Parishes 446 Cathedral St Edmundsbury Cathedral Church 482 Ecclesiastical province Province of Canterbury | Churches 482 Bishop Martin Seeley Phone +44 1473 252829 | |
Archdeaconries Sudbury, Suffolk, Ipswich Suffragan Mike Harrison, Bishop of Dunwich Archdeacons David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury
Ian Morgan, Archdeacon of Suffolk
Archdeacon of Ipswich (vacant) Address The Bishops House, 4 Park Rd, Ipswich IP1 3ST, UK Similar St Margarets C Of E Ch, St Augustine's Church, St John's Church, St John's C Of E Primary S, Parish Church of Saint Mar Profiles | ||
The Diocese of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich is a Church of England diocese based in Ipswich, covering Suffolk (excluding Lowestoft). The cathedral is St Edmundsbury Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part of the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese was formed on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Ely.
Though the diocesan offices, the bishops' offices and residences are all in Ipswich – only the cathedral (and its offices) are in Bury St Edmunds – the diocese is nonetheless often referred to as St Edmundsbury diocese. Both the diocese and the diocesan bishop are commonly called "(St) Eds and Ips."
Bishops
Alongside the diocesan Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Martin Seeley), the Diocese has one suffragan bishop: the Bishop suffragan of Dunwich (Mike Harrison since 24 February 2016.) There are also some retired bishops living in the diocese who are licensed as honorary assistant bishops:
2015–present: Tim Stevens. retired Bishop of Leicester and former Bishop of Dunwich.
Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.