Diocese of Durham
The Diocese of Durham ( Latin : Dioecesis Dunelmensis ) is an Anglican diocese in the ecclesiastical province of York of the Church of England with its seat in Durham . Its area includes most of County Durham (excluding Teesdale ) as well as parts of the metropolitan area of Tyne and Wear . It consists of 227 parishes, relying on 16 deaneries and three Erzdekanate ( archdeaconries distribute). It was a Roman Catholic diocese until the English Reformation .
history
The diocese of Durham existed since 635 as the diocese of Lindisfarne . After the abandonment of Lindisfarne Monastery , the bishops resided in Chester-le-Street from 882 onwards . The bishops have resided in Durham since 995. In 1093, under Bishop William of St Calais , construction began on the cathedral , which was completed in 1133. On April 11, 1132, the Diocese of Durham gave parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Carlisle .
The last Roman Catholic bishop, Cuthbert Tunstall , was deposed on October 14, 1552, and reinstated in 1554 by Queen Maria I. In 1559, Bishop Tunstall was deposed again by Queen Elizabeth I. He died at Lambeth Palace on November 18 of the same year .
The Catholic Diocese of Durham was subordinate to the Archdiocese of York as a suffragan .
In 1882 the part of the diocese that lies north of the River Tyne was separated as the Diocese of Newcastle .
See also
- List of the Bishops of Durham
- List of former Catholic dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in the United Kingdom
literature
- B. Jones: Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1300-1541. Volume 6. Northern province (York, Carlisle and Durham). London 1963, pp. 107-109 ( British History Online ).