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Anglican Diocese of Peterborough
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The Diocese of Peterborough forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Its seat is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, which was founded as a monastery in AD 655 and re-built in its present form between 1118 and 1238.

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History

Founded at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1541 (it was until then part of the Diocese of Lincoln), the Diocese covers the areas of:

Until 1927 the Peterborough diocese covered what is now the (modern) Diocese of Leicester.[1]

Peterborough Abbey became a cathedral at the Reformation, one of six wholly new bishoprics founded under Henry VIII. On 4 September 1541 letters patent were issued converting the abbey church of Peterborough into a cathedral church, with a dean and chapter and ecclesiastical staff. The last abbot, John Chambers, was consecrated in his former abbey church on 23 October 1541 as the first Bishop of Peterborough.

A link with the Anglican Church of Kenya Diocese of Bungoma was formed by the two bishops following the Lambeth Conference in 1998.

In 1851 the diocese comprised the following rural deaneries:[2]

  • Covering Leicestershire: Akeley, Christianity, Framland, Gartree, Goscote, Guthlaxton, Sparkenhoe.
  • Covering Northamptonshire: Brackley, Daventry, Haddon, Higham Ferrers, Northampton, Oundle, Peterborough Preston, Rothwell, Weldon.
  • Covering Rutland: Rutland.
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Organisation

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The Diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:

The parts of the City of Peterborough that are south of the River Nene, and so were in the historic county of Huntingdonshire rather than the Soke of Peterborough, fall within the Diocese of Ely. The previous Bishop of Peterborough was commissioned as Assistant Bishop in the Ely Diocese so he could exercise pastoral care in these parishes, which include Stanground, Orton, Woodston, Yaxley and Fletton.[3][4][5] Thorney, historically in the Isle of Ely and now within the boundaries of the Peterborough unitary authority area, is unaffected by this arrangement.[6]

Bishops

The Bishop of Peterborough (Debbie Sellin) leads the diocese, and is assisted by the Bishop suffragan of Brixworth (John Holbrook). The suffragan see of Brixworth was created by Order in Council on 26 July 1988.[7]

Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, Luke Irvine-Capel, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there. There is also one former bishop, Ed Condry, living in the diocese who is licensed as honorary assistant bishop.[8]

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List of churches

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APC = ancient parish church.

Not in a deanery

Deanery of Brackley

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1full name Brackley St Peter with St James

Deanery of Brixworth

Deanery of Corby

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Deanery of Daventry

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1formerly St Leodegarius'

Deanery of Greater Northampton

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Deanery of Higham

  • Higham Ferrers and Chelveston[37]
  • Finedon[38]
  • Nene Crossings Benefice[39]
    • Great Addington: All Saints
    • Irthlingborough: St Peter
    • Little Addington: St Mary the Virgin
    • Woodford: St Mary the Virgin
  • 4 Spires Benefice[40]
  • Rushden St Mary with Newton Bromswold[41]
    • Newton Bromswold: St Peter
    • Rushden: St Mary
  • Rushden: St Peter[42]
    • St Peter's, Rushden [built 1907]
  • Rushden: Whitefriars[43]
    • Whitefriars Church, Rushden [established 1992, no building]

Deanery of Kettering

  • Barton Seagrave with Warkton[44]
    • Barton Seagrave: St Botolph
    • Warkton: St Edmund
  • Desborough etc[45]
  • Broughton with Cransley & Mawsley[46]
    • Broughton: St Andrew
    • Cransley: St Andrew
    • Mawsley Church (meets in the community centre, established C21st)
  • Burton Latimer: St Mary the Virgin[47]
    • St Mary's Burton Latimer
  • Cranford, Grafton Underwood, Slipton and Twywell[48]
    • Cranford: St John the Baptist
    • Grafton Underwood: St James the Apostle
    • Slipton: St John the Baptist
    • Twywell: St Nicholas
  • Geddington and Weekley[49]
  • Kettering: All Saints[50]
    • All Saints, Kettering [tin church 1898, present building 1928]
  • Kettering: Christ the King[51]
    • Christ the King, Kettering [established 1969, present building 1987]
  • Kettering: St Andrew[52]
    • St Andrew's, Kettering [built 1869]
  • Kettering St Mary & St John[53]
    • Kettering: St Mary the Virgin [built 1893–1895]
    • Kettering: St John the Evangelist
  • Kettering St Peter & Paul[54]
  • Tresham Benefice[55][56]
    • Rothwell with Orton: Holy Trinity
    • Rushton with Glendon & Pipewell: All Saints
    • Pipewell: St Mary (chapel of ease) [built 1881][57]
    • Loddington: St Leonard
    • Thorpe Malsor: All Saints

