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Anglo-Catholic churches are a special part of the Church of England. They combine the traditions and practices of the Anglican Church with many beliefs and ways of worship that are similar to the Catholic Church. Think of it like a bridge between the two!

What is Anglo-Catholicism?
Why do some churches need 'Alternative Episcopal Oversight'?
- Who provides this special oversight?
Anglo-Catholic Churches in England
- Churches in the Province of Canterbury
- Churches in the Province of York
See also

What is Anglo-Catholicism?

Anglo-Catholicism is a movement within the Church of England that emphasizes its Catholic heritage. This means they often use more traditional church services, wear special robes, and have a strong focus on the sacraments, like Holy Communion. They believe that the Church of England is a part of the wider Catholic Church, even though it's separate from the Roman Catholic Church.

Why do some churches need 'Alternative Episcopal Oversight'?

In 2014, the Church of England made a big decision: it said that all jobs in the church, including bishops and priests, are open to everyone, no matter their gender. This means women can now be bishops and priests.

However, some Anglo-Catholic churches have a strong belief that only men should be priests and bishops. The Church of England understood this and wanted to make sure these churches still felt welcome. So, they created something called Alternative Episcopal Oversight (AEO).

AEO means that if a church doesn't agree with women bishops or priests, they can ask for a different bishop to guide them. This special bishop shares their traditional views. It's a way for everyone to feel included and respected within the Church of England, even with different beliefs on this topic.

Who provides this special oversight?

In the southern part of England (called the Province of Canterbury), the bishops who provide this special guidance for Anglo-Catholic churches are:

The Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks)
The Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas)
The Bishop of Fulham (currently Jonathan Baker)

In the Diocese of Chichester, the main bishop of that area also provides this special oversight.

In the northern part of England (called the Province of York), the main bishop for Anglo-Catholic churches is the Bishop of Beverley (currently Stephen Race). In some areas, like the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Blackburn, other specific bishops provide this guidance.

Anglo-Catholic Churches in England

Many Anglo-Catholic churches across England choose to have this special oversight, while others do not. Here's a look at some of the dioceses (church areas) where these churches can be found.

Churches in the Province of Canterbury

This part of the Church of England covers the southern areas of England. Many churches here follow Anglo-Catholic traditions.

Diocese of Bath and Wells

St John the Baptist's Church, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset: This church follows a Traditional Catholic style and has AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
Good Shepherd, Chard, Chard, Somerset: Also a Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
All Saints' Church, Weston-super-Mare, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Anglican Diocese of Birmingham

St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Barnabas' Church, Balsall Heath, Handsworth, West Midlands: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese of Bristol

St Mark's Church, Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
Holy Nativity Church, Bristol, Knowle, Bristol: An Anglican Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese of Canterbury

St Andrew's Church, Deal, Kent: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Harbledown, Harbledown, Kent: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Chelmsford

St James the Great, Colchester, Colchester, Essex: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Chichester

St Barnabas Church, Hove, Hove, East Sussex: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Chichester.
Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex: A Traditional Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Chichester.
St Michael's Church, Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Chichester.
St Saviour's Church, Eastbourne, Eastbourne, East Sussex: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Chichester.

Diocese of Coventry

St James, Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Oswald, Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St John the Baptist, Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese of Derby

St Anne's Church, Derby, Derby, Derbyshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Luke's Church, Derby, Derby, Derbyshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Laurence's Church, Long Eaton, Long Eaton, Derbyshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese of Exeter

St Martin's Church, Barton, Torquay, Devon: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington, Great Torrington, Devon: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Mary Steps, Exeter, Exeter, Devon: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Peter and St Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple, Devon: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese in Europe

St. Boniface Church, Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Gloucester

All Saints' Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese of Leicester

St Aidan's Church, Leicester, Leicestershire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
Church of St Mary de Castro, Leicester, Leicester, Leicestershire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Lichfield

All Saints with St Michael, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
Holy Trinity, Burslem, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Andrew's Church, Walsall, Birchills, Walsall, West Midlands: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Diocese of Lincoln

All Saints' Church, Lincoln, Lincolnshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Augustine of Hippo, Grimsby, Grimsby, Lincolnshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Mary's Church, Stamford, Stamford, Lincolnshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of London

St Alban's Church, Holborn, Holborn, London: A Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, Gospel Oak, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
All Saints', East Finchley, East Finchley, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
All Saints, Margaret Street, Marylebone, London: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Augustine's, Kilburn, Kilburn, London: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Cuthbert's, Earls Court, Earl's Court, London: A Tractarian church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Gabriel's, Warwick Square, Pimlico, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
Holy Trinity, Hoxton, Hoxton, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St James's Church, Paddington, Paddington, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Magnus-the-Martyr, City of London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Mary the Virgin, Hayes, Hayes, Hillingdon: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Matthew's Church, Willesden, Willesden, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Michael, Cornhill, Cornhill, London: A Prayer Book Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Maidstone.
Our Most Holy Redeemer, Clerkenwell, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Pancras Old Church, Somers Town, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, Kentish Town, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.

