The Diocese of Ely is a

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diocese in the

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. It is headed by the

Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary (officer), ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire (with the exception of the Soke of Peterborough), together with ...

, who sits at

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in Ely. There is one suffragan (subordinate) bishop, the Bishop of

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...

. The diocese now covers the modern ceremonial county of

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfor ...

(excluding the

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) and western

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. The diocese was created in 1109 out of part of the

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. The diocese is ancient, and the area of Ely was part of the patrimony of Saint Etheldreda. A religious house was founded in the city in 673. After her death in 679 she was buried outside the church, and her remains were later reburied inside, the foundress being commemorated as a great Anglian saint. The diocese has had its boundaries altered various times. From an original diocese covering the historic county of Cambridgeshire and the

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, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire were added in 1837 from the

, as was the

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archdeaconry in

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

from the

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. In 1914 Bedfordshire became part of the

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, and western Suffolk became part of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, whilst Ely took a western part of the Diocese of Norwich. Peterborough remains the seat of the Diocese of Peterborough. Today the diocese covers an area of . It has a population of 705,000 and comprises 209 benefices, 303 parishes and 335 churches with 145 stipendiary parochial clergy.

Bishops

The diocesan

(vacant) is assisted by a Bishop suffragan of Huntingdon ( Dagmar Winter). There are also four retired bishops living in the diocese who are licensed as

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s: *2011–present:

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. Former Area

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. At present, he is a parish priest in the

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and former

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Graeme Knowles lives in

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(in neighbouring Eds & Ips diocese.) *2013–present: John Flack, retired Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome & Archbishop's Representative to the

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and former Bishop of Huntingdon, lives in

Whittlesey Whittlesey (also Whittlesea) is a market town and civil parish in the Fenland District, Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. Whittlesey is east of Peterborough. The population of the parish was 17,667 at the 2021 Census. Toponymy W ...

. *2020–present:

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, former

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(for parishes in the diocese which reject the ministry of women priests and bishops) is provided by the

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, Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough, who is licensed as an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese to facilitate his work there. The

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has also been commissioned as assistant bishop in the diocese so that he can exercise pastoral care in several old

Huntingdonshire Huntingdonshire (; abbreviated Hunts) is a local government district in Cambridgeshire, England, which was historically a county in its own right. It borders Peterborough to the north, Fenland to the north-east, East Cambridgeshire to the e ...

parishes now within the

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unitary authority: including Stanground, Orton, Woodston, Yaxley and

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Archdeaconries and deaneries

The archdeaconry of Wisbech was active from 1915 to 2005. The following changes to deaneries have taken place: * the deaneries of Fordham and Quy merged in 2002 to form the deanery of Fordham and Quy * the deaneries of Wisbech and Lynn Marshland merged in 2002 to form the deanery of Wisbech Lynn Marshland * the deaneries of Fincham and Feltwell were merged in 2004 to form the deanery of Fincham and Feltwell. *the deaneries of Shelford and Linton were merged in 2009 to form the deanery of Granta. *the deanery of Cambridge was split in 2006 into the deaneries of Cambridge North and Cambridge South. *the deanery of Leightonstone was merged into the deanery of Huntingdon in 2004.

Deaneries in 1851

In 1851 the diocese had the following rural deaneries: * Barton (Cambs) *

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district. Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...

(Beds) * Blackbourn (Suffolk) *

Bourn Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles (12 km) from the county town of Cambridge. The population of the parish was 1,015 at t ...

(Cambs) *

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(Cambs) *

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(Cambs) * Chesterton (Cambs) *

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(Beds) * Clare (Suffolk) *

Dunstable Dunstable ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, north of London. There are several steep chalk escarpments, most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north. Dunstable is the fou ...

(Beds) * Eaton (Beds) * Ely (Cambs) * Fleete (Beds) * Fordham (Cambs/Suffolk) * Leightonstone (Hunts) * St Ives (Hunts) *

St Neots St NeotsPronunciation of the town name: Most commonly, but variations that ''saint'' is said as in most English non-georeferencing speech, the ''t'' is by a small minority of the British pronounced and higher traces of in the final syllable ...

(Hunts) * Shefford (Beds) *

Shingay Shingay is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shingay cum Wendy, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England around 5 miles north west of Royston. In 1951 the parish had a population of 3 ...

