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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.

Bishops

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  • –1917: William Troughton
  • 1927–1958: Frank Vaughan
  • 1958–1967: Thomas Cameron
  • 1967–1973: James Burrell
  • 1973–1998: Cyril Milner
  • 1999–2003: Arthur Bentley-Taylor
  • 2003–2006: John McLean
  • 2006–present: John Fenwick

Churches

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Church Location Founded Link Minister Notes
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 2022 Karim Novi Services in Farsi
York Anglican Church York, Yorkshire 2023 [4]

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Matthew Firth

Associate Congregations

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Church Location Founded Link Minister Notes
Good Shepherd and St Tudwal North Wales Gareth Parry, Ronald Evans
St Alban the Martyr Salford Charles Johnson

Cells

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Church Location Founded Link Minister Notes
Community of St Monan St Andrews 2024 [6] Aaron Pelot, Samuel Ivey

References

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  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.