Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Dioecesis Sancti Edmundi et Gippisvicensis | |
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Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Canterbury |
Archdeaconries | Sudbury, Suffolk, Ipswich |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 446 |
Churches | 482 |
Information | |
Cathedral | St Edmundsbury Cathedral |
Language | English |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
Suffragan | Bishop of Dunwich (vacant) |
Dean | Joe Hawes, Dean of St Edmundsbury |
Archdeacons | David Jenkins, Archdeacon of Sudbury Sally Gaze, Archdeacon for Rural Mission Rich Henderson, Archdeacon of Suffolk Archdeacon of Ipswich (vacant) |
Website | |
cofesuffolk.org |
The Diocese of St 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 St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is part of the Province of Canterbury.
The diocese was formed on 23 January 1914 from parts of the Diocese of Norwich and the Diocese of Ely.[1]
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.[2] Both the diocese[3] and the diocesan bishop[4] are commonly called "(St) Eds and Ips."
Alongside the diocesan Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich (Martin Seeley), the Diocese has one suffragan bishop: the Bishop suffragan of Dunwich (vacant since 2024). There are also some retired bishops living in the diocese who are licensed as honorary assistant bishops:
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.
The Archdeacon of Ipswich now only has oversight of the Deanery of Ipswich and Inspiring Ipswich mission project.
Diocese | Archdeaconries | Rural Deaneries | Paid clergy | Churches | Population | People/clergy | People/church | Churches/clergy |
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Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich | Archdeaconry of Ipswich | Deanery of Bosmere | 6 | 24 | 21,948 | 3,658 | 915 | 4 |
Deanery of Colneys | 7 | 21 | 38,615 | 4,827 | 1,839 | 2.63 | ||
Deanery of Hadleigh | 4 | 23 | 18,765 | 4,691 | 816 | 5.75 | ||
Deanery of Ipswich | 22 | 25 | 161,868 | 7,358 | 6,475 | 1.14 | ||
Deanery of Samford | 3 | 19 | 20,084 | 6,695 | 1,057 | 6.33 | ||
Deanery of Stowmarket | 5 | 18 | 31,761 | 6,352 | 1,765 | 3.6 | ||
Deanery of Woodbridge | 8 | 35 | 25,128 | 3,141 | 718 | 4.38 | ||
Archdeaconry of Sudbury | Deanery of Clare | 4 | 29 | 41,514 | 10,379 | 1,432 | 7.25 | |
Deanery of Ixworth | 5 | 31 | 19,666 | 3,933 | 634 | 6.2 | ||
Deanery of Lavenham | 10 | 30 | 19,074 | 1,907 | 636 | 3 | ||
Deanery of Mildenhall | 8 | 26 | 61,335 | 7,667 | 2,359 | 3.25 | ||
Deanery of Sudbury | 8 | 22 | 39,268 | 4,909 | 1,785 | 2.75 | ||
Deanery of Thingoe | 10* | 25* | 54,898* | 5,490 | 2,196 | 2.5 | ||
Archdeaconry of Suffolk | Deanery of Hartismere | 4 | 21 | 12,294 | 3,074 | 585 | 5.25 | |
Deanery of Hoxne | 5 | 21 | 8,828 | 1,766 | 420 | 4.2 | ||
Deanery of Loes | 7 | 32 | 17,492 | 2,499 | 547 | 4.57 | ||
Deanery of Saxmundham | 5 | 23 | 19,611 | 3,922 | 853 | 4.6 | ||
Deanery of Waveney & Blyth | 12 | 54 | 39,614 | 3,301 | 734 | 4.5 | ||
Total/average | 134 | 479 | 651,763 | 4,864 | 1,361 | 3.57 |
*including Cathedral
On 11 January 2019, it was announced that Sally Gaze, the Diocese's "Dean of Rural Mission Consultancy" since 2017, would become "Archdeacon for Rural Mission". She was collated archdeacon and installed a Diocesan Canon Residentiary of St Edmundsbury Cathedral on 10 February 2019; the post is new and has no territorial archdeaconry attached.[10]