Deanery of Oundle

  • Aldwincle etc[58]
    • Aldwincle: St Peter
    • Clopton: St Peter
    • Pilton: All Saints & St Mary
    • Stoke Doyle: St Rumbald
    • (Thorpe) Achurch: St John the Baptist
    • Titchmarsh: St Mary the Virgin
    • Wadenhoe: St Michael & All Angels
  • Watersmete Benefice[59]
    • Apethorpe: St Leonard
    • Nassington: St Mary the Virgin & All Saints
    • Thornhaugh: St Andrew
    • Wansford: St Mary the Virgin
    • Woodnewton: St Mary
    • Yarwell: St Mary Magdalene
  • Barnwell etc[60]
    • Barnwell: All Saints
    • Barnwell: St Andrew
    • Hemington: St Peter & St Paul
    • Luddington-in-the-Brook: St Margaret
    • Lutton: St Peter
    • Polebrook: All Saints
    • Thurning: St James the Great (NB this church was in Huntingdonshire until 1888)
  • Oundle etc[61]
    • Benefield: St Mary the Virgin
    • Glapthorne: St Leonard
    • Oundle with Ashton: St Peter
  • King's Cliffe Benefice[62]
    • Bulwick with Blatherwycke: St Nicholas
    • Collyweston: St Andrew
    • Easton-on-the-Hill: All Saints
    • King's Cliffe: All Saints
    • Laxton: All Saints
  • Warmington Benefice[63]
  • Thrapston, Denford and Islip[64]
    • Denford: Holy Trinity
    • Islip: St Nicholas
    • Thrapston: St James

Deanery of Peterborough

  • Barnack and District[65]
  • Bretton: The Holy Spirit
    • Church of the Holy Spirit, Bretton[66] [built 1977]
  • Castor Benefice[67]
    • Castor: St Kyneburgha
    • Marholm: St Mary the Virgin
    • Stibbington: St John the Baptist [in Huntingdonshire]
    • Sutton: St Michael & All Angels
    • Upton: St John the Baptist
    • Water Newton: St Remigius [in Huntingdonshire]
  • 9 Bridges Benefice[68]
    • Etton: St Stephen
    • Glinton: St Benedict
    • Maxey: St Peter
    • Northborough: St Andrew
    • Peakirk: St Pega
  • Where City Meets Fen[69]
  • Longthorpe[70]
    • Longthorpe: St Botolph
  • Paston[71]
    • Paston: All Saints
  • Peterborough: All Saints[72]
    • All Saints, Peterborough [built 1891–1901]
  • Peterborough: Christ the Carpenter[73]
    • Christ the Carpenter, Peterborough [established 1950; present building 1957]
  • Peterborough Parish Church[74]
  • Peterborough: St Jude[75]
    • St Jude's, Peterborough [built 1964]
  • Peterborough: St Mark[76]
    • St Mark's, Peterborough [built 1856]
  • Peterborough: St Mary[77]
    • St Mary's, Peterborough [built 1860, rebuilt 1990–91]
  • Peterborough: St Paul[78]
    • St Paul's, Peterborough [built 1869]
  • Werrington Parish[79]
    • Werrington: Emmanuel [built 1987]
    • Werrington: St John the Baptist

