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ED - Diocese of Chester - 16th century-21st century

A - Administration

1 - Bishop's Act Books - 1502-2002

2 - Bishop's Registers - 1525-1944

3 - Bishop's Miscellaneous Registers and Surveys

4 - Subscription Books - 1669-1979

5 - Ordination Papers

6 - Miscellaneous Returns

7 - Returns of Parochial Statistics - 1902-1938

8 - Rural Deans and Deaneries

9 - Surrogates' papers - 1754-1949

10 - Convocation papers

11 - Cathedral papers

12 - Commissioners in Ecclesiastical Causes

13 - Dissenting Places of Worship

14 - Church Briefs - 1670-1678

15 - Diocesan Handbooks - 1859-2017

16 - Diocesan Gazettes, Leaflets, News etc - 1887-2008

17 - Archdeaconries

18 - Patronage Registers - 1898-1999

19 - Applications for Archdeacons certificates - 1971-1979

20 - Clergy Index

21 - Diocesan administration: miscellaneous papers

1 - Letter from R S Cotton, Combermere, re domestic chaplain - 18 Sep 1716

2 - Photograph of Church House staff - 1984

3 - Papers relating to deceased members of the clergy - c.1974-2004

4 - Papers relating to deceased members of the clergy - c.1974-2004

5 - Papers relating to deceased members of the clergy - c.1974-2004

B - Bishop's Transcripts - 16th century-20th century

C - Consistory Court records - 16th century-20th century

E - Bishopric of Chester estate records - 18th century-19th century

M - Diocesan administrative organisations

P - Parish bundles and Faculty papers - 16th-21st century

R - Diocesan Registrar

T - Tithe documents

V - Visitations

X - Chester Diocese: miscellaneous papers