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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Cathedral | [2] |
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409 | [11][12] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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Blakenham, Great (St Mary) and Little (St Mary) with Baylham and Nettlestead |
|
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5,488 | [13] | |
[3] | |||||
Claydon (No Church) and Barham | [14] | ||||
Coddenham (St Mary) with Gosbeck and Hemingstone with Henley |
|
4,958 | [15] | ||
|
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Creeting St Mary (St Mary), Creeting St Peter and Earl Stonham with Stonham Parva |
|
[16] | |||
Crowfield (All Saints) with Stonham Aspal and Mickfield |
|
[17] | |||
Bramford (St Mary the Virgin) |
|
|
2,370 | [18] | |
Needham Market (St John the Baptist) with Badley |
|
[4] |
|
4,542 | [19] |
Ringshall (St Catherine) with Battisford, Barking with Darmsden and Great Bricett |
|
|
4,590 | [20] | |
Somersham (St Mary) with Flowton and Offton with Willisham |
|
[21] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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Felixstowe (Christ Church) |
|
[5] |
|
5,797 | [22] |
Felixstowe (St John the Baptist with St Edmund) |
|
[6] Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine |
|
4,347 | [23] |
Felixstowe (St Peter and St Paul) (St Andrew) (St Nicholas) |
|
[7] Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine |
|
7,369 | [24] |
Martlesham (St Mary the Virgin) with Brightwell |
|
[8] |
|
5,598 | [25] |
Nacton (St Martin) and Levington with Bucklesham and Foxhall with Kirton and Falkenham |
|
|
3,716 | [26] | |
Waldringfield (All Saints) with Hemley and Newbourne |
|
[27] | |||
Walton (St Mary) (St Philip) and Trimley |
|
[9] |
|
11,788 | [28] |
|
[10] Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine | ||||
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Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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Bildeston (St Mary Magdalene) with Wattisham and Lindsey, Whatfield with Semer, Nedging and Naughton |
|
|
2,214 | [29] | |
Elmsett (St Peter) with Aldham, Hintlesham, Chattisham and Kersey |
|
|
2,094 | [30] | |
Hadleigh (St Mary), Layham and Shelley |
|
[11] |
|
8,938 | [31] |
Higham (St Mary), Holton St Mary, Raydon and Stratford St Mary |
|
[12] |
|
1,562 | [32] |
Nayland (St James) with Wiston |
|
[13] |
|
3,957 | [33] |
Stoke By Nayland (St Mary) with Leavenheath and Polstead |
|
[34] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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River Church Ipswich (BMO) |
|
[35] | Church Leader: Amy Key
Church Leader: Matt Key |
N/A | [36] |
Ipswich (All Hallows) |
|
[14] Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine |
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12,311 | [37] |
MIE (Mission Ipswich East) |
|
[15] |
|
19,163 | [38] |
Ipswich (St Augustine of Hippo) |
|
[16] |
|
11,213 | [39] |
Ipswich (St Bartholomew) |
|
[17] |
|
4,375 | [40] |
Ipswich (St Helen) (Holy Trinity) (St Clement with St Luke) |
|
[18] |
|
12,107 | [41] |
Ipswich (St Margaret) | [19] |
|
7,556 | [42] | |
St Mary's At Stoke | [20] [21]Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine |
|
[43] | ||
Ipswich (St Peter) | St Peter, Ipswich. | [22] | Priest-in-Charge:
Emily Swinerd Associate priest: Mervyn Dye |
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Ipswich (St Francis, with St Clare) | St Francis, Ipswich. | [23] | Priest-in-Charge:
