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  Encyclopedia: Bishop of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.
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 Leicester Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leicester Cathedral, or St Martin's Church is an Anglican cathedral in the English city of Leicester, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester.
He was originally buried in the Greyfriars Church in Leicester, but his corpse was exhumed under orders from Henry VII and cast into the River Soar.
The church was elevated to a Collegiate Church in 1922, and made a Cathedral in 1927, with the recreation of the Diocese of Leicester.
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 Leicester: Dignity of a City
Although in the case of Leicester and Shrewsbury this is on the face of it hidden, it is not to be found in the section relating to the city or borough, but only included in the lands of the bishop within the county.
MinutesoftheProceedingso/the Council of the Borough of Leicester, 1918-IR pp.190, 192.
of the Borough of Leicester 1918-19, op.cit., pp.189-91.
www.le.ac.uk /hi/teaching/papers/will1.html   (8818 words)

  
 Bishop McMahon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Diocese is situated in the central part of England, known as the East Midlands, and is bounded on the eastern side by the North Sea.
The Diocese is in the Province of Westminster, with Archbishop Cormac Murphy-O’Connor being the Metropolitan.
The bishop is also assisted in the government of the diocese by the diocesan curia, which consists not only of clergy, but also religious and laity with special skills and competence in various areas of the life of the Church.
www.peter-paul-lincoln.org.uk /bishop_mcmahon.htm   (875 words)

  
 History of the Diocese of Peterborough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
About 200 years later (around 870) the two Dioceses were merged into the Diocese of Dorchester on the Thames with the main 'throne' for the Bishops being at Dorchester in Oxfordshire.
In 1839 the county of Leicester was separated from the Diocese of Lincoln and added to the Peterborough Diocese.
The present Diocese of Peterborough includes the County of Northamptonshire, the part of Cambridgeshire formerly known as the Soke of Peterborough (i.e.
www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk /Our%20Churches/History.html   (443 words)

  
 Diocese of Lincoln History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Diocese of Lincoln, as constituted by William the Conqueror in 1072, stretched from the Humber to the Thames, covering the modern counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
The Archdeaconries of Oxford and Northampton were taken away from the Diocese in 1541-2 to form the new Dioceses of Oxford and Peterborough, leaving the Diocese divided geographically into a northern and a southern portion.
In 1837 the Archdeaconries of Bedford and Huntingdon, with the exception of the Hertfordshire parishes, were transferred to the Diocese of Ely, the Archdeaconry of Buckingham to the Diocese of Oxford and the Archdeaconry of Leicester to the Diocese of Peterborough.
www.lincoln.anglican.org /index_diocese.htm   (286 words)

  
 Diocese faces conspiracy suit in abuse case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The problems, which began when he was in seminary in the early 1960s, are discussed in documents from the Worcester diocese and in depositions gathered in a civil lawsuit pending against Rev. Teczar in Texas.
Teczar went to work at the Nazareth Home for Boys in Leicester in the summer of 1967, but he was later fired for sexual misconduct with boys.
By 1973, the diocese decided to send Rev. Teczar for two years of treatment at the House of Affirmation in Whitinsville.
www.telegram.com /static/crisisinthechurch/022205.html   (810 words)

  
 Leicester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Leicester 1 A borough of central England east-northeast of Birmingham.
The University of Leicester is a world-leading University at the cutting edge of research in diverse fields.
The University of Leicester is a prominent member of the academic community with an established reputation for...
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Nottingham
The Dominicans were settled in Leicester, the Fathers of Charity carried on several missions in Leicestershire, and the Cistercians occupied their newly founded Abbey of Mount St. Bernard in Charnwood Forest.
Their mission at Leicester was put on a permanent basis only in 1798 by the purchase of a house by Father Francis Xavier Choppelle.
William Hendren, O.S.F., born in 1792, consecrated 10 September, 1848, as Vicar Apostolic of the Western District, transferred to the Diocese of Clifton, 29 Sept., 1850, and to Nottingham, 22 June, 1851.
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 Diocese of Southwark - News: Consecration of New Bishop of Croydon
Diocese of Southwark - News: Consecration of New Bishop of Croydon
Before becoming an archdeacon Nick Baines was the Vicar of Rothley, Leicester, and Rural Dean of Goscote, in the Diocese of Leicester.
While in Leicester he used to broadcast regularly on BBC Radio Leicester, Leicester Sound, and BBC Radio 2, and twice received a commendation in the Andrew Cross Awards for religious broadcasting.
www.southwark.anglican.org /news/pr224.htm   (526 words)