Deanery of Rutland

Deanery of Towcester

  • Whittlewood Benefice[89]
    • Abthorpe: St John the Baptist
    • Paulerspury: St James the Great
    • Silverstone: St Michael
    • Slapton: St Botolph
    • Whittlebury: St Mary
  • Lambfold Benefice[90]
    • Adstone: All Saints
    • Blakesley: St Mary
    • Farthingstone: St Mary the Virgin
    • Litchborough: St Martin
    • Maidford: St Peter & St Paul
  • Grand Union Benefice[91][92]
    • Alderton: St Margaret
    • Blisworth: St John the Baptist
    • Grafton Regis: St Mary
    • Milton Malsor: Holy Cross
    • Shutlanger: St Anne (chapel)
    • Stoke Bruerne: St Mary the Virgin
  • Collingtree (in process of being transferred to Greater Northampton deanery)[93]
    • Collingtree: St Columba
  • Grange Park (LEP)[94]
    • Grange Park Church
  • Salcey Benefice[95]
    • Ashton: St Michael & All Angels
    • Courteenhall: St Peter & St Paul
    • Hartwell: St John the Baptist
    • Roade: St Mary the Virgin
  • Tove Benefice[96]
    • Bradden: St Michael
    • Caldecote: St Augustine's Mission Chapel [built C19th/20th]
    • Easton Neston: St Mary
    • Greens Norton: St Bartholomew
    • Towcester: St Lawrence
  • Amelcote Benefice[97]
  • South Cleley Benefice[98]
    • Cosgrove: St Peter & St Paul
    • Potterspury with Furtho: St Nicholas
    • Wicken: St John the Evangelist
    • Yardley Gobion: St Leonard [built 1864]
  • Deanshanger and Passenham[99]
    • Deanshanger: Holy Trinity [built 1853]
    • Passenham: St Guthlac

Deanery of Wellingborough

  • Bozeat etc[100]
    • Bozeat: St Mary the Virgin
    • Easton Maudit: St Peter & St Paul
    • Strixton: St Romwald
    • Wollaston: St Mary
  • Wymersley Benefice[101]
    • Brafield-on-the-Green: St Laurence
    • Cogenhoe: St Peter
    • Great Houghton: St Mary the Virgin
    • Little Houghton: St Mary the Virgin
  • Yardley Hastings Benefice[102]
    • Castle Ashby: St Mary Magdalene
    • Denton: St Margaret
    • Grendon: St Mary
    • Whiston: St Mary the Virgin
    • Yardley Hastings: St Andrew
  • Earls Barton[103]
  • Great Doddington, Wilby and Ecton[104]
    • Ecton: St Mary Magdalene
    • Great Doddington: St Nicholas
    • Wilby: St Mary the Virgin
  • 5 Churches Benefice[105]
    • Great Harrowden: All Saints
    • Isham: St Peter
    • Little Harrowden: St Mary the Virgin
    • Orlingbury: St Mary
    • Pytchley: All Saints
  • Mears Ashby Group[106]
    • Hardwick: St Leonard
    • Mears Ashby: All Saints
    • Overstone: St Nicholas
    • Sywell: St Peter & St Paul
  • Irchester[107]
    • Irchester: St Katharine
  • Wellingborough All Saints with All Hallows[108]
  • Wellingborough: Gleneagles[109]
    • Gleneagles Anglican Church [modern]
  • Wellingborough St Andrew & St Barnabas[110]
    • Wellingborough: St Andrew [modern; eccl. parish 1964]
    • Wellingborough: St Barnabas [1893]
  • Wellingborough: St Mark[111]
    • St Mark's, Wellingborough [modern; eccl. parish 1969]
  • Wellingborough: St Mary the Virgin[112]
    • St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough [built 1908–1930]
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Closed and former churches

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Dedications of medieval parish churches

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Chapels are in italics. See also List of civil parishes in Northamptonshire#Medieval parishes.