Heather Livingstone Associate Minister: David Cutts |
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Ipswich (St Mary At the Elms) | [24] |
|
268 | [44] | |
Ipswich (St Mary-Le-Tower) (St Nicholas) | [25] |
|
1,256 | [45] | |
Ipswich (St Thomas) |
|
[26] |
|
10,701 | [46] |
Kesgrave (All Saints) |
|
[27] Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine |
|
14,134 | [47] |
Rushmere (St Andrew) |
|
[28] |
|
7,301 | [48] |
Triangle (All Saints) (St Matthew) (Community Centre) Ipswich |
|
[29] |
|
15,684 | [49] |
Westerfield (St Mary Magdalene) and Tuddenham with Witnesham |
|
[30] |
|
1,650 | [50] |
Whitton (St Mary and St Botolph) and Thurleston with Akenham |
|
|
12,753 | [51] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constable Country Benefice[52] |
|
Constable Country Churches |
|
5,315 | [54] |
The Benefice Capel St Mary with Little Wenham and Great Wenham |
|
The Benefice of Capel St Mary with Little Wenham and Great Wenham |
|
3,034 | [55] |
Two Rivers Benefice[56] |
|
Two Rivers Benefice |
|
3,728 | [58] |
The Shoreline Benefice |
|
The Shoreline Benefice |
|
3,809 | [59] |
North Samford Benefice |
|
North Samford Benefice |
|
4,198 | [60] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacton (St Mary the Virgin) with Wyverstone, Cotton and Old Newton, and Wickham Skeith |
|
|
3,675 | [61] | |
Combs (St Mary) and Little Finborough |
|
[31] |
|
8,206 | [62] |
|
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Finborough, Great (St Andrew) with Onehouse, Harleston, Buxhall and Shelland | [32] | [63] | |||
|
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Haughley (St Mary the Virgin) with Wetherden and Stowupland |
|
|
4,181 | [64] | |
Mendlesham (St Mary) | [33] |
|
1,411 | [65] | |
Stowmarket (St Peter and St Mary) | [34] |
|
14,288 | [66] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bealings, Great (St Mary) and Little (All Saints) with Playford and Culpho |
|
|
997 | [67] | |
Carlford, Comprising Ashbocking, Boulge, Burgh, Clopton, Grundisburgh, Hasketon, Otley, and Swilland |
|
[35] |
|
3,709 | [68] |
Melton (St Andrew) and Ufford |
|
[36] |
|
5,177 | [69] |
|
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Wilford Peninsula, The, Comprising Alderton, Bawdsey, Boyton, Bromeswell, Butley, Chillesford, Eyke, Hollesley, Iken, Orford, Ramsholt, Rendlesham, Shottisham, Sudbourne, Sutton, Tunstall, and Wantisden |
|
[37] Archived 2017-10-22 at the Wayback Machine |
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7,682 | [70] |
|
[38] | ||||
|
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Woodbridge (St John the Evangelist) and Bredfield |
|
[39] |
|
2,002 | [71] |
Woodbridge (St Mary the Virgin) |
|
[40] |
|
5,561 | [72] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bansfield, Comprising Cowlinge, Denston, Lidgate, Ousden, Stansfield, Stradishall, and Wickhambrook |
|
[41] |
|
3,037 | [73] |
Chevington (All Saints) with Hargrave, Chedburgh with Depden, Rede and Hawkedon |
|
|
1,944 | [74] | |
Haverhill (St Mary the Virgin) with Withersfield |
|
[42] |
|
27,343 | [75] |
Stour Valley, The, Comprising Cavendish, Clare with Poslingford, Hundon, Stoke-By-Clare, and Wixoe |
|
|
5,789 | [76] | |
Stourhead, Comprising Barnardiston, Great Bradley, Great Thurlow, Great Wratting, Hundon, Kedington, Little Bradley, Little Thurlow, and Little Wratting |
|
[43] |
|
3,401 | [77] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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Badwell (St Mary) and Walsham |
