Diocese of Bradford

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53°47′46″N 1°44′49″W / 53.796°N 1.747°W / 53.796; -1.747

Diocese of Bradford
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceYork
ArchdeaconriesBradford, Craven
Statistics
Parishes133
Churches167
Information
CathedralBradford Cathedral
Current leadership
BishopBishop of Bradford (Vacant)
Website
www.bradford.anglican.org

The Diocese of Bradford is a Church of England diocese within the Province of York. The Diocese covers the area of the City of Bradford, Craven district and the former Sedbergh Rural District now in Cumbria.

The seat of the episcopal see is Bradford Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Bradford.

The diocese was founded in 1920, from part of the Diocese of Ripon. The church of Saint Peter was elevated to cathedral status in 1919.

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