Anglican Diocese of Leeds

Diocese of Leeds

*Dioecesis Loidensis*
Diocese of Leeds; Dioecesis Loidensis
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Location
Territory	West Yorkshire, western North Yorkshire, northern Barnsley, Lancashire (West Craven), County Durham (South Teesdale), Cumbria (Sedbergh area)
Ecclesiastical province	Province of York
Archdeaconries	Richmond and Craven, Halifax, Leeds, Pontefract, Bradford
Statistics
Area	2,425 sq mi (6,280 km2)
Population Total;	; 2,614,000;
Parishes	462
Churches	656
Information
Denomination	Church of England
Established	20 April 2014
Cathedral	Equally: Ripon Cathedral,; Wakefield Cathedral &; Bradford Cathedral
Secular priests	467
Current leadership
Bishop	Bishop of Leeds (vacant; acting: the Bishop of Bradford)
Suffragans	Toby Howarth, area Bishop of Bradford; Arun Arora, suffragan Bishop of Kirkstall (area bishop for Leeds); Smitha Prasadam, area Bishop of Huddersfield; Anna Eltringham, area Bishop of Ripon; Malcolm Chamberlain, area Bishop of Wakefield;
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
Website
	www.leeds.anglican.org

The Anglican Diocese of Leeds (previously and informally also known as the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales) is a diocese (administrative division) of the Church of England, in the Province of York. It is the largest diocese in England by area, comprising much of western Yorkshire: almost the whole of West Yorkshire, the western part of North Yorkshire, the town of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, and most of the parts of County Durham, Cumbria and Lancashire which lie within the historic boundaries of Yorkshire. It includes the cities of Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and Ripon. It was created on 20 April 2014 following a review of the dioceses in Yorkshire and the dissolution of the dioceses of Bradford, Ripon and Leeds, and Wakefield.

The diocese is led by the Anglican Bishop of Leeds and has three cathedrals of equal status: Ripon, Wakefield, and Bradford. There are five episcopal areas within the diocese, each led by an area bishop: Leeds, Ripon, Wakefield, Bradford and Huddersfield.