Diocese of Ripon

Church of England diocese, 1836 to 2014

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Diocese of Ripon

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Location
Ecclesiastical province| York
Archdeaconries| Richmond, Leeds
Statistics
Parishes| 161
Churches| 269
Information
Established| Modern diocese: 5 October 1836 (1836-10-05)–20 April 2014 (2014-04-20)
Cathedral| Ripon Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop| Vacant at dissolution.
Last bishop: John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
Suffragan| At dissolution: James Bell, Bishop of Knaresborough, acting Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
Archdeacons| At dissolution:
Paul Hooper, Archdeacon of Leeds
Archdeacon of Richmond (Vacant; Acting archdeacon: Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Craven)
Website
riponleeds.anglican.org

The Diocese of Ripon, renamed the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds from 1999 until its amalgamation into the new Diocese of Leeds in 2014, was a former Church of England diocese within the Province of York. Immediately prior to its dissolution, it covered an area in western and northern Yorkshire as well as the south Teesdale area administered by County Durham which is traditionally part of Yorkshire. The cities of Ripon and Leeds were within its boundaries as were the towns of Harrogate, Richmond, Knaresborough, Hawes and Bedale and the surrounding countryside; its northern boundary was the River Tees.

The diocesan Bishop of Ripon had his cathedral church at Ripon. The diocese was also served by a suffragan Bishop of Knaresborough and was divided into two archdeaconries, those of Richmond and Leeds. For organizational purposes, the diocese was further divided into eight deaneries: Richmond, Wensley, Ripon, Harrogate, Allerton, Headingley, Armley and Whitkirk. The first four deaneries are located in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, and the latter four are in the Archdeaconry of Leeds. The former Diocese covered an area of 1,359 square miles, with a range of urban and rural parishes, these range from urban areas like Holbeck and Armley with New Wortley, urban centres like Ripon and Richmond and rural parishes like Danby Wiske with Hutton Bonneville in the Vale of Mowbray, Eryholme on the southern bank of the River Tees and Upper Nidderdale high in the Yorkshire Dales.

## History

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The diocese of Ripon was originally created out of the dioceses of York and Chester in 1836 with Charles Thomas Longley consecrated as its first bishop. It was the first diocese to be created in England after the Reformation, and was erected on 5 October 1836 under the Established Church Act 1836.[1]

In a process which began with commission recommendations in 1989 and in 1997,[2] including Diocesan Synod on 20 June 1998,[3] General Synod approval in November 1998 and royal assent in May 1999, the diocese was renamed 'The Diocese of Ripon and Leeds' in order to reflect the demographic importance of Leeds within its boundaries; the name change to come into effect on 3 September 1999, the day after David Young's retirement as bishop.[4] The diocesan bishop's residence and offices and the diocesan offices were based in Leeds, while the cathedral remained Ripon Cathedral; after 1999, the diocese was known as Ripon and Leeds diocese, or, less often, Ripon diocese. The central importance of Leeds to the area was further recognised in the eventual creation of the new Diocese of Leeds.

## Merger

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Main article: Anglican Diocese of Leeds

On 2 March 2013, the diocesan synod voted in favour of proposals to abolish the diocese in order to create a larger Leeds diocese;[5] the proposal was approved on 8 July 2013 by the General Synod.[6] The merger came into force on 20 April 2014, at which point the Bradford, Ripon and Leeds and Wakefield dioceses merged.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "No. 19426". The London Gazette. 7 October 1836. pp. 1738–1742.
2. ^ Archived
3. ^ Archived
4. ^ "Archived". Archived from the original on 9 March 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
5. ^ Thinking Anglicans – proposed new diocese for West Yorkshire (Accessed 4 March 2013)
6. ^ The Church of England – Synod approves new Diocese of Leeds for West Yorkshire and The Dales
7. ^ The Transformation Programme – First new diocese for more than 85 years created on April 20 Archived 20 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 19 April 2014)

## Bibliography

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* Church of England Statistics 2002 Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Diocese page
* Bradford and Ripon & Leeds Education Team

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Anglican Diocese of Leeds

* Ripon Cathedral
* Wakefield Cathedral
* Bradford Cathedral
* Hollin House, Leeds
* Bishop's Lodge, Wakefield
* Bishopscroft, Bradford
* Diocesan Office, Leeds
* Bishop Mount, Ripon
* Church House, Wakefield
* Kadugli House, Keighley
* Leeds Minster
* Area scheme (2014–present)
* Dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, of Wakefield and of Bradford

Office holders|

| Diocesan bishop|

* Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds

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Area bishops|

* Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford
* Arun Arora, Bishop of Kirkstall (area bishop for Leeds)
* Smitha Prasadam, Bishop of Huddersfield
* Anna Eltringham, Bishop of Ripon
* Bishop of Wakefield (vacant)

Other bishops|

* AEO: Stephen Race, Bishop suffragan of Beverley & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet

Deans|

* John Dobson, Dean of Ripon
* Simon Cowling, Dean of Wakefield
* Andy Bowerman, Dean of Bradford

Archdeacons|

* Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford
* Paul Ayers, Archdeacon of Leeds
* Bill Braviner, Archdeacon of Halifax
* Cat Thatcher, Archdeacon of Pontefract
* James Theodosius, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven

Predecessor offices|

* diocesan Bishops of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999), of Wakefield (1888–2014) and of Bradford (1919–2014)
* Bishop suffragan of Penrith (1888–1889; reappointed to Richmond)
* Bishops suffragan of Knaresborough (renamed Ripon), of Pontefract (renamed Wakefield) and of Richmond (renamed Kirkstall)
* Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
* Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
* Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
* Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
* Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
* Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

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