  
 Anglican Journal, April 2004 -- Bishops eligible for nomination as primate: Province of Rupert's Land
In the diocese of Montreal, he served as director of rural ministry for Montreal Diocesan Theological College and in the diocese of Calgary, as regional dean, executive committee member, delegate to five provincial synods, and area director for Anglicans in Mission.
Ordained a priest in 1979 in the diocese of Rupert's Land, he was consecrated bishop of Brandon in 2002, after serving 10 years as rector of the diocese's St. Matthew's Cathedral.
Born and raised in London, Ont., he was ordained a priest in the diocese of Athabasca in 1981 and served in Alberta parishes until 1987, when he became incumbent of St. Michael and All Angels, Moose Jaw, Sask., in the diocese of Qu'Appelle.
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 Man sues Texas diocese for hiring Rev. Teczar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Teczar was ordained in the Worcester diocese in 1967 but was placed on leave by Bishop Harrington in 1986.
The priest was then assigned to another parish in the diocese, but Bishop Harrington asked him to resign in 1984 because of "grave concerns' raised in the House of Affirmation report.
The Fort Worth diocese sent Rev. Teczar to St. Luke's Institute in Suitland, Md., for treatment in 1993 and he subsequently returned to the Worcester area.
www.telegram.com /static/crisisinthechurch/041503.html   (758 words)

  
 Leicester Cathedral, Leicestershire
The first Diocese of Leicester was created in 680 but disappeared during the period of Danish Rule.
Leicester was always one of the most important centres of the Midlands and a medieval church stood on this site from the Norman period.
The Diocese of Leicester was finally resurrected in 1927 and St. Martin's took on a new importance belying it's rather modest size.
www.r-l-p.co.uk /+leics.html   (146 words)

  
 Anglicans Online | News Centre Archives
The Diocese of Ely reports that HM the Queen has approved the nomination of the Rt Revd Dr Anthony Russell as the 68th Bishop of Ely.
The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Atlanta, by unanimous decision, has withdrawn its consent to the consecration.' Details of the reasoning behind this decision are not surfacing quickly, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that there may be personal financial issues that had not been disclosed.
The Diocese of North Carolina reports that the Revd Michael B Curry was elected Bishop of North Carolina on the 11th ballot.
www.anglicansonline.org /news/archives/2000a.html   (12291 words)

  
 COURT - Online Information article about COURT
The fifth is that known to the English as the Fosse, which joins Lincoln and Leicester with Cirencester, Bath and Exeter.
Between these two lay a territory called Middle Anglia, which is sometimes described as a kingdom, though we do not know whether it ever had a separate dynasty.
Essex, Kent and Sussex (see articles on these kingdoms) preserve the names of ancient kingdoms, while the old diocese of Worcester grew out of the kingdom of the Hwicce (q.v.), with which it probably coincided in area.
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 Leicester Cathedral Welcomes You
Welcome to Leicester Cathedral website, and a virtual view of a church which has been loved and prayed in for hundreds of years, and which continues to develop.
We became a cathedral nearly 80 years ago, and have a special responsibility to support the ministry of Bishop Tim and the work of the Diocese of Leicester.
We also retain responsibilities to the local parish including its residents, those who work in this great, diverse city during the day, and the thousands who pass by during the night.
www.cathedral.leicester.anglican.org   (335 words)

  
 Leicester Diocese Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
We are looking forward to our Liturgy on the eve of Leicester Pride, when Colin is coming to preach.
CA members from neighbouring dioceses are warmly invited to come along and share in this prelude to our Pride celebrations.
At the Pride event in Victoria Park, on the 19th, we hope to be sharing a stall with the local branch of Quest, having paraded there behind a new banner being produced by one of our members.
www.changingattitude.org /contacts_info_leicester.html   (180 words)

