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The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England
Church of England

The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
, part of the Province of York
Province of York

The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man....
. It covers the city of York
York

York is a walled city, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire and River Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city status in the United Kingdom is noted for its rich heritage and it has played an important role throughout much of its almost 2,000 year existence....
, the eastern part of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan district with unitary authority status, and is a ceremonial counties of England of England....
.

It is headed by the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York

File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
, and its cathedral
Cathedral

A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is a Religion building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Orthodox Christian and some Lutheranism churches, which serves as a bishop's seat, and thus as the central church of a dioc...
 is York Minster
York Minster

York Minster is a Gothic architecture cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral....
. The diocese is divided into three archdeaconries of Cleveland
Archdeaconry of Cleveland

The Archdeaconry of Cleveland is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It stretches west from Thirsk, north to Middlesbrough, east to Whitby and south to Pickering, North Yorkshire....
 in the north (with a Bishop of Whitby
Bishop of Whitby

The Bishop of Whitby is an Episcopal polity title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England....
), the East Riding
Archdeaconry of the East Riding

The Archdeaconry of the East Riding is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York....
 (with a Bishop of Hull
Bishop of Hull

The Bishop of Hull is an Episcopal polity title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England. The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese....
), and in the south-west the Archdeaconry of York
Archdeaconry of York

The Archdeaconry of York is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York....
 (with a Bishop of Selby
Bishop of Selby

The Bishop of Selby is an Episcopal polity title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England....
).

The diocese was once much larger, covering Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is an Counties of England in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county town is traditionally Nottingham, though the council is now based in West Bridgford, a suburb of Greater Nottingham ....
 and Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains....
 and parts of Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, Cumberland
Cumberland

Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an Administrative counties of England from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
 and Westmorland
Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
.

History
In 1541 the archdeanery of Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond is a market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it is a popular tourist destination, with a total population of 8970....
 which included part of the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England.The area lies within the Historic counties of England of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of England of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Cumbria....
, North Lancashire (including Furness
Furness

Furness is a peninsula in south Cumbria, England. As a socio-cultural unit, it is more loosely defined. At its widest extent, it is considered to cover the whole of North Lonsdale, that part of the Lonsdale Hundred that is an exclave of the Historic counties of England of Lancashire, lying to the north of Morecambe Bay....
), the southern part
Barony of Kendal

The Barony of Kendal was a subdivision of the English county of Westmorland. It was one of two barony , and contained within it the ward s of Kendal and Lonsdale ....
 of Westmorland
Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
 and the ward of Allerdale above Derwent
Copeland, Cumbria

Copeland is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in western Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Whitehaven. It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Whitehaven, Ennerdale Rural District and Millom Rural District....
 in Cumberland
Cumberland

Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an Administrative counties of England from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
 became part of the new Diocese of Chester
Diocese of Chester

The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire in its pre-1974 boundaries ....
.






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The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England
Church of England

The Church of England is the State religion Christianity Ecclesia in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the oldest among the communion's thirty-eight independent national and regional churches....
, part of the Province of York
Province of York

The Province of York is one of two ecclesiastical provinces making up the Church of England and consists of 14 dioceses which cover the northern third of England and the Isle of Man....
. It covers the city of York
York

York is a walled city, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire and River Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city status in the United Kingdom is noted for its rich heritage and it has played an important role throughout much of its almost 2,000 year existence....
, the eastern part of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan district with unitary authority status, and is a ceremonial counties of England of England....
.

