The is a
Church Of England diocese in the
Province Of Canterbury . It is headed by the
Bishop Of Ely , who sits at
Ely Cathedral in
Ely . The diocese now covers
Cambridgeshire (excluding
Peterborough ) and western
Norfolk . The diocese was created in 1109 out of part of the
Diocese Of Lincoln .
The diocese is ancient, but has had its boundaries altered various times, particularly by the inclusion of
Huntingdonshire and
Bedfordshire . In
1914 Bedfordshire became part of the
Diocese Of St Albans , and western Suffolk became part of the
Diocese Of St Edmundsbury And Ipswich , whilst Ely took a western part
Diocese Of Norwich . Peterborough remains the seat of the
Diocese Of Peterborough .
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