The Diocese of York is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York. It covers the city of York, the eastern part of North Yorkshire, and most of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The diocese is headed by the archbishop of York and its cathedral is York Minster. The diocese is divided into three archdeaconries of Cleveland in the north (with a Bishop of Whitby), the East Riding (with a Bishop of Hull), and in the south-west the Archdeaconry of York (with a bishop of Selby).
The diocese was once much larger, covering Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and parts of Northumberland, Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland.
Bishops The diocesan archbishop of York (currently Stephen Cottrell) is primarily supported by three suffragan bishops: the bishop of Hull (founded 1891; currently Eleanor Sanderson), the bishop of Whitby (founded 1923; currently Barry Hill) and the bishop of Selby (founded 1939; currently Flora Winfield). While not operating a formal area scheme, each suffragan takes informal responsibility for one archdeaconry (East Riding, Cleveland and York respectively). Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese who reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor (PEV) the bishop suffragan of Beverley (currently Stephen Race); unlike in most dioceses, Beverley does not need to be licensed as an honorary assistant bishop since he is a suffragan in the diocese.
David James, retired bishop of Bradford and Martin Wallace, retired bishop suffragan of Selby, live in Beverley and Bridlington respectively, but there is no evidence that either has been licensed as an honorary assistant bishop.
History In 1541, the archdeanery of Richmond, North Yorkshire, which included part of the Yorkshire Dales, North Lancashire (including Furness), the southern part of Westmorland and the ward of Allerdale above Derwent in Cumberland, became part of the new Diocese of Chester. (These areas later became parts of other dioceses.)
From the reign of Henry I to 1572 the liberty or county palatine of Hexhamshire was part of the diocese and also the archbishop was the lord palatine of the county. In 1572 the county palatine was abolished and transferred to Northumberland and the Diocese of Durham.
In 1836 the western part (corresponding broadly to the West Riding) was split into the Ripon diocese, which was later subdivided into the dioceses of Ripon and Leeds, Bradford, and Wakefield and now constitutes most of the Diocese of Leeds. In 1884 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire became part of the new Diocese of Southwell, from which Derbyshire was split off again in 1927 to form the Diocese of Derby. In 1914 the Diocese of Sheffield (covering South Yorkshire) was split off as an independent diocese.
Archdeacon for Generous Giving and Stewardship David Butterfield resigned as archdeacon of the East Riding on 26 May 2014 in order to be collated as "Archdeacon for Generous Giving and Stewardship" that 23 June, a position he held until he retired on 1 July 2017.
Archdeaconries and deaneries DioceseArchdeaconriesRural DeaneriesDiocese of YorkArchdeaconry of YorkDeanery of New AinstyDeanery of DerwentDeanery of EasingwoldDeanery of SelbyDeanery of South WoldDeanery of Southern RyedaleDeanery of City of YorkArchdeaconry of ClevelandDeanery of GuisboroughDeanery of MiddlesbroughDeanery of MowbrayDeanery of Northern RyedaleDeanery of StokesleyDeanery of WhitbyArchdeaconry of the East RidingDeanery of BeverleyDeanery of BridlingtonDeanery of HullDeanery of HarthillDeanery of North HoldernessDeanery of South HoldernessDeanery of HowdenDeanery of Scarborough From 1972 to 2017 the Deanery of Hull was, unusually, sub-divided into three Area Deaneries of Central and North Hull, East Hull, and West Hull.
