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{{Short description|Diocese of the Church of England}}
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{{Infobox diocese
| image = Diocese of Guildford logo.jpg
| jurisdiction     = Diocese
| name             = Guildford
| latin            = Dioecesis Guildfordiensis
| coat             = Diocese of Guildford arms.svg
| coat_size        = 150px
| flag             = Flag of the Diocese of Guildford.svg
| flag_size        = 150px
| province         = [[Province of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
| parishes         = 160
| churches         = 217
| bishop           = [[Andrew Watson (bishop)|Andrew Watson]], [[Bishop of Guildford]]
| cathedral        = [[Guildford Cathedral]]
| language         = [[English language|English]]
| archdeaconries   = Dorking<br />Surrey
| suffragan        = [[Paul Davies (bishop)|Paul Davies]], [[Bishop of Dorking]]
| archdeacons      = [[Martin Breadmore]], [[Archdeacon of Dorking]]<br />[[Catharine Mabuza]], [[Archdeacon of Surrey]]
| website          = [http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/ cofeguildford.org.uk]
}}
[[File:Guildford & Cathedral of Surrey.JPG|thumb|278px|Guildford Cathedral]]
The '''Diocese of Guildford''' is a [[Church of England]] [[diocese]] covering eight and half of the eleven districts in [[Surrey]], much of north-east [[Hampshire]] and a [[parish]] in [[Greater London]]. The cathedral is [[Guildford Cathedral]] and the bishop is the [[Bishop of Guildford]]. Of the two provinces of the church, it is in the [[Province of Canterbury]].

==History==
The diocese was formed on 1 May 1927<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33269 |date=26 April 1927 |page=2672 }}</ref> from part of the [[Diocese of Winchester]].<ref name=h>[http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/html/history2.shtml History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231193943/http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/html/history2.shtml |date=2005-12-31 }} The Church of England: Diocese of Guildford.  Retrieved 28 October 2013</ref>

==Organisation==
Of the eleven secular districts of [[Surrey]], eight and a half are in the diocese. The excluded parts are: [[Borough of Spelthorne|Spelthorne]], part of the [[Diocese of London]]; [[Tandridge District|Tandridge]]; and the Redhill and Reigate half of [[Reigate and Banstead]] both in the [[Anglican Diocese of Southwark|Diocese of Southwark]].

[[Rushmoor]] district in [[Hampshire]] and the eastern belt of [[Hart District]] are in the diocese, the belt being three-church [[Fleet, Hampshire|Fleet]], Crookham (comprising [[Church Crookham]] & [[Crookham Village]]), [[Cove, Hampshire|Cove]], [[Minley]], [[Hawley, Hampshire|Hawley (which includes Blackwater)]] and ''Crondall & [[Ewshot]]'' church parishes.

Part of [[Rowledge]] church parish is in East Hampshire district rather than Surrey. [[Chessington]] (in [[Greater London]]) is in the diocese.<ref>[http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/parish-life/parishes/#dn_01 Parishes and Deaneries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814105343/http://cofeguildford.org.uk/parish-life/parishes/#dn_01 |date=14 August 2013 }} Diocese of Guildford.  Retrieved 28 October 2013</ref>

===Bishops===
The diocesan [[Bishop of Guildford]] (Andrew Watson) is assisted by the [[Bishop of Dorking|Bishop suffragan of Dorking]] ([[Paul Davies (bishop)|Paul Davies]]). The suffragan see of Dorking was re-created in 1968, having briefly existed in the Diocese of Winchester from 1905 to 1909.<ref name=h/> The diocese usually operates an informal area scheme in which the diocesan bishop mostly oversees Surrey archdeaconry and the suffragan Dorking, dividing the episcopal workload between the western and eastern parts of the diocese respectively, and each to work with an archdeacon as well as the administrative staff. [[Alternative episcopal oversight]] (for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of priests who are women) is provided by the [[provincial episcopal visitor]], [[Norman Banks (bishop)|Norman Banks]], [[Bishop of Richborough|Bishop suffragan of Richborough]], who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese in order to facilitate his work there.

