Durham Diocese

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1300-2016
Places:	Durham, Durham
Functions, occupations and activities:	Church of England > Dioceses
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C9160 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O38022 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	14th-15th cent: episcopal registers 1333-81, 1406-37	Durham University Library and Collections	DCD X1, X2
2	1494-2011: records incl faculty papers, parish files, church inspections and Bishop's Office rel to Synod, House of Lords, committees, staff/students, corresp, conferences	Durham University Library and Collections	DDR	See Annual Return 1993, 2012-2013
3	16th-20th cent: episcopal, diocesan and estate records	Durham University Library and Collections	AUC
4	16th-20th cent: records of the halmote courte of the palatinate of Durham and bishopric estates	Durham University Library and Collections	DHC	NRA 6229 Durham halmote
5	c1600-19th cent: bishop's transcripts of parish registers	Durham University Library and Collections	DDR/EA/PBT	NRA 20072 Durham diocese See Accessions to Repositories 1987
6	1721-1809: corresp and papers of Bishop of Durham and Archdeacon of Northumberland	Durham University Library and Collections	CLV/458-79	NRA 32712
7	1746-1910: plans and architectural drawings rel to Auckland Castle	Durham University Library and Collections	AUC 85	See Annual Return 1999
8	1793-1834: papers	The National Archives	C110/88-90
9	1904-34, 1937-39, 1987-92: confirmation returns	Durham University Library and Collections	AUC	See Annual Return 1993
10	1975: Doctoral Thesis 'Administration of the Diocese of Durham 1721-1771 with particular reference to the Archdeaconary of Northumberland'	Northumberland Archives	NRO 10567
11	1889-2012: Conference, Synod, Board of Finance, Parsonages and other committee minutes; and late 20th to 21st century administrative records of Diocesan officers	Durham University Library and Collections	DDR
12	2003-2016: additional quinquennial inspection reports for churches	Durham University Library and Collections	DDR	See Annual Return 2017
13	2010-2013: additional Faculty papers and files	Durham University Library and Collections	DDR
14	1875-2016: redundant churches files	Durham University Library and Collections		See Annual Return 2017