(Cambs) *

(Suffolk) * Thedwastre (Suffolk) * Thingoe (Suffolk) *

Wisbech Wisbech ( ) is a market town, inland port and civil parish in the Fenland District, Fenland district in Cambridgeshire, England. In 2011 it had a population of 31,573. The town lies in the far north-east of Cambridgeshire, bordering Norfolk and ...

(Cambs) * Yaxley (Hunts) *including Cathedral and St Peter's Ely

Churches

Outside deanery structures

Bourn Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Cambridge North Deanery

Churches in this area no longer used for regular worship

Cambridge South Deanery

¹rededicated and rebuilt 1352; previously St Peter's-outside-Trumpington-Gates

Churches in this area no longer used for regular worship

Ely Deanery

Closed churches in the area

Fincham and Feltwell Deanery

¹services held in village hall

Closed churches in the area

Fordham and Quy Deanery

¹original chapel on site dedicated to St John

Closed churches in this area

¹used as parish church from C16th until 1845 All Saints' church, Newmarket, was in this portion of the diocese until it was transferred to Suffolk in 1889. It was a chapelry to Woodditton until the 19th century. The chapelry of St Nicholas, Landwade, was also in this portion of the diocese until it was transferred to Suffolk.

Granta Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Huntingdon Deanery

Closed churches in the area

St Nicholas' Church, Swineshead, was historically in this portion of the Diocese of Ely, but moved to the Diocese of St Albans when it was transferred from Huntingdonshire to Bedfordshire. St James the Great, Thurning, was historically in this are, but moved to the Diocese of Peterborough when the parish was transferred wholly to Northamptonshire (the parish church was always in Northamptonshire).

March Deanery

¹medieval chapel of St James demolished. Church of St Mary built 1854, demolished 1985. Church room built 2012.

Closed churches in the area

North Stowe Deanery

Closed churches in this area

St Ives Deanery

Closed churches in the area

St Neots Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Shingay Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Wisbech Lynn Marshland Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Yaxley Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Diocesan news publications

Dedications

Medieval churches (and ''chapelries'')

* All Saints: Barrington, Botolph Bridge, Brington, Broughton, Buckworth, Cambridge (x2), Castle Camps, Conington (Hunts), Coppingford, Cottenham, Covington, Croydon, Denton, Ellington, Elm, Elton, Fulbourn, Grafham, Hamerton, Harston, Hartford, Haslingfield, Horseheath, Huntingdon, Kirtling, Knapwell, Landbeach, Little Shelford, Lolworth, Longstanton, Melbourn, Milton, Morborne, 'Newmarket'' Offord Cluny, ''Pidley-cum-Fenton'', Rampton, St Ives, Sawtry, Shepreth, Silverley, Teversham, Thriplow, Tilbrook, Willingham (near Carlton), Winwick, Woodditton, Wyton * All Saints & St Andrew: Kingston *

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: Harlton, West Wickham * Corpus Christi: ''Murrow'' * Holy Cross: Bury, ''Stuntney'', Yelling *

Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Some ...

: Cambridge *

Holy Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three ...

: Balsham, Bottisham, Cambridge, Elsworth, Ely, Great Paxton, Haddenham, Hildersham, Huntingdon, Meldreth, Orton Longueville *

St Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( ; ; ; ) was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Apostles in the New Testament, Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called () used by the Eastern Orthodox Chu ...

: Abbots Ripton, Alwalton, Burwell, Cambridge (x2), Caxton, Cherry Hinton, Chesterton (Cambs), Girton, Grantchester, Great Staughton, Histon, Huntingdon, Isleham, Kimbolton, Oakington, Orwell, Sawtry, Soham, Stapleford, Steeple Gidding, Sutton, Swavesey, Toft, West Wratting, Whittlesey, Whittlesford, Wimpole, Witchford, Wood Walton *

St Anne According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's nam ...

: ''Cambridge'' *

St Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; ; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a theologian and philosopher of Berbers, Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia (Roman province), Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings deeply influenced th ...

: Burrough Green, Woodston *

St Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). New Testament references The name ''Bartholomew ...

: Great Gransden, Great Stukeley *

St Benedict Benedict of Nursia (; ; 2 March 480 – 21 March 547), often known as Saint Benedict, was a Christian monk. He is famed in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, and Old Catholic Ch ...

