Anglican Diocese of Peterborough

The Diocese of Peterborough forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England. Its seat is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, which was founded as a monastery in AD 655 and re-built in its present form between 1118 and 1238.

History
Founded at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1541 (it was until then part of the Diocese of Lincoln), the Diocese covers the areas of:
 * The Soke of Peterborough
 * The county of Northamptonshire and
 * The county of Rutland.

Until 1927 the Peterborough diocese covered what is now the (modern) Diocese of Leicester.

Peterborough Abbey became a cathedral at the Reformation, one of six wholly new bishoprics founded under Henry VIII. On 4 September 1541 letters patent were issued converting the abbey church of Peterborough into a cathedral church, with a dean and chapter and ecclesiastical staff. The last abbot, John Chambers, was consecrated in his former abbey church on 23 October 1541 as the first Bishop of Peterborough.

A link with the Anglican Church of Kenya Diocese of Bungoma was formed by the two bishops following the Lambeth Conference in 1998.

Organisation
The Diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:
 * The Archdeaconry of Northampton, and
 * The Archdeaconry of Oakham.

The parts of the City of Peterborough that are south of the River Nene and so, were in the historic county of Huntingdonshire rather than the Soke of Peterborough, fall within the Diocese of Ely. The previous Bishop of Peterborough was commissioned as Assistant Bishop in the Ely Diocese so he could exercise pastoral care in these parishes, which include Stanground, Orton, Woodston, Yaxley and Fletton. Thorney, historically in the Isle of Ely and now within the boundaries of the Peterborough unitary authority area, is unaffected by this arrangement.

Bishops
The Bishop of Peterborough (Debbie Sellin) leads the diocese, and is assisted by the Bishop suffragan of Brixworth (John Holbrook). The suffragan see of Brixworth was created by Order in Council on 26 July 1988.

Alternative episcopal oversight (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the provincial episcopal visitor, Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there. There is also one former bishop, Ed Condry, living in the diocese who is licensed as honorary assistant bishop.

Not in a deanery

 * Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, Peterborough

Deanery of Brackley

 * Five Ways Benefice
 * St Leonard, Aston-le-Walls
 * St John the Baptist, Boddington
 * Holy Cross, Byfield
 * St Nicholas, Eydon
 * St Mary the Virgin, Woodford Halse
 * Astwick Vale Benefice
 * St Michael, Aynho
 * All Saints, Croughton
 * St George, Evenley
 * St Michael and All Angels, Farthinghoe
 * Most Holy Trinity, Hinton in the Hedges
 * St Peter, Steane
 * Brackley with Halse
 * St Peter's, Brackley
 * Halse Mission Chapel
 * Chenderit Benefice
 * SS Peter & Paul, Chacome
 * St Peter, Greatworth
 * St Lawrence, Marston St Lawrence
 * All Saints, Middleton Cheney
 * St James the Less, Sulgrave
 * St Mary the Virgin, Thenford
 * St John the Baptist, Thorpe Mandeville
 * St Mary, Warkworth
 * Culworth Benefice
 * St Peter, Chipping Warden
 * St Mary the Virgin, Culworth
 * St James, Edgcote
 * St Mary the Virgin, Moreton Pinkney
 * Astwell Benefice
 * St Mary Magdalene, Helmdon
 * SS Mary & Peter, Weedon Lois
 * St Lawrence, Radstone
 * St James the Great, Syresham
 * St Mary the Virgin, Wappenham
 * St John the Evangelist, Whitfield
 * King's Sutton and Charlton
 * SS Peter & Paul, King's Sutton
 * St James, Newbottle with Charlton

