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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31983" /> == | |||
<p> an ancient city of Sussex, England, the see of a bishop. It was a [[Roman]] station. The present cathedral was built in the 13th century; it is 407 feet long, 150 wide, with a tower and spire 300 feet high. The diocese comprises nearly the whole of Sussex, with a total population, in 1861, of 363,735. It has 12 deaneries and 133,512 church sittings. The present (1867) bishop is Achmet Turner Gilbert, DD., consecrated in 1842. Two provincial councils were held here, in 1289 and 1292, convened by Gilbert, bishop of Chichester. — Landon, Manual of Councils, p. 130. </p> | <p> an ancient city of Sussex, England, the see of a bishop. It was a [[Roman]] station. The present cathedral was built in the 13th century; it is 407 feet long, 150 wide, with a tower and spire 300 feet high. The diocese comprises nearly the whole of Sussex, with a total population, in 1861, of 363,735. It has 12 deaneries and 133,512 church sittings. The present (1867) bishop is Achmet [[Turner]] Gilbert, DD., consecrated in 1842. [[Two]] provincial councils were held here, in 1289 and 1292, convened by Gilbert, bishop of Chichester.— Landon, [[Manual]] of Councils, p. 130. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_70788" /> == | |||
<p> A cathedral city in the W. of Sussex, 17 m. NE. of Portsmouth, with a port on the [[Channel]] 2 m. SW. of it; chief trade in agricultural produce. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_31983"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/chichester Chichester from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_31983"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/chichester Chichester from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_70788"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/chichester Chichester from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:01, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an ancient city of Sussex, England, the see of a bishop. It was a Roman station. The present cathedral was built in the 13th century; it is 407 feet long, 150 wide, with a tower and spire 300 feet high. The diocese comprises nearly the whole of Sussex, with a total population, in 1861, of 363,735. It has 12 deaneries and 133,512 church sittings. The present (1867) bishop is Achmet Turner Gilbert, DD., consecrated in 1842. Two provincial councils were held here, in 1289 and 1292, convened by Gilbert, bishop of Chichester.— Landon, Manual of Councils, p. 130.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A cathedral city in the W. of Sussex, 17 m. NE. of Portsmouth, with a port on the Channel 2 m. SW. of it; chief trade in agricultural produce.
