Diocese of Hereford

Diocese of Hereford Dioecesis Herefordiensis
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Location
Ecclesiastical province	Canterbury
Archdeaconries	Hereford, Ludlow
Statistics
Parishes	338[1]
Churches	402[1]
Information
Cathedral	Hereford Cathedral
Language	English
Current leadership
Bishop	Richard Jackson
Archdeacons	Derek Chedzey, Archdeacon of Hereford Fiona Gibson, Archdeacon of Ludlow
Website
hereford.anglican.org

The Diocese of Hereford is a Church of England diocese based in Hereford, covering Herefordshire, southern Shropshire and a few parishes within Worcestershire in England, and a few parishes within Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. The cathedral is Hereford Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Hereford. The diocese is one of the oldest in England (created in 676 and based on the minor sub-kingdom of the Magonsæte) and is part of the Province of Canterbury.