Diocese of Clifton

Location

The Diocese of Clifton covers the City and County of Bristol and the civil counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath & North East Somerset, an area of 4,215 square miles. Practically the Diocese stretches from Stow in the Wold in the north to Minehead & Watchet in the South. The most westerly parishes are in the Forest of Dean, while Marlborough near Swindon is one of the most southerly parishes.

The City of Bristol, of which Clifton is a suburb, is the largest centre of population within the Diocese. Swindon is the next biggest population centre. Other well known cities and towns in the diocese include Bath, Wells, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Salisbury, Taunton and Weston-Super-Mare.

Statistics

The Diocese has 107 Parishes, or the equivalent, in the Diocese. Many of the parishes have Chapels-of-Ease or other Mass Centres attached adding a total of 99 chapels to the 107 parishes' churches. These parishes are run by a mixture of Diocesan priests and priests who belong to Religious Orders such as the Benedictines, Franciscans and others.

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