Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Diocese of Newcastle is a Church of England diocese based in Newcastle upon Tyne covering the historic county of Northumberland (and therefore including the northern part of Tyne and Wear). The area of Alston Moor in Cumbria also forms part of the diocese.The diocese came into being on 23 May 1882 and was one of four created by the Bishoprics Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 68) for industrial areas with rapidly expanding populations.