Deanery of Brixworth

 * The Faxton Benefice
 * Arthingworth: St Andrew
 * Draughton: St Catherine
 * East Farndon: St John the Baptist
 * Harrington: St Peter & St Paul
 * Lamport with Faxton: All Saints
 * Maidwell: St Mary the Virgin
 * Oxendon: St Helen
 * Pitsford with Boughton 
 * Boughton: St John the Baptist
 * Pitsford: All Saints
 * Spencer Benefice
 * Brington: St Mary with St John
 * Church Brampton with Chapel Brampton: St Botolph
 * Harlestone: St Andrew
 * East Haddon & Holdenby: St Mary the Virgin
 * Norton: All Saints
 * Whilton: St Andrew
 * Brixworth with Holcot
 * Brixworth: All Saints
 * Holcot: St Mary & All Saints
 * Naseby Group
 * Clipston: All Saints
 * Haselbech: St Michael
 * Kelmarsh: St Denys
 * Marston Trussell: St Nicholas
 * Naseby: All Saints
 * Sibbertoft: St Helen
 * Welford: St Mary the Virgin
 * Uplands Group
 * Cold Ashby: St Denys
 * Cottesbrooke: All Saints
 * Great Creaton: St Michael & All Angels
 * Guilsborough: St Etheldreda
 * Hollowell with Teeton: St James
 * Ravensthorpe with Coton: St Denys
 * Spratton: St Andrew
 * Thornby: St Helen
 * Crick and environs
 * Crick: St Margaret of Antioch
 * Lilbourne: All Saints
 * Yelvertoft with Clay Coton: All Saints
 * Walgrave Benefice
 * Hannington: St Peter & St Paul
 * Old: St Andrew
 * Scaldwell: St Peter & St Paul
 * Walgrave: St Peter
 * OneChurch4Parishes
 * Long Buckby: St Lawrence
 * Watford: St Peter & St Paul
 * West Haddon: All Saints
 * Winwick: St Michael & All Angels

Deanery of Higham

 * Higham Ferrers and Chelveston
 * Chelveston-cum-Caldecott: St John the Baptist
 * Higham Ferrers: St Mary the Virgin
 * Finedon
 * Finedon: St Mary the Virgin
 * Nene Crossings Benefice
 * Great Addington: All Saints
 * Irthlingborough: St Peter
 * Little Addington: St Mary the Virgin
 * Woodford: St Mary the Virgin
 * 4 Spires Benefice
 * Hargrave: All Hallows
 * Raunds: St Peter
 * Ringstead: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
 * Stanwick: St Laurence
 * Rushden St Mary with Newton Bromswold
 * Newton Bromswold: St Peter
 * Rushden: St Mary
 * Rushden: St Peter
 * St Peter's, Rushden
 * Rushden: Whitefriars
 * Whitefriars Church, Rushden

Deanery of Kettering

 * Barton Seagrave with Warkton
 * Barton Seagrave: St Botolph
 * Warkton: St Edmund
 * Desborough etc
 * Brampton Ash: St Mary the Virgin
 * Braybrooke: All Saints
 * Desborough: St Giles (CoE/Methodist)
 * Dingley: All Saints
 * Broughton with Cransley & Mawsley
 * Broughton: St Andrew
 * Cransley: St Andrew
 * Mawsley Church (meets in the community centre)
 * Burton Latimer: St Mary the Virgin
 * St Mary's Burton Latimer
 * Cranford, Grafton Underwood, Slipton and Twywell
 * Cranford: St John the Baptist
 * Grafton Underwood: St James the Apostle
 * Slipton: St John the Baptist
 * Twywell: St Nicholas
 * Geddington and Weekley
 * Geddington: St Mary Magdalene
 * Weekley: St Mary the Virgin
 * Kettering: All Saints
 * All Saints, Kettering
 * Kettering: Christ the King
 * Christ the King, Kettering
 * Kettering: St Andrew
 * St Andrew's, Kettering
 * Kettering St Mary & St John
 * Kettering: St Mary the Virgin
 * Kettering: St John the Evangelist
 * Kettering St Peter & Paul
 * Kettering: St Michael & All Angels
 * Kettering: St Peter & St Paul
 * Tresham Benefice
 * Rothwell with Orton: Holy Trinity
 * Rushton with Glendon & Pipewell: All Saints
 * Pipewell: St Mary (chapel of ease)
 * Loddington: St Leonard
 * Thorpe Malsor: All Saints

