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	The Daily Prayer 'feed' - web site directory \| Church of England
		Parish of Barnoldswick and Bracewell, Diocese of Bradford
		Parish of Pitsford with Boughton, Northants, Diocese of Peterborough
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	www.cofe.anglican.org /worship/dailyprayer/feed/directory.html (925 words)

	Lichfield
		This diocese took its rise in the conversion of Mercia by St. Cedd and his three companions in 652 and subsequent years.
		But Lichfield, though lessened in territory, grew in political importance until the time of the ascendancy of Mercia under Offa, when that king determined to raise Lichfield as a rival to Canterbury.
		The chapter at Lichfield was nevertheless maintained, and one of the early Norman bishops, Roger de Clinton, rebuilt its cathedral there, re-dedicating it to St. Chad, whose relics he there enshrined.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/l/lichfield.html (608 words)

	Bishop of Lichfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bishop of Lichfield is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in the Province of Canterbury.
		In 691, the area over which the bishop held authority was divided to form the smaller dioceses of Lichfield, Leicester, Lindsey, Worcester and Hereford.
		It was briefly the seat of an archbishop under Higbert from 787 to 799 (officially dissolved in 803) during the ascendancy of the kingdom of Mercia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Lichfield (561 words)

	Diocese of Lichfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the 9th century, the diocese was devastated by the Vikings.
		Lichfield itself was unwalled and had become rather poor, so Bishop Peter moved the see to the fortified and wealthier Chester in 1075.
		In 1837 Coventry was transferred to the Diocese of Worcester, and Derbyshire became part of the Diocese of Southwell in 1884.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diocese_of_Lichfield (282 words)

	\| Diocese of Lichfield \| Press Releases \| Archaeologists discover Saint Chad's ...
		The “Lichfield Angel” is three adjoining fragments of an Anglo-Saxon sculptured panel made of cream shelly limestone.
		The conservation of the Lichfield Angel and its formal, stylistic and iconographic analysis is obviously of crucial importance.”
		Recommendations for the long-term conservation of the Lichfield Angel and suitable conditions for the panel’s display in the Cathedral will be considered by a panel of experts based on the findings of these informative preliminary investigations.
	www.lichfield.anglican.org /pressr/articles/2006/060224a.htm (855 words)

	Diocese of Lichfield Case Study
		The Church of England’s Lichfield Diocese has always considered itself to be in the vanguard of technology deployment.
		It was among the first Dioceses to move away from paper storage in favour of using access databases for parish information – speeding up the availability of key statistical details.
		The Diocese was also keen to improve communication among its staff and officers who increasingly needed remote PC access when working from home, travelling across Parishes and abroad.
	www.jentech.co.uk /lichfield_case_study.htm (1217 words)

	Christian Today – Christian News > ‘Midi Churches’ in Lichfield Diocese to Develop Growth Strategy
		The Diocese of Lichfield is turning its attentions to the growth of its middle-sized churches and growth officers are hoping that participation in 'Back to Church Sunday' 2007 will be the turning point.
		Church growth leaders are working on a strategy to boost the growth of middle-sized churches in the Diocese of Lichfield and the wheels have already been set in motion to get the diocese behind the 2007 ‘Back to Church Sunday’ campaign.
		Larger churches in the diocese (those with an adult Sunday attendance of over 100) have already for been pulling their efforts together for several years to reverse the downward trend in attendance.
	www.christiantoday.com /article/midi.churches.in.lichfield.diocese.to.develop.growth.strategy/8549.htm (583 words)

	Christian Today – Christian News > Lichfield Diocese Expects Growth for Third Year Running
		The Diocese of Lichfield will push ahead with its growth strategy to bring more people back to its churches as it predicts that a new report will reveal a third consecutive year of growth in the diocese.
		The Diocese of Lichfield expects that a new report due to be published in the New Year will reveal that the diocese has experienced its third consecutive year of growth.
		As the diocese awaits the results of the report, it will also push ahead with the expansion of ‘Going for Growth’, a growth strategy first launched in 2004 which has proved highly successful in bringing more and more people to churches across the diocese.
	www.christiantoday.com /article/lichfield.diocese.expects.growth.for.third.year.running/8166.htm (483 words)

	Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
		It belonged for several centuries to the Diocese of Lichfield, or Lichfield and Coventry, until, at the Reformation in the time of Henry VIII, it came under the newly constituted Diocese of Chester.
		It was not till the restoration of the hierarchy in 1850 that the normal structure of dioceses was re-established for Catholics.
		The first Bishop of the new diocese of Liverpool was George Brown, until then Vicar Apostolic or administrator of the Lancashire District of the Catholic Church in England.
	www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk /history/history.htm (1240 words)

	Bishop Christopher
		July it was announced from Downing Street that the Rt Revd Christopher Hill, currently Bishop of Stafford in the Diocese of Lichfield, is to be the ninth Bishop of Guildford.
		Lichfield diocese is one of the dioceses which still receives selected allocation, that is to say direct stipendiary support through the Church Commissioners.
		Once the court is satisfied, the election is confirmed and from that moment the Bishop Elect becomes the Bishop of the Diocese de iure and de facto.
	www.cofeguildford.org.uk /html/bishopc.shtml (1194 words)

	Process evangelism courses in the Diocese of Lichfield, with special reference to Alpha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		A study of the effectiveness of process evangelism courses in the Diocese of Lichfield (UK), with special reference to Alpha
		It begins with research across Lichfield Diocese into the usage and impact of various "process evangelism" courses, in particular Alpha, Emmaus, Credo and "Good News down the Street", plus home grown courses.
		Here there is a useful summary and assessment of some of the main complaints raised against Alpha (for example, its cultural appropriateness, copyright restrictions and variations, and the strengths and weaknesses of the "syllabus" of Alpha — its omissions and bias in areas such as sacraments, atonement and Holy Spirit.
	www.evangelism.uk.net /papers/lichfield_alpha1.htm (408 words)

	Lichfield - Cathedral
		The church's history begins in the 7th century when Bishop Chad moved the seat of his diocese to Lichfield.
		The octagonal Chapter House, which was completed in 1249 and is one of the most beautiful parts of the Cathedral with some charming stone carvings, houses an exhibition of the Cathedral's greatest treasure, the Lichfield Gospels, an 8th century illuminated manuscript.
		Although the 18th century was a Golden Age for the city of Lichfield, it was a period of decay for the Cathedral.
	www.lichfield.gov.uk /cathedral-early.ihtml (763 words)

	Descriptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		The larger and more densely populated areas to the north and east of the county were in the Diocese of Lichfield, whilst those to the south western portion of the county were in the Diocese of Worcester.
		The Diocese of Birmingham was founded in 1905; that of Coventry in 1918.
		However, Warwickshire County Record Office acts as the DRO for the Coventry Diocese and for the parishes in the Diocese of Birmingham outside the City.
	www.bmsgh.org /parish/warw/tyaiw/descriptions.html (508 words)

	Link (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		The Trust seeks to provide access to human and financial advice and resources, which can be used to help the parishes of the Diocese of Lichfield and the people of the communities that they serve.
		The Mercian Trust is a limited company with charitable status that was developed in order to deal with issues of deprivation, poverty and social exclusion across the Diocese in both urban and rural communities.
		The Mercian Trust serves the whole of the Diocese of Lichfield, stretching from Shropshire, across Staffordshire and down into parts of the Black Country.
	www.merciantrust.org.uk /index.htm (161 words)

	Bishop of Coventry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bishop of Coventry is the Ordinary of the England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury.
		From 1102 to 1238, the former Benedictine priory in the city was the seat of the early Bishops of Coventry (previously known as Bishops of Chester or of Lichfield).
		The present diocese was founded in 1918 under King George V when the parish church of Saint Michael was elevated to cathedral status.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Coventry (325 words)

