| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Southwell and Nottingham | |
| Province: | York |
| Parishes: | 266 |
| Churches: | 313 |
| Bishop: | Paul Williams, Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham |
| Cathedral: | Southwell Minster |
| Archdeaconries: | Newark, Nottingham |
| Suffragan: | Andy Emerton, Bishop of Sherwood |
| Archdeacons: | Phil Williams, Archdeacon of Nottingham Tors Ramsey, Archdeacon of Newark |
| Established: | 5 February 1884 |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Southwellensis et Nottinghamensis |
| Coat: | Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham arms.svg |
| Coat Size: | 150px |
| Flag: | Flag of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.svg |
| Flag Size: | 150px |
| Country: | England |
| Headquarters: | Southwell |
| Denomination: | Church of England |
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is bordered by the dioceses of Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Sheffield. The cathedral, Southwell Minster, is in the town of Southwell, 15 miles (24 km) north of Nottingham.
Until 2005 the diocese was named simply Southwell, but in February the diocesan synod requested a change of name, which was approved by the General Synod of the Church of England in July and by the Privy Council on 15 November 2005.[1]
The present territory of the diocese was originally the Archdeaconry of Nottingham in the Diocese of York, before it was moved in 1837 to the Diocese of Lincoln (so switching from the Province of York to the Province of Canterbury). On 5 February 1884 it was taken from Lincoln and united with the archdeaconry of Derby (covering, roughly, Derbyshire), which was taken from the Diocese of Lichfield. The two then formed a new Diocese of Southwell, which covered Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. The Diocese of Derby became separate on 7 July 1927; Southwell and Nottingham is once again in the Province of York (since 25 October 1935, according to the Diocese of Southwell (Transfer) Measure, 1935).[2]
The diocesan bishop is Paul Williams, assisted by Andy Emerton, the Bishop suffragan of Sherwood, whose See of Sherwood was created in 1965. Alternative episcopal oversight (for the few parishes in the diocese which do not receive the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by a provincial episcopal visitor (PEV), the Bishop suffragan of Beverley, Stephen Race. He is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese.
Today the bishop's residence and office, the diocesan offices and the cathedral all remain in Southwell.
| Diocese | Archdeaconries | Rural Deaneries |
|---|---|---|
| Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham | Archdeaconry of Nottingham | Deanery of East Bingham |
| Deanery of Gedling | ||
| Deanery of Nottingham North | ||
| Deanery of Nottingham South | ||
| Deanery of West Bingham | ||
| Archdeaconry of Newark | Deanery of Bassetlaw and Bawtry | |
| Deanery of Mansfield | ||
| Deanery of Newark and Southwell | ||
| Deanery of Newstead |
Closed churches are listed in italics.
| Place | Church | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annesley | 1874 | ||
| Annesley | All Saints Old Church | 1940s | |
| Annesley Woodhouse | St John the Evangelist | ||
| Arnold | |||
| Arnold | Emmanuel, Church View Close, Warren Hill | ||
| Askham | |||
| Aslockton | 1892 | ||
| Aspley | 1936 | ||
| Attenborough | |||
| Auckley | St Saviour | ||
| Austerfield | St Helena, High Street | ||
| Averham | |||
| Awsworth | St Peter, Main Street | ||
| Babworth | |||
| Balderton | |||
| Barnby in the Willows | |||
| St Mary | 1857 | ||
| Barton in Fabis | |||
| Basford | 1905 | ||
| Basford | St Augustine | 1877 | 1989 |
| Basford | |||
| Bawtry | St Nicholas, Church Street | ||
| Beckingham | |||
| Beeston | St John the Baptist, Church Street | ||
| Besthorpe | 1844 | ||
| Bestwood | St Matthew-on-the-Hill, Padstow Road, Bestwood Estate | ||
| Bestwood | St Mark, School Walk, Bestwood Village | ||
| Bestwood | Rise Park Church-Ang/Meth LEP, Revelstoke Way | ||
| Bestwood | Park Church Ang/Meth LEP | ||
| Bestwood | St Philip, Knight's Close Top Valley | ||
| Bilborough | St Martin of Tours, St Martin's Road | ||
| Bilborough | St John the Baptist, Graylands Road | ||
| Bilsthorpe | St Margaret, Church Hill | ||
| Bingham | |||
| Bleasby | |||
| Blidworth | |||
| Blyth | |||
| Bole | |||
| Bothamsall | 1845 | ||
| Boughton | 1868 | ||
| Church Room, Main Street | |||
| 1861 | |||
| St James the Great, Church Lane | |||
| Broughton Sulney (Upper Broughton) | |||
| St Martha the Housewife | |||
| 1862 | |||
| 1885 | |||
| St John the Baptist, Oakdale Road | |||
| 1891 | |||
| 1851 | |||
| 1843 | |||
| 1900 | |||
| 1903 | |||
| 1856 | |||
