Bishop of Chester

The Bishop of Chester is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Chester in the Province of York.

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Bishop - Chester - Ordinary - Church of England - Diocese of Chester - Province of York

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The diocese covers most of the traditional county of Cheshire, including the Wirral and has its see in the City of Chester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was formerly the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Werburgh, being elevated to cathedral status in 1541.

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County - Cheshire - Wirral - See - City of Chester - Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary - Benedictine - Werburgh - 1541

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The Bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Chester.

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Cheshire has held a bishopric since 1072 when the seat was at the collegiate church of Saint John the Baptist until 1102. The present diocese was formed in 1541 under King Henry VIII. The current Bishop of Chester is the Right Reverend Peter Robert Forster, PhD, the 40th Lord Bishop of Chester, who was enthroned on 11 January 1997, and who signs Peter Cestr.

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1072 - Collegiate church of Saint John the Baptist - 1102 - 1541 - King Henry VIII - '''Peter''' Robert '''Forster''' - 11 January - 1997

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