Diocese of Norwich

St John the Baptist's Church, Timberhill, Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Mary and All Saints, Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO.

Diocese of Oxford

St John the Evangelist, New Hinksey, Oxford, Oxfordshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Barnabas Church, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Giles' Church, Reading, Reading, Berkshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire: A Prayer Book Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Anglican Diocese of Peterborough

All Saints' Church, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wellingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth

All Saints' Church, Godshill, Godshill, Isle of Wight: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
Church of St Saviour-on-the-Cliff, Shanklin, Shanklin, Isle of Wight: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Rochester

All Saints, Perry Street, Northfleet, Kent: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Barnabas' Church, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells, Kent: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Salisbury

Church of St Martin, Salisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire: A Traditional Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.
St Peter's Church, Devizes, Devizes, Wiltshire: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Oswestry.

Anglican Diocese of Southwark

St Agnes, Kennington Park, Kennington, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
The Ascension, Lavender Hill, Battersea, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Alban, South Norwood, Croydon, London: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
All Saints Church, Benhilton, Benhilton, Sutton, Surrey: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Luke's Church, Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Michael's, Croydon, South Norwood, Croydon, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Nicholas, Plumstead, Plumstead, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Olave's Church, Mitcham, Mitcham, London: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.
St Stephen, Lewisham, Lewisham, London: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Fulham.

Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Church of St Bartholomew, Ipswich, Suffolk: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Mary at the Elms, Ipswich, Suffolk: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
Church of St Mary, Mendlesham, Mendlesham, Suffolk: A Traditional Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Diocese of Winchester

Holy Trinity Church, Winchester, Winchester, Hampshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.
St Barnabas Church, Hampshire, Southampton, Hampshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Richborough.

Churches in the Province of York

This part of the Church of England covers the northern areas of England.

Diocese of Blackburn

St Barnabas' Church, Morecambe, Morecambe, Lancashire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Blackburn.
Church of St George the Martyr, Preston, Preston, Lancashire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Blackburn.
Church of St Stephen on-the-Cliffs, Blackpool, Blackpool, Lancashire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Blackburn.

Diocese of Carlisle

St Aidan's, Carlisle, Cumbria: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Diocese of Chester

St Andrew's Church, West Kirby, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside: A Traditional Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Peter's Church, Stockport, Stockport, Greater Manchester: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Liscard, Wallasey: A Traditional Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Diocese of Durham

Christ the King, Bowburn, County Durham: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Helen's Church, Auckland, St Helen Auckland, County Durham: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St James' Church, Coundon, County Durham: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St James the Great, Darlington, Darlington, County Durham: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Mary Magdalene, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Anglican Diocese of Leeds

Church of All Saints, Elland, Elland, West Yorkshire: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.
S. Chad, Toller Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.
St Paul's Church, King Cross, Halifax, West Yorkshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.
St Peter and St Leonard's Church, Horbury, Horbury, West Yorkshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.
St Saviour Church, Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill, Leeds, West Yorkshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.
St Thomas's Church, Huddersfield, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire: A Modern Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.
St Wilfrid's Church, Harrogate, Harrogate, North Yorkshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Wakefield.

Anglican Diocese of Liverpool

Church of St Agnes and St Pancras, Toxteth Park, Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
Church of St James the Great, Haydock, Haydock, Merseyside: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
Church of Saint John the Baptist, Liverpool, Tuebrook, Liverpool, Merseyside: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Anglican Diocese of Manchester

St James' Church, Oldham, Oldham, Greater Manchester: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Diocese of Sheffield

St John and St Mary Magdalene Church, Goldthorpe, Goldthorpe, Barnsley, South Yorkshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Matthew's Church, Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Wilfrid's Church, Cantley, Cantley, Doncaster, South Yorkshire: A Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Wilfrid's Church, Hickleton, Hickleton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Diocese of Sodor and Man

St Matthew the Apostle, Douglas, Isle of Man: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

St Cyprian's Church, Sneinton, Sneinton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
Worksop Priory, Worksop, Nottinghamshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.

Diocese of York

All Saints' Church, North Street, York, Yorkshire: A Traditional Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Mary Bishophill Junior, York, York, Yorkshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.
St Saviour's Church, Scarborough, North Yorkshire: An Anglo-Catholic church with AEO from the Bishop of Beverley.