  
 Diocese of Southwark - Bishops: Biographical Notes
He was appointed Bishop of Leicester in 1991 and Bishop of Southwark in 1998.
He was curate at St. Thomas, Kendal, and St Catherine, Crook in the Diocese of Carlisle, then moved to the Diocese of Leicester in 1991.
Before moving to Southwark, Nick was the Vicar of Rothley, Leicester, and Rural Dean of Goscote, in the Diocese of Leicester.
www.dswark.org /biog.htm   (1177 words)

  
 Tsunami Disaster:The Diocese of Leicester responds.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
From this diocese,which has so many links and friendships with the people of Asia, we send our prayers and solidarity with all those who are bereaved, homeless or suffering in any way from the immense devastation.
As a diocese we are now part of the ecumenical link with the diocese of Tiruchi Tanjore in Tamil Nadu.
The coastal area of this diocese has had the highest number of fatalities in India -some 6000 have died in Nagappatinam and 100,000 have been made homeless.
www.leicester.anglican.org /bishop/tsunami.htm   (357 words)

  
 Diocese of Southwark - Archdeacons: Biographical Notes
He was priested in 1986, serving his curacy in St Albans Diocese before returning to Uganda in 1987 where he served as a non-stipendiary minister whilst working as a senior executive in the Ugandan Government and later as the Secretary General of the Kingdom of Buganda, in what is now southern Uganda.
Michael Ipgrave, born in 1958, was the Inter Faith Relations Adviser to the Archbishop's Council and Secretary of the Churches Commission on Inter Faith Relations before becoming Archdeacon of Southwark.
Prior to this his ministry had been spent mostly in the Leicester Diocese where he was Bishop's Adviser on Inter Faith Relations from 1990 - 1999, combining this with parish ministry.
www.dswark.org /biog_adns.htm   (601 words)

  
 Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
Worcester (Massachusetts), the Diocese of Portland (Maine), the Diocese of Manchester (New Hampshire) and the Diocese of Burlington (Vermont).
The Archdiocese of Boston was established as a diocese from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, in 1808, and it's jurisdiction extended to all of New England at that time.
He was the first priest ordained in the Diocese of Boston...He established himself as the 'Apostle of Maine' for nearly thirty years, then relocated to Illinois from 1846-1852.
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 Newcastle Diocese Mothers’ Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In Newcastle Diocese we have 1650 Members in 65 Branches plus 50 Diocesan Members who are unable to attend regular meetings but keep in touch by mail and attending the occasional meeting when they are able to do so.
In Newcastle Diocese we are involved in giving practical support in Hospitals, Women Refuges, the Asylum Seekers Refuge, working as volunteers in the Prison Visit Centre at Acklington and offering holidays to those who could not otherwise afford them.
There is lots of information you could look at about what we do, but put simply our members get involved at a grass roots level to support family life.
www.newcastle.anglican.org /mothers_union.htm   (1382 words)

  
 Diocese Of Leicester Board Of Mission & Social Responsibility in Leicester LE5 5AY - Religious Organisations
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 Husbands Bosworth - All Saints Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Parish was then part of the huge Diocese of Lincoln, so for a time came under the pastoral charge of such great bishops as St. Hugh and Robert Grosseteste (one time vicar of St Martin’s, Leicester).
Husbands Bosworth’s southern boundary now marks the boundary of the Diocese and County of Leicestershire, and the parish of Husbands Bosworth is part of the Benefice of Husbands Bosworth with Mowsley, Knaptoft and Theddingworth.
In 1952 the instrument was rebuilt and enlarged by S.Taylor and Sons of Leicester.
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 Leicester - Surch
Leicester City FC - The Official History Of Leicester City Football Club
Leicester was the capital of Coritani in Roman Britain.
The first railway, the Leicester and Swannington, arrived in 1832 and helped reduce the cost of coal in the town...
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 Gartree II Deanery
The Gartree II Deanery (Wigston) of the Diocese of Leicester currently consists of 9 churches and is situated to the south and south-east of Leicester.
During the 12th century the church was presented to the Cluniac Priory of Lenton in Nottinghamshire as a gift by Robert de Meulen, Earl of Leicester and the latest lord of the manor.
The church was rebuilt by its new owners, the liturgically motivated and enormously wealthy Cluniac community, in the late Gothic or Decorated style of architecture and features the symmetrical ground plan, spacious wide aisles and side chapels typical of that period.
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