  • All Saints: Adstone, Aldwincle, Barnwell, Braunston, Braunston-in-Rutland, Braybrooke, Brixworth, Clipston, Cottesbrooke, Croughton, Dingley, Easton on the Hill, Flore, Great Addington, Great Harrowden, Hargrave, Harpole, Holdenby, Horn, Irthlingborough, Kings Cliffe, Lamport, Laxton, Lilbourne, Little Billing, Little Casterton, Mears Ashby, Middleton Cheney, Naseby, Northampton, Norton, Oakham, Orton, Paston, Pickworth, Pitsford, Polebrook, Pytchley, Rushton, Seaton, Sudborough, Sutton Bassett, Thorpe Malsor, Tinwell, Wellingborough, West Haddon, Wilbarston, Wittering, Yelvertoft
  • Holy Cross: Burley, Byfield, Daventry, Milton Malsor, Pattishall
  • Holy Sepulchre: Northampton
  • Holy Trinity: Blatherwycke, Charwelton, Denford, Hinton in the Hedges, Rothwell, Teigh
  • St Andrew: Arthingworth, Barnwell, Brigstock, Broughton, Clay Coton, Collyweston, Cotterstock, Cranford, Cransley, Earls Barton, Glaston, Great Billing, Hambleton, Harlestone, Lyddington, Northborough, Old, Spratton, Stoke Dry, Thornhaugh, Ufford, Whilton, Whissendine, Yardley Hastings
  • St Anne: Shutlanger
  • St Bartholomew: Furtho, Greens Norton, Northampton
  • St Benedict: Glinton
  • St Botolph: Barton Seagrave, Church Brampton, Helpston, Longthorpe, Slapton, Stoke Albany, Sulby, Wardley
  • St Catherine: Draughton, Irchester
  • St Columba: Collingtree
  • St Cyneburh: Castor
  • St Denys: Cold Ashby, Faxton, Kelmarsh, Ravensthorpe
  • St Edmund: Egleton, Hardingstone, Northampton, Warkton
  • St Etheldreda: Guilsborough
  • St Faith: Kilsby, Newton
  • St George: Evenley, Wootton
  • St Giles: Desborough, Northampton
  • St Gregory: Northampton
  • St Guthlac: Passenham
  • St Helen: Glendon, Great Oxendon, Sibbertoft, Thornby
  • St James: Brackley, Edgcote, Grafton Underwood, Gretton, Newbottle, Paulerspury, Syresham, Thrapston, [Thurning]
  • St James the Less: Sulgrave
  • St John the Baptist: Abthorpe, Barnack, Bisbrooke, Blisworth, Boughton, Chelveston-cum-Caldecott, Corby, Cranford, East Farndon, Harringworth, Hartwell, Hellidon, Kingsthorpe, North Luffenham, Peterborough, Piddington, Plumpton, Quinton, Slipton, Stibbington, Thorpe Achurch, Thorpe Mandeville, Tiffield, Upper Boddington, Upton (Peterborough), Wakerley, Werrington
  • St John the Evangelist: Caldecott (Rutland), Ryhall, Whitfield, Wicken
  • St Lawrence: Brafield on the Green, Long Buckby, Marston St Lawrence, Radstone, Stanwick, Towcester
  • St Leodegarius: Ashby St Ledgers
  • St Leonard: Apethorpe, Aston le Walls, Glapthorn, Hardwick, Loddington, Rockingham
  • St Luke: Cold Higham, Duston, Kislingbury, Tixover
  • St Margaret: Alderton, Crick, Denton, Luddington, Northampton
  • St Martin: Litchborough, Lyndon, [Stamford Baron], Welton
  • St Mary: Ashley, Ashwell, Ayston, Badby, Bainton, Barby, Benefield, Blakesley, Bozeat, Brampton Ash, Brington, Burton Latimer, Canons Ashby, Clipsham, Culworth, Dallington, Dodford, Duddington, East Haddon, Easton Neston, Edith Weston, Everdon, Farthinghoe, Fawsley, Finedon, Gayton, Grafton Regis, Great Houghton, Great Weldon, Greetham, Grendon, Higham Ferrers, Ketton, Little Addington, Little Harrowden, Little Houghton, Maidwell, Manton, Marholm, Morcott, Moreton Pinkney, Northampton, Orlingbury, Ringstead,[147] Roade, Rushden, South Luffenham, Southwick, Staverton, Stoke Bruerne, Tansor, Thenford, Titchmarsh, Wansford, Wappenham, Warkworth, Warmington, Weekley, Welford, Weston by Welland, Whiston, Whittlebury, Wilby, Wollaston, Woodford, Woodford Halse, Woodnewton
  • St Mary & All Saints: Fotheringhay, Holcot, Nassington, Pilton (Northants)
  • SS Mary & Botolph: Thorney
  • SS Mary & Edmund: Catesby
  • SS Mary & Peter: Weedon Lois
  • St Mary Magdalene: Blathewycke, Castle Ashby, Cottingham, Ecton, Essendine, Geddington, Helmdon, Horton, Yarwell
  • SS Mary Magdalene & Andrew: Ridlington
  • St Matthew: Eye, Normanton
  • St Michael: Ashton, Aynho, Bradden, Bugbrooke, Farthinghoe, Great Creaton, Great Oakley, Haselbech, Newnham, Northampton, Silverstone, Stowe IX Churches, Sutton, Upton (Northampton), Wadenhoe, Whitwell, Winwick (Northants)
  • St Nicholas: Bulwick, Cottesmore, Eydon, Great Doddington, Islip, [Little Bowden], Marston Trussell, Overstone, Pilton (Rutland), Potterspury, Stanford, Stretton, Thistleton, Twywell, Winwick (Cambs)
  • St Pega: Peakirk
  • St Peter: Aldwincle, Barrowden, Belton, Brackley, Brooke, Clopton, Cogenhoe, Deene, East Carlton, Empingham, Greatworth, Irthlingborough, Isham, Lilford, Little Oakley, Lowick, Lutton, Maxey, Newton Bromswold, Northampton, Oundle, Raunds, Rushton, Stanion, Steane, Tickencote, Walgrave, Weston Favell
  • SS Peter & Paul: Abington, Brockhall, Chalcombe, Chipping Warden, Cosgrove, Courteenhall, Easton Maudit, Exton, Great Casterton, Hannington, Harrington, Hemington, Kettering, Kings Sutton, Langham, Maidford, Market Overton, Moulton, Nether Heyford, Preston (Rutland), Preston Capes, Preston Deanery, Rothersthorpe, Scaldwell, Sywell, Uppingham, Watford, Weedon Bec, Wing
  • St Remigius: Water Newton
  • St Rumbald/Romwald: Stoke Doyle, Strixton
  • St Stephen: Carlby (Lincs), Etton
  • Dedication unknown/no dedication: Barford, Barrow, Chapel Brampton, Elkington, Stuchbury
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Dedications of post-medieval churches