| St Francis, South Church Drive | |||
| Clifton Village | |||
| All Saints, Fourth Avenue | |||
| 1867 | |||
| 1892 | |||
| St John the Baptist | |||
| Holy Trinity | |||
| 1896 | |||
| St Timothy's Church Centre | |||
| St Mary | |||
| 1860 | |||
| 1860 | |||
| Holy Trinity and St Oswald, Rectory Lane | |||
| St Peter | 2009 | ||
| St Peter's Church, Flawford | 1718 | ||
| St Gregory's Church, Fledborough | |||
| St Augustine of Canterbury | |||
| 1911 | |||
| Gamston and Bridgford | St Luke, Leahurst Road | ||
| All Hallows | |||
| 1882 | |||
| St John the Baptist | |||
| 1877 | |||
| All Saints | |||
| Headon-cum-Upton | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1877 | |||
| 1956 | |||
| St Mary Magdalene, Market Place | |||
| 1903 | |||
| 1844 | 1994 | ||
| 1898 | |||
| Inham Nook (Chilwell) | 1957 | ||
| St Mary, Church Lane | |||
| St Mary | |||
| Holy Trinity, Church Hill | |||
| St Winifred, Kegworth Road | |||
| 1793 | |||
| 1903 | |||
| 1907 | |||
| All Hallows, Pierrepont Road | |||
| Ladybrook (Mansfield) | St Mary the Virgin, Bancroft Lane | ||
| St Peter | |||
| 1928 | |||
| 1842 | |||
| 1938 | |||
| St Michael, Church Lane | |||
| St Augustine, Abbott Road | |||
| 1856 | |||
| St Lawrence, Skerry Hill/Pecks Hill | |||
| 1897 | |||
| Mansfield Woodhouse | |||
| Markham Clinton (West Markham) | |||
| All Saints, Retford Road | |||
| St John the Baptist, Church Street | |||
| 1860 | |||
| 1756 | |||
| St George, Victoria Road | |||
| St Augustine, Gawthorne Street, Sherwood Rise | |||
| 1956 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| St Mary | |||
| Newstead | St Mary the Virgin, Village Street | ||
| North and South Wheatley | St Helen's | 1883 | |
| North and South Wheatley | |||
| Norton and Cuckney | |||
| All Saints, Raleigh Street | 1864 | ||
| Emmanuel Church, Woodborough Road | 1883 | 1972 | |
| Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square | 1841 | 1958 | |
| 1871 | |||
| St Ann's Church, St Ann's Well Road | 1864 | 1971 | |
| 1974 | |||
| St Bartholomew's Church, Blue Bell Hill Road | 1894 | 1971 | |
| St Catharine, St Ann's Well Road | 1896 | 2003 | |
| 1888 | |||
| St Faith's Church, Bathley Street, Nottingham | 1915 | 1981 | |
| St James' Church, Standard Hill | 1809 | 1933 | |
| St John the Baptist, Canal Street | 1844 | 1941 | |
| 1877 | |||
| St Luke's Church, Carlton Road | 1863 | 1924 | |
| St Mark's Church, Huntingdon Street | 1856 | 1958 | |
| St Mary the Virgin, High Pavement | |||
| St Matthew's Church, Talbot Street | 1853 | 1956 | |
| St Nicholas, Maid Marian Way | 1678 | ||
| St Paul's Church, George Street | 1822 | 1924 | |
| St Peter with St James, St Peter's Gate | |||
| St Philip's Church, Pennyfoot Street | 1879 | 1963 | |
| 1864 | |||
| St Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill | 1859 | 1896 | |
| St Thomas's Church, Nottingham | 1873 | 1926 | |
| 1900 | |||
| 1790 | |||
| St Mary | |||
| St James, Off Main Street | |||
| St John the Evangelist | |||
| Pleasley Hill | St Barnabas, Bagshaw Street | ||
| Pleasley Vale | |||
| St James, Marshall Hill Drive, Mapperley | |||
| 1880 | |||
| All Souls, Ilkeston Road | |||
| Christchurch, Ilkeston Road | 1847 | 1950 | |
| St Michael and All Angels, Hartley Road/Alfreton Road | 1889 | 1975 | |
| 1812 | |||
| St Simon and St Jude | |||
| All Saints, Torksey Street | |||
| St Martin, Blyth Road, Chapel of Ease | |||
| St Barnabas, North Road | |||
| St Peter, Sheepwalk Lane | |||
| 1773 | |||
| St Peter in the Rushes | Medieval | 1770 | |
| St Alban, London Road | |||
| 1829 | |||
| Rolleston | |||
| 1888 | |||
| St John | |||
| Selston | |||
| St Mary and All Saints, Main Street | |||
| 1932 | |||
| St Peter, Church Street | |||
| St Alban's Church, Sneinton, Bond Street | 1887 | 2003 | |
| 1910 | |||
| 1935 | |||
| St Matthias' Church, St Matthias Road | 1868 | 2007 | |
| South Clifton | St George the Martyr | ||
| St Helena | |||
| 1846 | |||
| Stanton on the Hill | |||
| St Andrew, Antill Street | To be converted into flats, previously the Haven Church[3] | ||
| St Mary | |||
| St Luke | 1844 | ||
| St Peter | |||
| St Anne, St Anne's Lane, Sutton | |||
| Sutton Bonington | St Michael, Main Street, Bonington | ||
| St Michael and All Angels, Outram Street | |||
| All Saints | |||
| St Peter, High Road | |||
| St John the Baptist | |||
| 1890 | |||
| see Church Warsop and Sookholme | |||
| College Chapel | |||
| 1722 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| St Paul, Boundary Road | |||
| 1888 | |||
| St Leonard, Wollaton Road | |||
| Wollaton Park | 1939 | ||
| St Mark, De Vere Gardens | |||
| Christchurch Centre, Thievesdale Close | |||
| 1911 | |||
| 1869 | |||
| St Paul, Pelham Street | |||
| Worksop Priory (St Mary & St Cuthbert, Priorswell Road) | |||