary's Church, Newchurch in Pendle
- Immanuel Church, Oswaldtwistle
- Christ Church, Over Wyresdale
- St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling
- St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde
- St Oswald's Church, Preesall
- St John's Minster, Preston
- St Wilfrid's Church, Ribchester
- St Anne's Church, St Anne's-on-the-Sea
- St Michael's Church, St Michael's on Wyre
- Church of St Leonard the Less, Samlesbury
- St Paul's Church, Scotforth
- St Anne's Church, Singleton
- St Saviour's Church, Stydd
- St Helen's Church, Waddington
- St Leonard's Church, Walton-le-Dale
- St Oswald's Church, Warton
- St Michael's Church, Weeton
- St Catherine's Church, West Bradford
- St. Mary and All Saints, Whalley
- St Michael's Church, Whittington
- St Anne's Church, Woodplumpton
- St Nicholas' Church, Wrea Green
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33220. p. 7321. 12 November 1926. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "Diocese of Blackburn" (Press release). Number10.gov.uk. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Edwin Vickers". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Cyril Guy Ashton". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016. (subscription required)
- ↑ "David Michael Hope". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 18 June 2016. (subscription required)