Churches
Aberford: St Ricarius Acaster Malbis: Holy Trinity Acaster Selby: St John Acklam: St John the Baptist Aislaby: St Margaret Aldbrough: St Bartholomew Aldwark: St Stephen Allerston: St John Allerthorpe: St Botolph Alne: St Mary Amotherby: St Helen Ampleforth: St Hilda Appleton-le-Moors: Christ Church Appleton-le-Street: All Saints Appleton Roebuck: All Saints Askham Bryan: St Nicholas Askham Richard: St Mary Atwick: St Lawrence Aughton: All Saints Bagby: St Mary Bainton: St Andrew Baldersby: Mission Room Baldersby St James: St James Barkston Ash: Holy Trinity Barlby: All Saints Barmby Moor: St Catherine Barmston: All Saints Barton-le-Street: St Michael Beadlam: St Hilda Beeford: St Leonard Bempton: St Michael Bessingby: St Magnus Beswick: St Margaret Beverley: SS John & Martin's Minster Beverley: St Leonard, Molescroft Beverley: St Mary Beverley: St Nicholas Bewholme: St John the Baptist Bielby: St Giles Bilbrough: St James Bilsdale Midcable: St John the Evangelist Bilsdale Priory: St Hilda Bilton-in-Ainsty: St Helen Bilton-in-Holderness: St Peter Birdsall: St Mary Birkin: St Mary Bishop Burton: All Saints Bishop Wilton: St Edith Bishopthorpe: St Andrew Blacktoft: Holy Trinity Boltby: Holy Trinity Bolton Percy: All Saints Boosbeck: St Aidan Bossall: St Botolph Boston Spa: St Mary the Virgin Boynton: St Andrew Brafferton: St Peter Brambles Farm, Thorntree and Netherfields: Bishop's Mission Order Bramham: All Saints Brandesburton: St Mary Brandsby: All Saints Bransdale: St Nicholas Brantingham: All Saints Brayton: St Wilfrid Bridlington: Christ Church, Bridlington Quay Bridlington: Emmanuel Bridlington: St Mark, Bessingby Bridlington: St Mary's Priory Church Bridlington: Holy Trinity Brompton: St Thomas Brompton-by-Sawdon: All Saints Broomfleet: St Mary Brotton: St Margaret of Antioch Brough: All Saints Brough: St Helen, Welton Brough: St Mary, Elloughton Bubwith: All Saints Bugthorpe: St Andrew Bulmer: St Martin Burnby: St Giles Bursea: Chapel Burton Agnes: St Martin Burton Fleming: St Cuthbert Burton Pidsea: SS Peter & Paul Burythorpe: All Saints Buttercrambe: St John the Evangelist Butterwick (Barton-le-Street): Holy Epiphany Butterwick (Foxholes): St Nicholas Carlin How-and-Skinningrove: St Helen Carlton-by-Snaith: St Mary Carlton-in-Cleveland: St Botolph Carlton Husthwaite: St Mary Carlton Miniott: St Lawrence Carnaby: St John the Baptist Castleton: SS Michael & George Catton: All Saints Catwick: St Michael Cawood: All Saints Cayton: St John the Baptist Cherry Burton: St Michael & All Angels Church Fenton: St Mary the Virgin Cliffe: St Andrew Clifford: St Luke Cloughton: St Mary Colton: St Paul Commondale: St Peter Coneysthorpe: Chapel Copmanthorpe: St Giles Cottingham: St Mary Cowesby: St Michael Cowlam: St Mary Coxwold: St Michael Crambe: St Michael Crathorne: All Saints Crayke: St Cuthbert Cropton: St Gregory Dalby: St Peter Dalton: St John the Evangelist Dalton Holme: St Mary Danby: St Hilda Deighton: All Saints Drax: SS Peter & Paul Dunnington (East Yorkshire): St Nicholas Dunnington (North Yorkshire): St Nicholas Easington (East Yorkshire): All Saints Easington (North Yorkshire): All Saints Easingwold: St John the Baptist & All Saints East Ayton: St John the Baptist East Cottingwith: St Mary East Harlsey: St Oswald East Rounton: St Laurence Eastfield: Holy Nativity Eastmoors: St Mary Magdalene Eastrington: St Michael Ebberston: St Mary Egton: St Hilda Ellerburn: St Hilda Ellerby: St James Ellerker: St Anne Elstronwick: St Lawrence Elvington: Holy Trinity Escrick: St Helen Eston: Christ Church Eston: St George, Normanby Eston: St Hilda of Whitby, Grangetown Eston: St John the Evangelist, South Bank Etton: St Mary Everingham: St Everilda Faceby: St Mary Magdalene Fairburn: St James Fangfoss: St Martin Farlington: St Leonard Farndale: St Mary Felixkirk: St Felix Filey: St John Filey: St Oswald Fimber: St Mary Flamborough: St Oswald Flaxton: St Lawrence