Diocese of Bath and Wells
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The Diocese of Bath and Wells is a diocese in the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England.
Quick Facts Diocese of Bath and Wells Dioecesis Bathoniensis et Wellensis, Location ...
Diocese of Bath and Wells Dioecesis Bathoniensis et Wellensis | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
Archdeaconries | Bath, Wells, Taunton |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 477 |
Churches | 569 |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Established | 909 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew |
Language | English |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells |
Suffragan | Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton[1] and Acting Bishop of Coventry |
Archdeacons | Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Charlie Peer, Acting Archdeacon of Wells Adrian Youings, Archdeacon of Bath |
Website | |
bathandwells.org.uk |
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The diocese covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset. The Episcopal seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells is located in the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Wells in Somerset.