About us
The Diocese of Oxford is the administrative area of the Church of England that, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, covering 2,200 square miles – and much the same area as Thames Valley Police. It sits between the Cotswolds in the west and London to the east. It extends from tiny rural communities to the vastly different cities of Oxford and Milton Keynes. From Chipping Norton to Slough, from west Berkshire to Newport Pagnell, there are villages and market towns, suburbs and urban areas, organised into 626 parishes. More than 50,000 people worship in 815 parish churches each week and make a significant impact across villages, towns, cities and the world in their daily discipleship and witness. This is more than any other diocese in the Church of England. Our church schools educate more than 58,000 children for life in all its fullness. Our chaplains serve Universities and schools, prisons, hospitals and the armed forces. Our churches support more than 1,700 social action projects, working in partnership with other agencies to serve the most needy in our region.
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