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The Bishop of Leicester is the Ordinary of the Church Of England Diocese Of Leicester in the Province Of Canterbury . The diocese covers most of the County of Leicestershire . The See is in the City Of Leicester where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church Of Saint Martin , formerly a parish church, which was elevated to cathedral status in 1927 . Before 1927, the area was part of the Diocese Of Peterborough . The Bishop's residence is Bishop's Lodge, Leicester. The area first held a bishopric in 680 , and the Saxon cathedral was probably located close to (if not on the site of) the present cathedral. The original diocese fell victim to the invasion by the Danes around 870 , when the Bishopric was moved to Oxfordshire and became the Bishop Of Dorchester . At the time of the Reformation , in 1539 a new cathedral was being erected. However this structure was never completed and it was another three centuries before Leicester was finally to regain its see in 1927 . Before this time however there had been suffragan bishops of Leicester whilst the bishopric was still within the its parent diocese. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Dr Timothy John ''Tim'' Stevens , the 6th '''Lord Bishop of Leicester''', who signs ''Timothy Leicester''. The diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries - of Leicester, covering the east of the county and Loughborough, covering the west. The former is divided into the deanaries of Christianity North and South (covering the city), Framland , Gartree First and Second, and Goscote . The latter is divided into Akeley East, South and West, Guthlaxton and Sparkenhoe West and East. List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Leicester, England and its precursor offices Sources
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