There are also two former bishops living in the diocese who are licensed as [[honorary assistant bishop]]s:
*2006–present: [[Michael Baughen]], retired [[Bishop of Chester]], lives in [[Godalming]].<ref>{{Crockford
| surname = Baughen
| forenames = Michael Alfred
| id = 10802
| accessed = 18 June 2016
}}</ref>
*2009–present: [[Christopher Herbert]], retired diocesan [[Bishop of St Albans]], lives in [[Wrecclesham]] and is also licensed in [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]] and [[Diocese of Chichester|Chichester]] dioceses.<ref>{{Crockford
| surname = Herbert
| forenames = Christopher William
| id = 42351
| accessed = 18 June 2016
}}</ref>

===Archdeaconries===
*'''Archdeaconry of Surrey''' (established 12th century){{snd}}[[Archdeacon of Surrey]]: [[Catharine Mabuza]]; generally overseen by the diocesan [[Bishop of Guildford]]
**includes Deaneries of [[Aldershot]], [[Cranleigh]], [[Farnham]], [[Godalming]], [[Guildford]] and [[Surrey Heath]]
*'''Archdeaconry of Dorking''' (established 1928){{snd}}[[Archdeacon of Dorking]]: [[Martin Breadmore]]; generally overseen by the [[Bishop of Dorking|Bishop suffragan of Dorking]]
**includes [[dean (religion)|Deaneries]] of [[Dorking]], [[Borough of Elmbridge|Emly]], [[Epsom]], [[Leatherhead]], [[Runnymede (borough)|Runnymede]], [[Woking]]
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| image = Crondall Hundred parishes and modern ecclesiastical.jpg
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| image-left = -180 
| image-top = -50
| width =  250
| height =  320
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| caption = In the far west of the diocese is a church-rich zone from Aldershot to Minley that has chiefly evolved from four original church parishes (bold). The diocese takes in three of those, still under the same parish names yet today reduced in size due to subdivision, nine of ten additional later church parishes shown; each with one core church and also (at present) six supplemental C of E churches.
}}

==Publications and work==
===Charitable work===
Around 90 Church schools are financially linked to the Diocese of Guildford, including two Secondary schools.

The Bishop of Guildford's Foundation supports faith-linked projects and groups that respond to local needs and help build stronger communities. It expresses a sense of communal solidarity with people in need and provides a mechanism for wealthier parishes and church members to channel support to needier groups. Grants are made to a wide variety of causes, including charities working with people who have disabilities, family support projects, youth and children's workers, organisations developing employment for vulnerable people, community organisations, projects for the homeless, school healthy breakfast clubs restricted to the most disadvantaged or troubled families, the Guildford Street Angels team, a less mobile elderly group in [[Box Hill, Surrey|Box Hill]], and play activities and facilities for children in two of the neediest housing estates.<ref>[http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/diocesan-life/stories-about-our-work/ Stories About Our Work] Diocese of Guildford</ref>

===Special ministries===
Typically non-parochial ministry in the working hours of local priests, chaplains are appointed to 14 schools, to 10 [[Further education#England|further education colleges]]/universities, 23 hospitals and homes, the four prisons, Guildford and Woking town centres, Community of St Peter and Acorn Christian foundation, to the Ambulance Service.  The diocese subsidises a [[British Sign Language|BSL]] qualified Chaplain Among Deaf People.<ref>[http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/diocesan-life/chaplaincies-and-special-ministries/ Stories About Our Work] Diocese of Guildford</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*[http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/statistics/churchstatistics2002 Church of England Statistics 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203171913/http://www.cofe.anglican.org/info/statistics/churchstatistics2002 |date=3 February 2007 }}

==External links==
*[http://www.guildford.anglican.org/ Diocese of Guildford]

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