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The Diocese of Winchester forms part of the Province of Canterbury of the Church of England. Founded in 676, it is one of the oldest and largest of the dioceses in England. ==Territory== The area of the diocese incorporates the majority of the county of Hampshire, including the city of Southampton, with the following exceptions: *the south-eastern quarter of the county (which together with the Isle of Wight constitutes the Diocese of Portsmouth) *an area in the north-east (belonging to the Diocese of Guildford) *a small area in the west (Diocese of Salisbury) *one parish in the north (Diocese of Oxford) Outside Hampshire the diocese includes an area of eastern Dorset. The diocese is divided into two geographical Archdeaconries: *the Archdeaconry of Winchester comprises the Deaneries of Andover, Whitchurch, Basingstoke, Odiham, Winchester, Alresford and Alton. *the Archdeaconry of Bournemouth comprises the Deaneries of Romsey, Eastleigh, Southampton, Lyndhurst, Christchurch and Bournemouth. Additionally, it was announced on 6 April 2014 that Paul Moore had been appointed to the new role of "Archdeacon for Mission Development"; Moore will have no geographical archdeaconry but will instead lead the diocese in developing mission.〔(Diocese of Winchester – New Archdeacon for Diocese to Focus on Mission ) (Accessed 11 April 2014)〕 The diocese historically covered a much larger area, originally including the greater part of south-eastern England. In the most recent major diocesan boundary changes in 1927, the Archdeaconry of Surrey was removed to form the new Diocese of Guildford, and south-eastern Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to form the Diocese of Portsmouth. The Bishop of Winchester is ''ex officio'' a Lord Spiritual of the Westminster Parliament, one of only five prelates of the Churchof England with such automatic entitlement. The bishop is also Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, that office having been held by every Bishop of Winchester since the Order was created. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diocese of Winchester」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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