|
|
3,462 | [78] | |
Pakenham (St Mary) with Norton and Tostock |
|
|
2,449 | [79] | |
Blackbourne, Comprising Bardwell, Barnham, Euston, Fakenham Magna, Honington, Ingham, Ixworth, and Troston |
|
[[80]] |
|
7,471 | [81] |
Hepworth (St Peter) with Hinderclay, Wattisfield and Thelnetham |
|
[44] |
|
6,284 | [82] |
|
[45] Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine | ||||
Stanton (All Saints), Hopton, Market Weston, Barningham and Coney Weston |
|
[83] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
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Bradfield St Clare (St Clare), Bradfield St George with Little Whelnetham, Cockfield, Felsham and Gedding |
|
|
2,208 | [84] | |
Elmswell (St John the Divine) |
|
[46] |
|
3,914 | [85] |
Lavenham (St Peter and St Paul) with Preston |
|
[47] |
|
1,896 | [86] |
Monks Eleigh (St Peter) with Chelsworth and Brent Eleigh with Milden and Kettlebaston |
|
|
992 | [87] | |
Rattlesden (St Nicholas) with Thorpe Morieux, Brettenham and Hitcham |
|
|
2,243 | [88] | |
Rougham (St Mary), Beyton with Hessett and Rushbrooke |
|
[48] |
|
2,372 | [89] |
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St Edmund Way, Comprising Bradfield Combust, Great Whelnetham, Hawstead, Lawshall, Nowton, and Stanningfield |
|
[49] Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine |
|
2,885 | [90] |
Woolpit (Blessed Virgin Mary) with Drinkstone |
|
[50] |
|
2,564 | [91] |
|
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon (St Peter) |
|
|
9,193 | [92] | |
Dalham (St Mary), Gazeley, Higham, Kentford and Moulton |
|
|
2,543 | [93] | |
Lakenheath (St Mary), Santon Downham and Elveden |
|
|
5,060 | [94] | |
Mildenhall (St Mary) |
|
[51] |
|
24,061 | [95] |
Newmarket (All Saints) |
|
[52] |
|
5,648 | [96] |
Newmarket (St Mary the Virgin) with Exning St Agnes |
|
[53] |
|
14,830 | [97] |
Exning (St Martin) (St Philip) with Landwade |
|
[98] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acton (All Saints) with Great Waldingfield |
|
|
3,293 | [99] | |
Boxford (St Mary), Edwardstone, Groton, Little Waldingfield and Newton |
|
|
2,770 | [100] | |
Bures (St Mary the Virgin) with Assington and Lt Cornard |
|
[54] |
|
2,754 | [101] |
Chadbrook, Comprising Alpheton, Shimplingthorne, and Long Melford |
|
[55] |
|
4,225 | [102] |
|
[56] | ||||
Cornard, Great (St Andrew) |
|
|
8,532 | [103] | |
Glemsford (St Mary the Virgin), Hartest with Boxted, Somerton and Stanstead (Glem Valley United Benefice) |
|
[57] |
|
4,346 | [104] |
Sudbury (All Saints) with Ballingdon and Brundon |
|
[58] |
|
1,699 | [105] |
Sudbury (St Gregory) St Peter and Chilton | [59] |
|
11,649 | [106] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrow (All Saints) |
|
[60] |
|
2,994 | [107] |
Barton, Great (Holy Innocents) and Thurston |
|
[61] |
|
5,370 | [108] |
Bury St Edmunds (All Saints) (St John the Evangelist) (St George) |
|
[62] |
|
23,536 | [109] |
Lark Valley Benefice, The, Comprising Culford, Flempton, Fornham, Lackford, and Timworth |
|
[110] | |||
Bury St Edmunds (Christ Church) Moreton Hall |
|
[63] |
|
8,038 | [111] |
Bury St Edmunds (St Mary) (St Peter's District Church) |
|
[64] |
|
12,558 | [112] |
Horringer (St Leonard) |
|
|
1,993 | [113] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eye (St Peter and St Paul) |
|
[65] |
|
2,984 | [114] |
|
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Hartismere, North, Comprising Brome, Burgate, Palgrave, Stuston, Thrandeston, and Wortham |
|