Deanery of Oundle

 * Aldwincle etc
 * Aldwincle: St Peter
 * Clopton: St Peter
 * Pilton: All Saints & St Mary
 * Stoke Doyle: St Rumbald
 * (Thorpe) Achurch: St John the Baptist
 * Titchmarsh: St Mary the Virgin
 * Wadenhoe: St Michael & All Angels
 * Watersmete Benefice
 * Apethorpe: St Leonard
 * Nassington: St Mary the Virgin & All Saints
 * Thornhaugh: St Andrew
 * Wansford: St Mary the Virgin
 * Woodnewton: St Mary
 * Yarwell: St Mary Magdalene
 * Barnwell etc
 * Barnwell: All Saints
 * Barnwell: St Andrew
 * Hemington: St Peter & St Paul
 * Luddington-in-the-Brook: St Margaret
 * Lutton: St Peter
 * Polebrook: All Saints
 * Thurning: St James the Great
 * Oundle etc
 * Benefield: St Mary the Virgin
 * Glapthorne: St Leonard
 * Oundle with Ashton: St Peter
 * King's Cliffe Benefice
 * Bulwick with Blatherwycke: St Nicholas
 * Collyweston: St Andrew
 * Easton-on-the-Hill: All Saints
 * King's Cliffe: All Saints
 * Laxton: All Saints
 * Warmington Benefice
 * Cotterstock: St Andrew
 * Fotheringhay: St Mary the Virgin & All Saints
 * Southwick: St Mary the Virgin
 * Tansor: St Mary
 * Warmington: St Mary the Blessed Virgin
 * Thrapston, Denford and Islip
 * Denford: Holy Trinity
 * Islip: St Nicholas
 * Thrapston: St James

Deanery of Peterborough

 * Barnack and District
 * Bainton: St Mary
 * Barnack with Ufford: St John the Baptist
 * Helpston: St Botolph
 * Wittering: All Saints
 * Bretton: The Holy Spirit
 * Church of the Holy Spirit, Bretton
 * Castor Benefice
 * Castor: St Kyneburgha
 * Marholm: St Mary the Virgin
 * Stibbington: St John the Baptist
 * Sutton: St Michael & All Angels
 * Upton: St John the Baptist
 * Water Newton: St Remigius
 * 9 Bridges Benefice
 * Etton: St Stephen
 * Glinton: St Benedict
 * Maxey: St Peter
 * Northborough: St Andrew
 * Peakirk: St Pega
 * Where City Meets Fen
 * Eye: St Matthew
 * Newborough: St Bartholomew
 * Thorney: St Mary & St Botolph (Thorney Abbey)
 * Longthorpe
 * Longthorpe: St Botolph
 * Paston
 * Paston: All Saints
 * Peterborough: All Saints
 * All Saints, Peterborough
 * Peterborough: Christ the Carpenter
 * Christ the Carpenter, Peterborough
 * Peterborough Parish Church
 * Peterborough: St John the Baptist
 * Peterborough: St Luke
 * Peterborough: St Jude
 * St Jude's, Peterborough
 * Peterborough: St Mark
 * St Mark's, Peterborough
 * Peterborough: St Mary
 * St Mary's, Peterborough
 * Peterborough: St Paul
 * St Paul's, Peterborough
 * Werrington Parish
 * Werrington: Emmanuel
 * Werrington: St John the Baptist

Deanery of Rutland

 * Oakham Team Ministry
 * Ashwell: St Mary
 * Braunston-in-Rutland: All Saints
 * Brooke: St Peter
 * Egleton: St Edmund
 * Hambleton: St Andrew
 * Langham: St Peter & St Paul
 * Market Overton: St Peter & St Paul
 * Oakham: All Saints
 * Teigh: Holy Trinity
 * Whissendine: St Andrew
 * Welland Fosse Group
 * Barrowden & Wakerley: St Peter
 * Duddington: St Mary
 * Morcott: St Mary the Virgin
 * South Luffenham: St Mary the Virgin
 * Tixover: St Luke
 * Uppingham Benefice
 * Belton-in-Rutland & Wardley: St Peter
 * Uppingham & Ayston: St Peter & St Paul
 * Lyddington Benefice
 * Bisbrooke: St John the Baptist
 * Caldecott: St John the Evangelist
 * Glaston: St Andrew
 * Harringworth: St John the Baptist
 * Lyddington: St Andrew
 * Seaton: All Hallows
 * Stoke Dry: St Andrew
 * Gwash & Glen Churches
 * Carlby: St Stephen
 * Essendine: St Mary Magdalene
 * Ryhall: St John the Evangelist
 * Cottesmore Benefice
 * Clipsham: St Mary
 * Cottesmore, Barrow & Burley: St Nicholas
 * Exton with Horn: St Peter & St Paul
 * Greetham: St Mary the Virgin
 * Stretton: St Nicholas
 * Thistleton: St Nicholas (chapel of ease)
 * Rutland Water Benefice
 * Edith Weston: St Mary the Virgin
 * Empingham: St Peter
 * Lyndon: St Martin
 * Manton: St Mary the Virgin
 * North Luffenham: St John the Baptist
 * Pilton: St Nicholas
 * Preston: St Peter & St Paul
 * Ridlington: St Mary Magdalene & St Andrew
 * Whitwell: St Michael & All Angels
 * Wing: St Peter & St Paul
 * Ketton and Tinwell
 * Ketton: St Mary the Virgin
 * Tinwell: All Saints
 * Great Casterton etc
 * Great Casterton: St Peter & St Paul
 * Little Casterton: All Saints
 * Pickworth: All Saints