Cambridge, Huntingdon *

St Botolph Botolph of Thorney (; also called Botolph, Botulph or Botulf; later known as Saint Botolph; died ) was an English abbot and saint. He is regarded as the patron saint of boundaries, and by extension, of trade and travel, as well as various aspec ...

: Cambridge, Graveley, Huntingdon, Stow Longa * St Catherine: Litlington, Newton-in-the-Isle * St Clement: Cambridge, Huntingdon * SS Cyriac & Julitta: Swaffham Prior * St Denis: East Hatley * St Edmund: ''Emneth'', Hauxton, Huntingdon * St Edward the Martyr: Cambridge * St Etheldreda: Histon, Impington, ''Reach'' *

St George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the R ...

: Hatley St George, Huntingdon, Littleport, ''Thetford'' * St Germain: Huntingdon *

St Giles Saint Giles (, , , , ; 650 - 710), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A ...

: ''Barham,'' Cambridge, ''Holme'', Tydd St Giles * St Helen: Bourn, ''Colne,'' Folksworth, Little Eversden * St James: ''Benwick'', Croxton, ''Earith,'' Hemingford Grey, ''Howes'', ''Little Paxton, Little Raveley,'' ''Newton'', ''Redreth'', Spaldwick, Stretham, hurning Waresley *

St John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

: ''Ashley (hospital chapel)'', Cambridge, Duxford, Holywell-cum-Needingworth, Huntingdon, Keyston, Pampisford, ''Parson Drove'', ''Reach'', Somersham, Stanground, Tadlow, Wistow, ''Woodhurst'' *

St John the Evangelist John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on h ...

: Little Gidding, Little Wilbraham, Waterbeach *

St Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence (; 31 December 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman emperor Valerian ordered in 258. ...

: ''Bythorn,'' Diddington, Foxton, Huntingdon, Wicken *

St Leonard Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Lenart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559) is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, ...

: Downham, Great Catworth, Leverington, Southoe *

St Margaret Saint Margaret, St. Margarets, or St. Margaret's may refer to: People In chronological order: * Saint Margaret the Virgin of Antioch (died 304) * Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045–1093) * Saint Margaret of England (died 1192) * Saint Margaret ...

: Abbotsley, Chippenham, Fletton, Hemingford Abbots, Little Staughton, Upton * St Martin: Huntingdon, Little Stukeley, Witcham *

St Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto. ...

: Ashley, Bartlow, Bluntisham, Brinkley, Buckden, Burwell, Cambridge, Cheveley, Childerley, Clopton, Comberton, Conington (Cambs), Doddington, Dullingham, ''Earith Bridge'', Ely, Everton, Eynesbury, ''Farcet'', Fen Ditton, Fen Drayton, Fordham, Fowlmere, Gamlingay, Godmanchester, Great Abington, Great Eversden, Great Shelford, Guilden Morden, Haddon, Hardwick, ''Haslingfield'', Hinxton, Houghton, Huntingdon, Ickleton, Leighton Bromswold, Linton, Little Abington, Longstowe, Mepal, ''Newton-in-the-Isle'', Orton Waterville, Over, St Neots, Sawston, Sawtry Judith, Shingay, Shudy Camps, Stow, Swaffham Bulbeck, Swaffham Prior, Wendy, Westley Waterless, Weston Colville, Whaddon, Whittlesey, ''Wisbech'', Woolley *

St Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurre ...

: Brampton, Caldecote (Hunts), ''Hilton'', ''Kneesworth'', Madingley, Stilton, ''Stourbridge'', Warboys *

St Matthew Matthew the Apostle was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist. The claim of his g ...

: Willingham * St Michael: Abington Pigotts, Caldecote (Cambs), Cambridge, Chesterton (Hunts), ''Chettisham'', Great Gidding, Huntingdon, Longstanton, ''Toseland'' *

St Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...

: Arrington, ''Barway'', Glatton, Great Wilbraham, ''Hail Weston'', Huntingdon, Kennett, 'Landwade'' ''Manea'', Quy, wineshead Trumpington * St Pandionia: Eltisley *

St Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repe ...

