Northern Diocese (Free Church of England)

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The Northern Diocese of the Free Church of England, is a Free Church of England and a Reformed Episcopal Church diocese which covers the northern portion of the British Isles. The Southern Diocese covers the southern half of England.

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Bishops

Churches

ChurchLocationFoundedLinkMinisterNotes
St George, Mill Hill Blackburn, Lancashire 1907 [1]

Vacant

Emmanuel, Morecambe Morecambe, Lancashire 1886
Holy Trinity, Oswaldtwistle Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire 1870 [2] [ better source needed ]

Anthony Ford

St John, Tottington Tottington, Greater Manchester 1853

Vacant

Christ Church, Liscard Liscard, Merseyside 1880

Stephen Taylor

St Barnabas, Isle of Man Douglas, Isle of Man 2016 [3]

Werner Alberts

Joined FCE 2020. Meets in Jim Crosbie Memorial Hall, Derby Road, Douglas. IM2 3EN
St Abdias of Susa, Sheffield Sheffield 2022Karim NoviServices in Farsi
York Anglican Church York, Yorkshire 2023 [4]

[5]

Matthew Firth

Associate Congregations

ChurchLocationFoundedLinkMinisterNotes
Good Shepherd and St Tudwal North Wales Gareth Parry, Ronald Evans
St Alban the Martyr Salford Charles Johnson

Cells

ChurchLocationFoundedLinkMinisterNotes
Community of St Monan St Andrews 2024 [6] Aaron Pelot, Samuel Ivey

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References

  1. "St George". stgeorgesblackburn.org.uk.
  2. "Holy Trinity Oswaldtwistle". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. "Saint Barnabas Church". www.barnabas.im.
  4. "York Anglican Church". x.com/YorkAnglican.
  5. "Christianity Today". www.christiantoday.com/article/free.church.of.england.expands.mission.efforts.with.northern.church.planting.appointment/140091.htm. 17 April 2023.
  6. "St Monan". x.com/StMonan.