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The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering the historic county of Northumberland (and therefore including the part of Tyne and Wear north of the River Tyne), as well as the area of Alston Moor in Cumbria (historic Cumberland).
The modern Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle comprises the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and County Durham. In this respect, it comprises three cities: Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham and Sunderland. In 2005 Bishop Dunn reorganised the structure of the diocese and curia. He introduced five episcopal areas.
The present diocese covers an area of 7,700 km 2 of the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and that part of Cleveland which is north of the River Tees.The see is in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, which was consecrated on 21 August 1860.
The bishop's residence is Bishop's House, Gosforth — not far north of Newcastle city centre. [1] The office has existed since the founding of the diocese in 1882 under Queen Victoria by division of the diocese of Durham. Helen-Ann Hartley became diocesan Bishop of Newcastle on 3 February 2023, the confirmation of her election. [2]
The Catholic dioceses in Great Britain are organised by two separate hierarchies: the Catholic Church in England and Wales, and the Catholic Church in Scotland.Within Great Britain, the Catholic Church in England and Wales has five provinces, subdivided into 21 dioceses, and the Catholic Church in Scotland has two provinces, subdivided into 8 dioceses.
The archdeaconry was formed by Order in Council on 2 September 1842 from part of the Diocese of Durham archdeaconry of Northumberland; [1] on 23 May 1882, the Diocese of Newcastle was created from those two archdeaconries.
Church of England schools in the Diocese of Newcastle (3 C) Pages in category "Diocese of Newcastle" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
A choir comprising members of King's College, later Newcastle University, always sang at the University Carol Service in December and occasionally for funerals of members of staff of the University. St Thomas' launched in October 2019 as the Resource Church for the Diocese of Newcastle.