The is a
Church Of England diocese in the
Province Of York . It is headed by the
Bishop Of Southwell And Nottingham . The diocese covers all of the
English county of
Nottinghamshire and part of
South Yorkshire . The cathedral (
Southwell Minster ) is at
Southwell , a small town.
Until
2005 the diocese was named simply after Southwell; but in February of that year the diocesan
Synod voted to request a name change, which was approved by the
General Synod Of The Church Of England in July and the
Privy Council in November.
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The diocese's present territory was originally the "
Archdeaconry of
Nottingham " in the
Diocese Of York , before being moved in
1837 to the
Diocese Of Lincoln (thereby switching from the
Province Of York to the
Province Of Canterbury ). In
1884 it was taken from Lincoln and united with the archdeaconry of Derby (covering, roughly,
Derbyshire ), taken from the
Diocese Of Lichfield , to form the new Diocese of Southwell. The
Diocese Of Derby became independent in
1927 ; Southwell and Nottingham is once again in the
Province Of York .
''Local Administrative Units of England''
