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The Bishop of Chelmsford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chelmsford in the Province of Canterbury.
The current bishop is Stephen Cottrell, the 10th Bishop of Chelmsford, who signs Stephen Chelmsford. Formerly area Bishop of Reading, he was nominated Bishop of Chelmsford on 22 March, confirmed on 6 October and installed at Chelmsford Cathedral on 27 November 2010.
The bishop's residence is Bishopscourt, Margaretting, near Ingatestone, Essex.
History
The diocese was founded in 1914 under George V from the Diocese of Saint Albans (of which it had been a part since 1877).
The present diocese covers the County of Essex including those parts of Essex added to Greater London on 1 April 1965 and Ballingdon-with-Brundon, transferred to Suffolk and Great/Little Chishill and Heydon, transferred to Cambridgeshire in 1894. The see is in the city of Chelmsford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Cedd which was elevated to cathedral status in 1914.