Folkton: St John the Evangelist Fordon: St James Foston: All Saints Foston-on-the-Wolds: St Andrew Fridaythorpe: St Mary Full Sutton: St Mary Fylingdales: St Stephen Ganton: St Nicholas Garton-in-Holderness: St Michael Garton-on-the-Wolds: St Michael & All Angels Gate Helmsley: St Mary Gillamoor: St Aidan Gilling East: Holy Cross Glaisdale: St Thomas Goathland: St Mary Goodmanham: All Saints Goxhill: St Giles Great Ayton: All Saints Great Ayton: Christ Church Great Driffield: All Saints Great Edstone: St Michael & All Angels Great Givendale: St Ethelburga Great Habton: St Chad Grindale: St Nicholas Gristhorpe: St Thomas Grosmont: St Matthew Guisborough: St Nicholas Hackness: St Peter Haddlesey: St John the Baptist Halsham: All Saints Hambleton: St Mary Harome: St Saviour Harpham: St John of Beverley Harswell: St Peter Harwood Dale: St Margaret Hawnby: All Saints Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre: All Saints Haxby: St Mary Haxby: St Nicholas, Wigginton Hayton: St Martin Healaugh: St John the Baptist Hedon: St Augustine Helmsley: All Saints Helperthorpe: St Peter Hemingbrough: St Mary the Virgin Hessay: St John the Baptist Hessle: All Saints Hilston: St Margaret Hilton: St Peter Hinderwell: St Hilda Hollym: St Nicholas Holme-on-Spalding-Moor: All Saints Holmpton: St Nicholas Holtby: Holy Trinity Hornsea: St Nicholas Hotham: St Oswald Hovingham: All Saints Howden: SS Peter & Paul's Minster Howsham: St John Huggate: St Mary Humbleton: St Peter Hunmanby: All Saints Husthwaite: St Nicholas Hutton Buscell: St Matthew Hutton Cranswick: St Peter Hutton-le-Hole: St Chad Huttons Ambo: St Margaret Ingleby Arncliffe: All Saints Ingleby Barwick: St Francis of Assisi Ingleby Greenhow: St Andrew Keyingham: St Nicholas Kilburn: St Mary Kildale: St Cuthbert Kilham: All Saints Kilnwick: All Saints Kingston-upon-Hull: St Aidan, Southcoates Kingston-upon-Hull: St Alban Kingston-upon-Hull: St Andrew, Sutton Park Kingston-upon-Hull: The Ascension Kingston-upon-Hull: St Columba, Drypool Kingston-upon-Hull: St Cuthbert Kingston-upon-Hull: St Giles, Marfleet Kingston-upon-Hull: St Hilda, Marfleet Kingston-upon-Hull: St James, Sutton-on-Hull Kingston-upon-Hull: St John the Baptist, Newington Kingston-upon-Hull: St John the Evangelist, Bransholme Kingston-upon-Hull: St John the Evangelist, Drypool Kingston-upon-Hull: St John the Evangelist, Newland Kingston-upon-Hull: St Margaret, Longhill Kingston-upon-Hull: St Mark, Anlaby Common Kingston-upon-Hull: St Martin Kingston-upon-Hull: St Mary the Virgin, Lowgate Kingston-upon-Hull: St Mary, Sculcoates Kingston-upon-Hull: St Michael & All Angels, Orchard Park Kingston-upon-Hull: St Michael & All Angels, Sutton-on-Hull Kingston-upon-Hull: St Nicholas Kingston-upon-Hull: St Paul, Sculcoates Kingston-upon-Hull: St Philip, Bilton Grange Kingston-upon-Hull: St Thomas Kingston-upon-Hull: Holy Trinity Minster Kingston-upon-Hull: Victoria Dock Church Plant Kirby Grindalythe: St Andrew Kirby Misperton: St Laurence Kirby Sigston: St Lawrence Kirby Underdale: All Saints Kirkburn: St Mary Kirkby-in-Cleveland: St Augustine Kirkby Knowle: St Wilfrid Kirkby Wharfe: St John the Baptist Kirkbymoorside: All Saints Kirkdale: St Gregory's Minster Kirklevington: SS Martin & Hilary Langdale End: St Peter Langtoft: St Peter Langton: St Andrew Lastingham: St Mary Laxton: St Peter Leake: St Mary Lealholm: St James Leavening: Venerable Bede Leconfield: St Catherine Ledsham: All Saints Ledston: St Thomas a Becket Leven: Holy Trinity Levisham: St John the Baptist Lingdale: St Chad Lissett: St James of Compostella Little Driffield: St Mary Liverton: St Michael Liverton Mines: St Hilda Lockington: St Mary Lockton: St Giles Loftus-in-Cleveland: St Leonard Londesborough: All Saints Long Marston: All Saints Long Riston: St Margaret Lotherton: St James Low Marishes: St Francis Low Worsall: All Saints Lowthorpe: St Martin Lund: All Saints Lythe: St Oswald