It is headed by the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York

File:Williamtemple1.jpgArchbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan bishop of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man....
, and its cathedral
Cathedral

A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop. It is a Religion building for worship, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglicanism, Orthodox Christian and some Lutheranism churches, which serves as a bishop's seat, and thus as the central church of a dioc...
 is York Minster
York Minster

York Minster is a Gothic architecture cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral....
. The diocese is divided into three archdeaconries of Cleveland
Archdeaconry of Cleveland

The Archdeaconry of Cleveland is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York. It stretches west from Thirsk, north to Middlesbrough, east to Whitby and south to Pickering, North Yorkshire....
 in the north (with a Bishop of Whitby
Bishop of Whitby

The Bishop of Whitby is an Episcopal polity title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England....
), the East Riding
Archdeaconry of the East Riding

The Archdeaconry of the East Riding is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York....
 (with a Bishop of Hull
Bishop of Hull

The Bishop of Hull is an Episcopal polity title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, England. The suffragan bishop, along with the Bishop of Selby and the Bishop of Whitby, assists the Archbishop of York in overseeing the diocese....
), and in the south-west the Archdeaconry of York
Archdeaconry of York

The Archdeaconry of York is an archdeaconry, or subdivision, of the Church of England Diocese of York in the Province of York....
 (with a Bishop of Selby
Bishop of Selby

The Bishop of Selby is an Episcopal polity title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of York, in the Province of York, England....
).

The diocese was once much larger, covering Yorkshire
Yorkshire

Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is an Counties of England in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. The county town is traditionally Nottingham, though the council is now based in West Bridgford, a suburb of Greater Nottingham ....
 and Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains....
 and parts of Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, Cumberland
Cumberland

Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an Administrative counties of England from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
 and Westmorland
Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
.

History


In 1541 the archdeanery of Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond is a market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. Situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, it is a popular tourist destination, with a total population of 8970....
 which included part of the Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales is the name given to an upland area, in Northern England.The area lies within the Historic counties of England of Yorkshire, though it spans the ceremonial counties of England of North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and Cumbria....
, North Lancashire (including Furness
Furness

Furness is a peninsula in south Cumbria, England. As a socio-cultural unit, it is more loosely defined. At its widest extent, it is considered to cover the whole of North Lonsdale, that part of the Lonsdale Hundred that is an exclave of the Historic counties of England of Lancashire, lying to the north of Morecambe Bay....
), the southern part
Barony of Kendal

The Barony of Kendal was a subdivision of the English county of Westmorland. It was one of two barony , and contained within it the ward s of Kendal and Lonsdale ....
 of Westmorland
Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of north-west England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
 and the ward of Allerdale above Derwent
Copeland, Cumbria

Copeland is a Non-metropolitan district and borough in western Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Whitehaven. It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Whitehaven, Ennerdale Rural District and Millom Rural District....
 in Cumberland
Cumberland

Cumberland is one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an Administrative counties of England from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
 became part of the new Diocese of Chester
Diocese of Chester

The Diocese of Chester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York based in Chester, covering the county of Cheshire in its pre-1974 boundaries ....
. (These areas later became parts of other dioceses)

In 1836 the western part (corresponding broadly to the West Riding
West Riding of Yorkshire

The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries....
) was split into the Ripon
Diocese of Ripon and Leeds

The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as the south Teesdale area administered by County Durham which is traditionally part of Yorkshire....
 diocese, which has since been subdivided into the Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds
Diocese of Ripon and Leeds

The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as the south Teesdale area administered by County Durham which is traditionally part of Yorkshire....
, Bradford
Diocese of Bradford

The Diocese of Bradford is a Church of England diocese, covering Bradford and Craven in Yorkshire and the former Sedburgh Rural District now in Cumbria, England....
, and Wakefield
Diocese of Wakefield

The Diocese of Wakefield is a Church of England diocese based in Wakefield in West Yorkshire, covering Wakefield, Barnsley, Kirklees and Calderdale....
. In 1884 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains....
 became part of the new Diocese of Southwell, from which Derbyshire was split off again in 1927 to form the Diocese of Derby
Diocese of Derby

The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby who has his seat at Derby Cathedral....
. In 1914 the Diocese of Sheffield
Diocese of Sheffield

The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York.The Diocese of Sheffield was formed on January 23, 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York ....
 (covering South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of List of ceremonial counties of England by population....
) was split off as an independent diocese.

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