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| churches = 332| bishop = Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby| cathedral = Derby Cathedral| archdeaconries = Derbyshire Peak and Dales, Derby City and South Derbyshire, East DerbyshireMalcolm Macnaughton (bishop)>Malcolm Macnaughton, Bishop of Repton| archdeacons = Matthew Trick, Archdeacon of Derby City and South DerbyshireKaren Hamblin, Archdeacon of East DerbyshireNicky Fenton, Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales| website = derby.anglican.org}}The Diocese of Derby is a Church of England diocese in the Province of Canterbury, roughly covering the same area as the County of Derbyshire. Its diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby whose seat (cathedra) is at Derby Cathedral. The diocesan bishop is assisted by one suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Repton.

Bishops

The Bishop of Derby is Libby Lane.WEB,weblink dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20181219050931weblink">weblink 2018-12-19, Bishop Libby Lane named as next Bishop of Derby, The diocesan Bishop is assisted by a suffragan Bishop of Repton (Malcolm Macnaughton). The provincial episcopal visitor (for traditional Anglo-Catholic parishes in this diocese who have petitioned for alternative episcopal oversight) is the Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet. Derby is one of the few dioceses not to license the provincial episcopal visitor as an honorary assistant bishop.There is one former bishop licensed as honorary assistant bishops in the diocese:

• 2008–present: retired former Bishop of Sheffield Jack Nicholls lives in Chapel-en-le-Frith and is also licensed in neighbouring Diocese of Manchester.{hide}Who's Who| title=Nicholls, John| id = U34601| volume = 2014| edition = December 2013 online| access-date = 25 April 2014

{edih}Roger Jupp, a former Bishop of Popondetta, returned to parish ministry in England in 2005. He was vicar of St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton, from 2012 until retiring in 2018. Jupp is not an honorary assistant bishop of the diocese.

Archdeaconries

{{see|Archdeacons in the Diocese of Derby}}The Archdeaconry of Derby was originally part of the Diocese of Lichfield, but was moved to form part of the Diocese of Southwell when that diocese was created in 1884. On 7 July 1927 the archdeaconries of Derby and Chesterfield became the Diocese of Derby.Youngs Local Administrative Units of England{{London Gazette |issue=33290 |date=1 July 1927 |page=4207 }} In 2022, the archdeaconries of Derby and of Chesterfield were dissolved and three new archdeaconries erected: of Derby City and South Derbyshire, of East Derbyshire, and of Derbyshire Peak and Dales.WEB, Diocese of Derby, New archdeacon appointments, 3 April 2022,weblinkweblink 1 May 2022, 1 May 2022,

References

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External links

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