Deanery of Towcester

 * Whittlewood Benefice
 * Abthorpe: St John the Baptist
 * Paulerspury: St James the Great
 * Silverstone: St Michael
 * Slapton: St Botolph
 * Whittlebury: St Mary
 * Lambfold Benefice
 * Adstone: All Saints
 * Blakesley: St Mary
 * Farthingstone: St Mary the Virgin
 * Litchborough: St Martin
 * Maidford: St Peter & St Paul
 * Grand Union Benefice
 * Alderton: St Margaret
 * Blisworth: St John the Baptist
 * Grafton Regis: St Mary
 * Milton Malsor: Holy Cross
 * Shutlanger: St Anne (chapel)
 * Stoke Bruerne: St Mary the Virgin
 * Collingtree (in process of being transferred to Greater Northampton deanery)
 * Collingtree: St Columba
 * Grange Park (LEP)
 * Grange Park Church
 * Salcey Benefice
 * Ashton: St Michael & All Angels
 * Courteenhall: St Peter & St Paul
 * Hartwell: St John the Baptist
 * Roade: St Mary the Virgin
 * Tove Benefice
 * Bradden: St Michael
 * Caldecote: St Augustine
 * Easton Neston: St Mary
 * Greens Norton: St Bartholomew
 * Towcester: St Lawrence
 * Amelcote Benefice
 * Cold Higham: St Luke
 * Gayton: St Mary
 * Pattishall: Holy Cross
 * Tiffield: St John the Baptist
 * South Cleley Benefice
 * Cosgrove: St Peter & St Paul
 * Potterspury with Furtho: St Nicholas
 * Wicken: St John the Evangelist
 * Yardley Gobion: St Leonard
 * Deanshanger and Passenham
 * Deanshanger: Holy Trinity
 * Passenham: St Guthlac

Deanery of Wellingborough

 * Bozeat etc
 * Bozeat: St Mary the Virgin
 * Easton Maudit: St Peter & St Paul
 * Strixton: St Romwald
 * Wollaston: St Mary
 * Wymersley Benefice
 * Brafield-on-the-Green: St Laurence
 * Cogenhoe: St Peter
 * Great Houghton: St Mary the Virgin
 * Little Houghton: St Mary the Virgin
 * Yardley Hastings Benefice
 * Castle Ashby: St Mary Magdalene
 * Denton: St Margaret
 * Grendon: St Mary
 * Whiston: St Mary the Virgin
 * Yardley Hastings: St Andrew
 * Earls Barton
 * Earls Barton: All Saints
 * Great Doddington, Wilby and Ecton
 * Ecton: St Mary Magdalene
 * Great Doddington: St Nicholas
 * Wilby: St Mary the Virgin
 * 5 Churches Benefice
 * Great Harrowden: All Saints
 * Isham: St Peter
 * Little Harrowden: St Mary the Virgin
 * Orlingbury: St Mary
 * Pytchley: All Saints
 * Mears Ashby Group
 * Hardwick: St Leonard
 * Mears Ashby: All Saints
 * Overstone: St Nicholas
 * Sywell: St Peter & St Paul
 * Irchester
 * Irchester: St Katharine
 * Wellingborough All Saints with All Hallows
 * Wellingborough: All Hallows
 * Wellingborough: All Saints
 * Wellingborough: Gleneagles
 * Gleneagles Anglican Church
 * Wellingborough St Andrew & St Barnabas
 * Wellingborough: St Andrew
 * Wellingborough: St Barnabas
 * Wellingborough: St Mark
 * St Mark's, Wellingborough
 * Wellingborough: St Mary the Virgin
 * St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough

Closed and former churches

 * All Saints Church, Aldwincle (closed 1976)
 * St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ayston (closed 2012)
 * Barrow Chapel, Barrow, Rutland
 * Holy Trinity Church, Blatherwycke (closed 1976)
 * Holy Cross Church, Burley (closed 1976)
 * St Mary, Canons Ashby, owned by the National Trust
 * Catesby Old Church (abandoned 16th century)
 * St Andrew's, Clay Coton (closed 1950s, now converted into a private house)
 * The Epiphany, Corby (closed 2011, now a gym)
 * The Kingswood Church, Corby (closure date unknown)
 * St Andrew's Church, Cranford St Andrew (closed c. 1996)
 * St James, Daventry (built 1839; closed 1962)
 * St Peter's Church, Deene
 * St Barnabas Mission Church, New Duston
 * St Denis, Faxton (closed 1939)
 * St Bartholomew's Church, Furtho (closed 1989)
 * St Helen's, Glendon (closed c. 1500)
 * All Saints Church, Holdenby (closed 1972)
 * All Saints' Church, Horn (closed 15th century)
 * St Mary Magdalene, Horton (closed 2012)
 * St Peter's, Little Oakley (closed 1977)
 * St Matthew's Church, Normanton (closed 1970)
 * St Andrew's, Northampton (demolished 1970s)
 * St Bartholomew or St Lawrence, Northampton (closed c. 1520)
 * St Edmund's, Northampton (medieval) (closed 15th century)
 * St Edmund's, Northampton (Victorian) (demolished c. 1980)
 * St Gabriel's, Northampton (closed 1925)
 * St Katherine's, Northampton (demolished 1950)
 * St Lawrence the Martyr, Northampton (closed second half of 20th century)
 * St Paul's, Semilong, Northampton (closed second half of 20th century)
 * St Peter's Church, Northampton (closed 1995)
 * All Saints, Orton (closed 1966)
 * St John the Baptist, Plumpton
 * St Peter and St Paul's Church, Preston Deanery (closed 1972)
 * Stuchbury Church (destroyed 16th century)
 * St Peter's Church, Tickencote (worship ceased 2019)
 * St Andrew's, Ufford (closed 2014)
 * St Michael's Church, Upton (closed 1981)
 * St John the Baptist's Church, Wakerley (closed 1972)
 * St Botolph's Church, Wardley (closed 2010)

Dedications
St Mary [the Virgin] 66 – All Saints/All Hallows 48 – SS Peter & Paul 27 – St John the Baptist 25 – St Peter 24 – St Andrew 22 – St Michael [& All Angels] 17 – St Nicholas 12 – St James [the Apostle/Great] 11 – Holy Trinity 7 – St Leonard 7 – St Mary Magdalene 7 – St Botolph 6 – St Lawrence 6 – St John the Evangelist 5 – St Luke 5 – Holy Cross 4 – St Margaret [of Antioch] 4 – St Mary & All Saints 4 – St Denys 3 – St Edmund [King & Martyr] 3 – St Helen 3 – St Mark 3 – St Martin 3 – St Augustine 2 – St Bartholomew 2 – St Benedict 2 – St Catherine 2 – Emmanuel 2 – St George [the Martyr] 2 – St Giles 2 – St Matthew 2 – St Romwald/Rumbald 2 – St Stephen 2 – St Alban [the Martyr] 1 – St Anne 1 – St Barnabas 1 – Christ Church 1 – Christ the Carpenter 1 – Christ the King 1 – St Columba 1 – St Columba & the Northern Saints 1 – St David 1 – St Etheldreda 1 – St Faith 1 – St Francis 1 – Grace Church 1 – St Guthlac 1 – Holy Sepulchre 1 – Holy Spirit 1 – St James the Less 1 – St Jude 1 – St Kyneburgha 1 – SS Mary & Botolph 1 – SS Mary & Edmund 1 – SS Mary & John 1 – SS Mary & Leodegarius 1 – SS Mary & Peter 1 – SS Mary Magdalene & Andrew 1 – Nativity of St Mary 1 – St Paul 1 – SS Peter & Andrew 1 – SS Peter, Paul & Andrew 1 – St Pega 1 – St Remigius 1 – No dedication 7