	Christian Today – Christian News > Borneo Malaysia Anglican Diocese Set to Send Missionaries to England
		An Anglican diocese in Borneo, Malaysia, which was first pioneered 150 years ago by missionaries from Britain, may soon be sending their own missionaries back to England.
		The diocese of Lichfield in England and the diocese of Kuching in Malaysia have been linked together since the Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops in 1988.
		Lichfield Cathedral's Canon Tony Barnard and his wife Anne are greeted by girls in traditional tribal dress as they arrive for a celebratory banquet.
	www.christiantoday.com /article/borneo.malaysia.anglican.diocese.set.to.send.missionaries.to.england./3940.htm (583 words)

	The Sun Online - News: Lord Lichfield farewell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		Among the congregation at the service in memory of the 66-year-old were his long-term partner Lady Annunziata Asquith, his ex-wife Leonora, Countess of Lichfield, their children Viscount Anson, Lady Rose and Lady Eloise Anson, his sister Lady Elizabeth Shakerley, and his faithful nine-year-old pet labrador, Drum.
		A statement issued by the Diocese of Lichfield said the hymns “Immortal, invisible, God only wise” and “He who would valiant” were sung during the service.
		Lord Lichfield, known professionally as Patrick Lichfield, was responsible for a host of iconic images, from the official photographs of the Prince of Wales’s wedding to Lady Diana Spencer to the intimate snapshot of Mick and Bianca Jagger at their marriage ceremony in St Tropez in 1971.
	www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,2-2005540154,00.html (429 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Chad
		Theodore, astonished at this humility, consecrated Chad himself, and appointed him bishop of the Mercians in Lichfield in 669.
		He founded monasteries, including those at Lindsey and Barrow-upon-Humber, evangelized, travelled and preached, reformed monastic life in his see, and built a cathedral on land that had been the site of the martyrdom of 1,000 Christians by the pagan Mercians.
		bishop holding Lichfield Cathedral and a branch, usually a vine; bishop holding the cathedral in the midst of a battlefield with the dead surrounding him; man with a hart leading hunters to him by a pool; converting Saint Wulfhald and Saint Rufinus who converted on finding him in chapel while they were hunting
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintc24.htm (688 words)

	expressandstar.com:news:lichfield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		He retired after almost 19 years as bishop of the Diocese of Lichfield, one of the largest in the Church of England, ending his reign as the church's longest serving bishop in England.
		He was given a standing ovation by the congregation, including Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant, when he was presented with his retirement cheque by the Bishop of Wolverhampton, the Right Reverend Michael Bourke.
		Bidding farewell to the church, Bishop Sutton told the service it was down to support of the whole diocese, from fellow clergy through to teachers, nurses and the man on the street, that prevented him from resigning following the death of his wife Jeannie in 2000.
	www.expressandstar.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=9&num=30076 (371 words)

	\| Diocese of Lichfield \| Press Releases \| New Education Director for Lichfield ...
		The Bishop of Lichfield has appointed Colin Hopkins, currently the Innovation and Partnership Officer with the Southwark Diocesan Board of Education, to be the new Director of Education in the Diocese of Lichfield.
		In partnership with the local authorities I hope that the Diocese of Lichfield will be able to establish more Church schools, where there is a clear local need for this provision, and where the Church can fulfil its mission to serve the whole community."
		In his current role, Colin helps to support the Diocese of Southwark's 106 Church of England schools and he is currently working on the development of a new Church of England Academy in the London Borough of Merton.
	www.lichfield.anglican.org /pressr/articles/2006/060523a.htm (550 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| West Midlands \| Vicar's child images case dropped
		A spokesman for the Diocese of Lichfield said Mr Williams, 61, was a "much loved clergyman" and they were "relieved" he had been cleared.
		Gavin Drake, from the diocese, said: "Frazer Williams is a hard working and much loved clergyman who has dedicated his life to the priestly ministry.
		He said the diocese is continuing to support the police investigation to find out who was responsible for accessing the material on a church computer and is also preparing guidelines on protecting parish computers to prevent unauthorised access in the future.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/west_midlands/6133080.stm (371 words)

