Diocese of Sheffield
The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York.
The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York. It covers most of the County of South Yorkshire, with a small part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, one parish in North Yorkshire and one in North Lincolnshire – an area of almost. It is headed by the Bishop of Sheffield and its Cathedral is Sheffield Cathedral.
The diocese is linked with the Diocese of Argentina. Since 1990 it has been linked with the Evangelical Church in Germany's Hattingen-Witten District in Westphalia.Organisation
Bishops
The diocesan Bishop of Sheffield is the ordinary of the diocese and is assisted throughout the diocese by a Bishop suffragan of Doncaster. Alternative episcopal oversight is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor the Bishop suffragan of Beverley, Glyn Webster. He is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there. Besides Webster, David Hawtin, former Bishop suffragan of Repton has lived in Greenhill since 2007 and is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop.Archdeaconries and deaneries
The Diocese is subdivided into twelve deaneries, split between two archdeaconries:
*including CathedralOutside deanery structures
Deanery of Adwick-le-Street
Deanery of Doncaster
Deanery of West Doncaster
1in Crockfords this church is part of the Adwick-le-Street deaneryDeanery of Snaith and Hatfield
Deanery of Wath
Deanery of Attercliffe
1in Crockfords these churches are placed in Ecclesall DeaneryDeanery of Ecclesall
1these four clergy are also licensed as curates in each other's beneficesDeanery of Hallam
1these clergy are also licensed as curates in each other's beneficesDeanery of Rotherham
