Diocese of Chichester

50°50′11″N 0°46′51″W / 50.8363°N 0.7808°W / 50.8363; -0.7808

Diocese of Chichester Dioecesis Cicestrensis
Nave of Chichester Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Ecclesiastical province	Canterbury
Archdeaconries	Chichester, Horsham, Hastings, Brighton & Lewes
Statistics
Parishes	365
Churches	500
Information
Cathedral	Chichester Cathedral (1075–present) Selsey Abbey (681–1075)
Language	English
Current leadership
Bishop	Martin Warner
Suffragans	Ruth Bushyager, Bishop of Horsham Will Hazlewood, Bishop of Lewes
Archdeacons	Martin Lloyd Williams, Archdeacon of Brighton & Lewes Edward Dowler, Archdeacon of Hastings Luke Irvine-Capel, Archdeacon of Chichester Angela Martin, Archdeacon of Horsham
Website
chichester.anglican.org

The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Chichester. The diocese is in the Province of Canterbury.