Diocese of Truro
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| Province | Canterbury | |
|---|---|---|
| Diocesan bishop | Bishop of Truro | |
| Cathedral | Truro Cathedral | |
| Archdeaconries | Bodmin, Cornwall | |
| Suffragan bishop(s) | unknown | |
| Parishes | 225 | |
| Churches | 315 | |
| Diocesan website | ||
The Diocese of Truro forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
Its area is that of the county of Cornwall including the Isles of Scilly.
It was formed on December 15, 1876 from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the Diocese of Exeter, it is thus one of the younger dioceses.[1]
However,the Christian faith has been alive in the region since at least the fourth century AD - more than 100 years before there was an Archbishop of Canterbury.
Many of the communities in the diocese, as well as the parish churches, bear a Celtic saint's name, which is a reminder of the links with other Celtic countries, especially Ireland, Wales, and above all Brittany.
The Diocese of Truro is involved directly and indirectly through its Board of Social Responsibility and in the life of its parishes in tackling some of the economic problems that Cornwall is wrestling with and works closely with statutory and voluntary agencies.
There are 313 church buildings - visible signs of the involvement and commitment to serve Cornwall.
The diocese is divided into two Archdeaconries:
- the Archdeaconry of Bodmin
- the Archdeaconry of Cornwall
- includes Deaneries of St Austell, Carnmarth North, Carnmarth South,, Kerrier, Penwith, Powder and Pydar
In 2003, a campaign group was formed called Fry an Spyrys (free the spirit in Cornish) [1]. It is dedicated to disestablishing the Church of England in Cornwall, and to reconstituting the Diocese of Truro as an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. Its chairman is Dr Garry Tregidga of the Institute of Cornish Studies.
On the other hand, there has also been discussion lately within the Church of England that it might eventually be necessary to merge the Diocese back into the Diocese of Exeter for budgetary reasons.
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- ^ London Gazette. December 15, 1876.
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