Current Geographical Limits and Structure
The diocese currently includes:
- the county of Bedfordshire, including Luton
- the county of Hertfordshire
- parts of the London Borough of Barnet
The diocese is overseen by the Bishop of St Albans, whose cathedra (or seat) is in St Albans Cathedral. He is supported in his pastoral work in the diocese by two suffragan bishops, the Bishop of Hertford and the Bishop of Bedford as well as three archdeacons.
The diocese is divided into three archdeaconries:
- Archdeaconry of St Albans
- includes the deaneries of Aldenham, Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead, Hitchin, Rickmansworth, St Albans, Watford and Wheathampstead
- Archdeaconry of Bedford
- includes the deaneries of Ampthill, Bedford, Biggleswade, Dunstable, Elstow, Luton, Sharnbrook and Shefford
- Archdeaconry of Hertford
- includes the deaneries of Barnet, Bishop's Stortford, Buntingford, Cheshunt, Hertford & Ware, Stevenage and Welwyn & Hatfield
The Archdeaconry of Hertford was created in January 1997 from the eastern parts of the Archdeaconry of St Albans, which at the time was one of the largest archdeaconries in England. The present Archdeacon is The Venerable Trevor Jones.
The diocesan offices are located in Holywell Hill in St Albans.
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