Diocese of Durham

The bishopric, conterminous with the old county of Durham, was created in 995, when Aldhelm moved the see from Chester-le-Street. The consequent translation of St Cuthbert's bones to Durham benefited the new see spiritually and financially. The prince-bishops of the Middle Ages were people of influence in both church and state. Today the bishops of Durham still hold seniority, with London and Winchester, second only to the archbishops of Canterbury and York. The original Anglo-Saxon cathedral of 995 was replaced by the present magnificent Norman cathedral. The tombs of Cuthbert and Bede are in the galilee chapel.

Coordinates: 54°43′01″N 1°35′38″W / 54.717°N 1.594°W / 54.717; -1.594

Diocese of Durham
Province	York
Bishop	Bishop of Durham
Cathedral	Durham Cathedral
Archdeaconries	Auckland, Durham, Sunderland
Suffragan Bishop(s)	Jarrow
Parishes	249
Churches	295
Website	http://www.durham.anglican.org/

The Diocese of Durham is a Church of England diocese, based in Durham, and covering the historic County Durham (and therefore including the southern part of Tyne and Wear, the boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool and the area of Stockton-on-Tees north of the River Tees). It was created in AD 1000 to replace the Diocese of Lindisfarne. The cathedral is Durham Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Durham who lives at Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland. The diocese's administrative centre, the Diocesan Office, is located in the Scotland Wing of Auckland Castle.

The diocese was reduced in 1882, when the part north of the River Tyne became the Diocese of Newcastle.

References

• Church of England Statistics 2002

External links

• Diocese of Durham

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