Welcome to the Peterborough Diocesan Registry web site.
The Anglican Diocese of Peterborough was founded in 1541. It covers an area
comprising the County of Northamptonshire, the County of Rutland and an area of
Cambridgeshire north of the river Nene. That part of Peterborough which is south of the
Nene is within the Diocese of Ely. In November 2011 the Bishop of Peterborough was given
authority to speak on behalf of Anglican Christians in the whole of the City of Peterborough.
The Diocese has 356 parishes, 355 churches and 103 schools.
Some useful links to other web sites:
Peterborough Diocese:
www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk
Peterborough Cathedral:
www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk
The Church of England:
www.churchofengland.org
Index of Diocesan Registries:
www.diocesanregistry.co.uk
Parish Resources:
www.parishresources.org.uk
The Work of the Diocesan Registry
Each Diocese of the Church of England has two Legal Officers,
the Chancellor and the Registrar, who may have deputies. The following are
the main areas of work undertaken by the Registrar at the Diocesan
Registry:
- Advice
- The giving of advice to the Bishops and all other
clergy, to diocesan boards and committees, and to Churchwardens
and Parochial Church Councils, and dealing with general enquiries
from members of the public in relation to marriage, baptism,
burial, etc.
- Appointments
- The preparation of notices, licences, permissions, instruments and
all other documents relating to the appointment of clergy and
lay office holders.
- Consecrations
- The preparation of the documents required for the consecration
of churches, churchyards and cemeteries.
- Diocesan Records
- The maintenance of records relating to churches, clergy, etc.
- Faculties
- The granting of Faculties to authorise changes or additions to
consecrated buildings and burial grounds.
- Marriage Licences
- The issue of Common Licences on behalf of the Bishop of
Peterborough, to authorise marriages in parish churches and in
other buildings licensed for the solemnisation of marriages
according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England.
- Patronage
- Maintenance of a register of patrons of the diocese, and ensuring
that the provisions of the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 are
complied with in relation to the filling of vacant benefices.
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