[66] |
|
2,604 | [115] |
Hartismere, South, Comprising Gislingham, Mellis, Stoke Ash with Thwaite, Thorndon with Rishangles, Thornham Magna, Thornham Parva, Wetheringsett, and Yaxley |
|
|
4,158 | [116] | |
Redgrave (St Mary) Cum Botesdale St Mary with Rickinghall |
|
[67] Archived 2018-09-02 at the Wayback Machine |
|
2,548 | [117] |
|
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athelington (St Peter), Denham, Horham, Hoxne, Redlingfield, Syleham and Wingfield |
|
|
2,055 | [118] | |
Four Rivers, Comprising Bedfield, Brundish, Cratfield, Laxfield, Monk Soham, Tannington, Wilby, and Worlingworth with Southolt |
|
|
3,073 | [119] | |
Sancroft, Comprising Fressingfield, Mendham, Metfield, Stradbroke, Weybread, and Withersdale |
|
[68] |
|
3,700 | [120] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alde, Upper, Comprising Badingham, Bruisyard, Cransford, Dennington, Rendham, and Sweffling |
|
|
1,797 | [121] | |
Debenham (St Mary Magdalene) and Helmingham |
|
|
3,367 | [122] | |
Framlingham (St Michael) with Saxtead |
|
[69] |
|
3,672 | [123] |
Mid Loes, Comprising Ashfield-Cum-Thorpe, Charsfield with Debach, Cretingham, Dallinghoo, Earl Soham, Hoo, Letheringham, and Monewden |
|
[70] |
|
1,771 | [124] |
Orebeck |
|
[71] |
|
4,532 | [125] |
|
[72] | ||||
|
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Wickham Market (All Saints) with Pettistree |
|
[73] |
|
2,353 | [126] |
|
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alde River Benefice, The, Comprising Benhall, Blaxhall, Farnham St Mary with Statford St Andrew, Great Glemham, Little Glemham, Snape, and Sternfield |
|
|
2,134 | [127] | |
Alde Sandlings, Comprising Aldeburgh with Hazelwood, Aldringham with Thorpe, Friston, and Knodishall with Buxlow | [75] |
|
4,422 | [128] | |
|
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Leiston (St Margaret) |
|
[76] |
|
5,505 | [129] |
Saxmundham (St John the Baptist) with Kelsale Cum Carlton |
|
[77] |
|
4,651 | [130] |
|
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Yoxmere Benefice, The, Comprising Darsham, Dunwich, Middleton Cum Fordley, Peasenhall, Sibton, Theberton with Eastbridge, Westleton, and Yoxford |
|
|
2,899 | [131] |
Benefice | Churches | Link | Clergy | Population served | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beccles (St Michael the Archangel) (St Luke's Church Centre) |
|
[78] |
|
10,146 | [132] |
Blyth Valley Team Ministry, The, Comprising Blyford, Bramfield, Chediston, Halesworth, Holton, Linstead Parva, Spexhall, Thorington, Walpole, Wenhaston, and Wissett |
|
[79] |
|
7,964 | [133] |
Bungay (Holy Trinity) |
|
|
5,700 | [134] | |
Heveningham (St Margaret) with Ubbeston, Huntingfield and Cookley (Held jointly with the Blyth Valley Team Ministry) |
|
514 | [135] | ||
Hundred River and Wainford, Comprising Brampton, Ellough and Weston, Ilketshall St Andrew, Redisham, Ringsfield, Shadingfield, Sotterley with Willingham, Stoven, and Westhall |
|
[80] |
|
2,207 | [136] |
Saints, The, Comprising South Elmham and Ilketshall |
|
|
1,674 | [137] | |
Sole Bay, Comprising Blythburgh, Reydon, Sotherton, South Cove, Southwold, Uggeshall, Walberswick, and Wangford |
|
[81] |
|
5,194 | [138] |
Worlingham (All Saints) with Barnby and North Cove |
|
|
4,655 | [139] | |
Wrentham (St Nicholas), Covehithe with Benacre, Henstead with Hulver and Frostenden |
|
|
1,560 | [140] |
The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Board of Finance is the principal charity within the Diocese. It was incorporated on 16 February, 1916.[141]