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Diocese of Bristol Created

England · Religion / Church of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1542Date range
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1Places

Chronological records

1542

Henry VIII4 June 1542

Bristol · Religion / Church of England

Creates the Diocese of Bristol, with the former Augustinian abbey church becoming Bristol Cathedral.

Names involved

Henry VIII

Provenance

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