Diocese of Lucknow (Church of North India)
Anglican diocese of Church of North India headquartered in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
The Diocese of Lucknow is a diocese of the Church of North India, headquartered in Prayagraj. Its jurisdiction mainly covers the eastern side of Uttar Pradesh.
History
The diocese of Lucknow was established in 1893 by carving it out from the Diocese of Calcutta. The diocese was given the name of Lucknow, although the mother Cathedral, All Saints Cathedral, and the diocesan headquarters stayed in Prayagraj. This was because Prayagraj was situated within the legally defined territories of the diocese of Calcutta. It is the biggest Diocese in Uttar Pradesh and one of the oldest dioceses of the Church of North India.
Bishops
The Bishop of Lucknow was the Ordinary of the Anglican Diocese of Lucknow from its inception in 1893 until the foundation of the Church in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon in 1927 and its consequent merger with other Protestant Churches to form the Church of India in 1927; and since then head of one of the united church's biggest dioceses.
Late Rt. Rev. Lord Alfred Clifford 1893–1910
Late Most.
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