Wakefield Diocese
Celebrating 125 years
1st Edition
Published on 15. January 2013
288 pages
978-1-84825-501-2 (ISBN)
Description
The 125 years since the Diocese of Wakefield was formed have seen immense changes both within the Church and society. As part of its anniversary celebrations, and as the diocese contemplates a changing future, this illustrated guide charts the story of the diocese, its people, its worship and mission from 1888 to the present day.
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Content
- Intro
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Portrait
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I: The First Fifty Years, 1888-1938
- The Origin of the Diocese
- The Diocese
- The Bishops
- The Cathedral
- A House for the Bishop
- The Principal Administrative Bodies
- Other Diocesan Organizations
- New Churches, New Mission Rooms and New Parishes
- The Union of Benefices
- The Two Religious Communities: the Community of St Peter, Horbury, and the Community of the Resurrection
- Missionary Work Overseas and at Home
- The Diocese in the First World War
- District Visitors, Women Workers and Deaconesses
- Moral and Social Responsibility
- Anglo-Catholicism and the Gradual Acceptance of Ritualist Practices
- Patronage
- The Sanderson Bequest
- The Golden Jubilee and the Death of Bishop James Seaton
- Part II: The Diocese between 1938 and 1967
- Introduction
- The Bishops
- New Churches and an Old Chapel
- Bishop Hone's Primary Visitation
- The Impact of the Second World War
- The Call to Worship and Witness
- The End of the War, the Diocesan Appeal for £250,000, the Renewal of the Cathedral Bells, and Bishop Hone's Retirement
- More New Churches, Dual-Purpose Buildings, and Mission Halls
- From Fire and Flood
- Reordering at St Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall
- The Union of Parishes, and Redundant Churches
- New Parsonage Houses
- The Diamond Jubilee
- Other Festivals and a Celebration of Television
- The 250th Anniversary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
- The Industrial Christian Fellowship
- Other Evangelizing Efforts
- The Parish and People Movement
- Christian Stewardship
- Deaconess Aglen and the Board of Women's Work
- The Introduction of Further Anglo-Catholic Features and Practices
- New Secondary Schools
- Some Other Post-War Changes
- Ecumenical Moves
- The Wakefield Diocesan Committee for Religious Drama
- Part III: Years of Challenge and Change, 1968-2013
- Introduction
- The Bishops
- Bishop Treacy's Primary Visitation
- The Change to Synodical Government
- Local Government Reorganization
- The Changing Position of Women: Readers, Deaconesses, Deacons and Priests, and other Appointments
- New Forms of Ministry
- Campaigns and Celebrations
- Ecumenical Steps
- Social Responsibility and Community Service
- The Link Dioceses - Mara, Faisalabad, and Skara
- Catholic and Charismatic Renewal and New Forms of Worship
- The Reordering of Churches
- The Cathedral
- The Mirfield Centre
- Changes to the Parish Structure
- Parsonage Houses
- Redundant Churches
- The Dioceses Commission
- Appendix: The Diocesan Journals
- Bibliography