  • All Saints: Kettering (1898), Peterborough (1891), Wellingborough (1868)
  • Christ Church: Northampton (1904)
  • Christ the Carpenter: Peterborough (1950)
  • Christ the King: Kettering (1969)
  • Emmanuel: Northampton (1974), Werrington (1987)
  • Epiphany: Corby (C20th)
  • Grace Church: Upton (2021)
  • Holy Spirit: Bretton (1977)
  • Holy Trinity: Deanshanger (1853), Northampton (1910)
  • St Alban: Northampton (1938)
  • St Andrew: Kettering (1869), Northampton (1841), Wellingborough (c. 1964)
  • St Augustine: Caldecote (C19th/20th), King's Heath (c. 1950)
  • St Barnabas: New Duston (1887), Peterborough (1899), Wellingborough (1893)
  • St Bartholomew: Newborough (1830)
  • St Benedict: Northampton (1982)
  • St Catherine: Northampton (1839)
  • St Columba & the Northern Saints: Corby (1957)
  • St David: Kingsthorpe (1940)
  • St Edmund: Northampton (1846)
  • St Francis: Duston (1968)
  • St Gabriel: Northampton (1894)
  • St Guthlac: North Side (1902)
  • St James: Daventry (1839), Hollowell (1840), Northampton (1868), Peterborough (1884), Upper Stowe (1855)
  • St John (unspecified): Little Brington (1855)
  • St John the Evangelist: Kettering (C19th/20th)
  • St Jude: Peterborough (1964)
  • St Lawrence: Northampton (1879)
  • St Leonard: Yardley Gobion (1864)
  • St Luke: Peterborough (1901)
  • St Mark: Kingsthorpe (c. 1960), Peterborough (1856), Wellingborough (c. 1969)
  • St Mary: Far Cotton (1875), Kettering (1893), Peterborough (1860), Pipewell (1881), Wellingborough (1908)
  • St Matthew: Northampton (1891)
  • St Michael: Kettering (1908), Northampton (1881), Peterborough (1872)
  • St Paul: Northampton (1877), Peterborough (1869)
  • St Peter: Rushden (1907)
  • SS Peter & Andrew: Corby (pre-1967)
  • Dedication unknown/no dedication: Corby (C20th), Grange Park (c. 2000), Halse (1900), Mawsley (C21st), Rushden (1992), Wellingborough (C20th/21st)
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