	Britannia Biographies: St. Chad, Bishop of Lichfield, Part 4
		Many of the Lichfield brethren were felled by the disease and it was not long before Bishop Chad's time came near.
		This was heralded by a heavenly audition, witnessed by Owin, a monk of great merit who had joined Chad at Lastingham from the entourage of St. Etheldreda, whilst he worked outside the Bishop's oratory.
		Though Chad's episcopate was short, it was abundantly esteemed by the warm-hearted Mercians, for thirty-one churches are dedicated in his honour, all in the midland counties, either in or near the ancient diocese of Lichfield.
	www.britannia.com /bios/saints/chad4.html (370 words)

	Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) - Burton, Lichfield & Tamworth Branch
		Its centre is a regular tourist destination as well as the ecclesiastical centre for the Diocese of Lichfield; it has a significant light engineering industry in the surrounding area; and the beautiful Vale of Lichfield contributes to the local economy through mainly arable farming.
		The Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth branch is an amalgamated branch, merged from the two branches of Burton and Lichfield and Tamworth.
		The Burton Lichfield and Tamworth Branch holds regular member's meetings with top class speakers on current topics of interest and importance to the business community, which are open to all members of the BLT Branch.
	www.fsb.org.uk /data/default.asp?ID=37&loc=090 (406 words)

	Diocese of Lichfield Online Directory - Location Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		This is the fastest search, but does not include everyone in the diocese.
		The search criteria you enter will be used to match locations within the diocese and retrieve these locations along with a list of people with responsibilities for them.
		The criteria may appear at any position in the location name and so searches can be done using criteria like 'Mary' (without the quotes) to retrieve all churches dedicated to St Mary, or 'School', 'Cathedral', 'Deanery' etc.
	www.lichfield.net /main.html (301 words)

	Lichfield Cathedral Life and Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
		We worship God, support the faithful and serve the community.
		Lichfield Cathedral is the 'mother-church' of the Diocese of Lichfield.
		The Diocese covers the whole of Staffordshire, much of Shropshire and part of the West Midlands The diocesan bishop works with the three area bishops, of Shrewsbury, Stafford and Wolverhampton, and four Archdeacons.
	www.lichfield-cathedral.org /lifework.htm (53 words)

	St. Chad
		Bede assures us that he zealously devoted himself to all the laborious functions of his charge, visiting his diocese on foot, preaching the gospel, and seeking out the poorest and most abandoned persons to instruct and comfort in the meanest cottages and in the fields.
		Chad governed his diocese of Lichfield two years and a half, and died in the great pestilence on the 2nd of March, in 673.
		When the eight monks were entered his oratory, he exhorted them to preserve peace, and religiously observe the rules of regular discipline; adding that the amiable guest who was wont to visit their brethren had vouchsafed to come to him that day, and to call him out of this world.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/CHAD.htm (535 words)

	The Diocese of Worcester - The Work Of The Diocese
		It is a Local Ecumenical Project representing the Diocese of Lichfield, the Diocese of Worcester, the Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District of the Methodist Church and Heart of England Baptist Association.
		It has a Council, lay Chair and includes the Bishop of Dudley, the Bishop of Wolverhampton, the Methodist Chairman, the Baptist Superintendent, and other denominational representatives as well as representatives of trade unions, industry and education, whose task is to oversee and advise.
		The two BCUIM team members in Worcester Diocese cover the retail industry at the Merry Hill Centre and faith and work issues as well as working ecumenically in the regeneration of Brierley Hill.
	cofe-worcester.org.uk /work_of_the_diocese/chaplaincy_black_country.php (431 words)

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