: Babraham, Barton, Boxworth, Cambridge (x2), Carlton, ''Coton'', Duxford, Easton, Horningsea, Huntingdon, Kings Ripton, Molesworth, Offord D'Arcy, ''Old Hurst,'' Papworth Everard, Papworth St Agnes, Snailwell, Stetchworth, ''Upwood'', Wentworth, Wilburton, Wisbech, Yaxley * St Peter-ad-Vincula: Coveney * SS Peter &

Paul Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

: Alconbury, Bassingbourn, Chatteris, Dry Drayton, Fenstanton, Little Gransden, Steeple Morden * St Radegund: Cambridge * St Swithin: ''Abington Pigotts'', Old Weston * St Thomas Becket: Ramsey * St Vigor: Fulbourn * St Wendreda: ''March'' * No dedication/dedication unknown: ''Eastrea, Eldernell'', ''Guyhirn'', Washingley

Post-medieval churches

* Christ Church: Cambridge (1837), Christchurch (1864), Ely (2016), Huntingdon (2018), Orton Goldhay (c. 2000) * Christ the Redeemer: Cambridge (C20th) * Christ the Servant King: Hampton (2014) *

Emmanuel Immanuel or Emmanuel (, "God swith us"; Koine Greek: ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David. The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy of ...

: Southea (1872) *

Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd (, ''poimḗn ho kalós'') is an image used in the pericope of , in which Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 and Ezeki ...

: Cambridge (1958) * Holy Cross: Cambridge (c. 1950) * Holy Trinity: Coates (1839), Nordelph (1865), Pymoor (1865), Saxon Street (1877) * Holy Trinity & St Etheldreda: Reach (1861) * Pathfinder Church: Northstowe (2021) * St Augustine: Cambridge (1898), Wisbech (1868) * St Barnabas: Cambridge (1869), Huntingdon (1969) * St Eanswyth: Welches Dam (1909) * St Etheldreda: Coldham (1876), Queen Adelaide (1883) * St George: Chesterton (Cambs) (1938), Six Mile Bottom (1890s) * St James: Cambridge (1955), Lode (1853) * St John the Evangelist: Cambridge (x2) (1874, 1891), Little Ouse (1866), March (1872), Orchard Park (2013) * St Luke: Cambridge (1863) *

St Mark Mark the Evangelist (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Mârkos''), also known as John Mark (Koine Greek, Koinē Greek language, Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, Romanization of Greek, romanized: ''Iōánnēs Mârkos;'' ...

: Friday Bridge (1860), Newnham (1870) * St Martin: Cambridge (1932) * St Mary: Benwick (1854), March (1873), Ramsey St Mary (1858), Welney (C17th) * St Mary Magdalene: Guyhirn (1878), March (1891) * St Matthew: Cambridge (1866), Littleport (1878) * St Michael: Stanground (C20th) * St Owen: Downham Fen (1895) * St Paul: Cambridge (1841), Gorefield (1870) * St Peter: Chatteris (1906), Ely (1890), March (1880), Prickwillow (1866), Wimblington (1874) *

St Philip Philip the Apostle (; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; , ''Philippos'') was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Asia-Minor. In ...

: Cambridge (1889) *

St Stephen Stephen (; ) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity."St ...

: Angle Bridge (1877), Cambridge (c. 1940) * St Thomas: Cambridge (1980), Pondersbridge (C19th) * No dedication/dedication unknown: Bar Hill (1967), Cambourne (1990s), Wisbech (1831)

References

External links

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Church of England Statistics 2002

{{authority control 1109 establishments in England Ely Ely, Cambridgeshire

Bishops

Archdeaconries and deaneries

Deaneries in 1851

Churches

Outside deanery structures

Bourn Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Cambridge North Deanery

Churches in this area no longer used for regular worship

Cambridge South Deanery

Churches in this area no longer used for regular worship

Ely Deanery

Closed churches in the area

Fincham and Feltwell Deanery

Closed churches in the area

Fordham and Quy Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Granta Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Huntingdon Deanery

Closed churches in the area

March Deanery

Closed churches in the area

North Stowe Deanery

Closed churches in this area

St Ives Deanery

Closed churches in the area

St Neots Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Shingay Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Wisbech Lynn Marshland Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Yaxley Deanery

Closed churches in this area

Diocesan news publications

Dedications

Medieval churches (and ''chapelries'')

Post-medieval churches

See also

References

External links