The Diocese of Chichester is a Church of England diocese based in Chichester, covering Sussex. It was founded in 681 as the ancient Diocese of Selsey, which was based at Selsey Abbey, until the see was translated to Chichester in 1075. The cathedral is Chichester Cathedral and the diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Chichester. The diocese is in the Province of Canterbury.
Nave of Chichester Cathedral
The coat of arms of the Diocese of Chichester in stained glass at St Cosmas and St Damian Church, Keymer
Chichester is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England. It is the only city in West Sussex and is its county town. It was a Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement and a major market town from those times through Norman and medieval times to the present day. It is the seat of the Church of England Diocese of Chichester, with a 12th-century cathedral.
Image: Market Cross, Chichester, Sussex geograph.org.uk 1760457
Image: Chichester Cathedral West Sussex UK
Image: Chichester Greyfriars, Prior Park
Image: Pallant House, Chichester