any of his functions to them. The diocese is also divided into four archdeaconries, two for each county. These are further subdivided into deaneries and parishes. Changes were made to the allocation of parishes to deaneries in 1951. Bishops The diocesan Bishop of Salisbury is assisted across the diocese by two suffragans – the Bishop of Sherborne and the Bishop of Ramsbury. The provincial episcopal visitor (since 2013, for traditional Anglo Catholic parishes in this diocese, who have petitioned for alternative episcopal oversight) is Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet. Salisbury is one of the few dioceses not to license the PEV as an honorary assistant bishop. There are several former bishops licensed as honorary assistant bishops in the diocese: 2011–present: David Hallatt, retired area Bishop of Shrewsbury, lives in Salisbury. Additionally, Peter Price, Bishop of Bath and Wells retired to Gillingham, Dorset in 2013; and Bill Ind, retired Bishop of Truro and Bishop suffragan of Grantham, lives in Melksham; there has been no announcement that either has been made an honorary assistant bishop. Archdeaconries and deaneries There are nineteen deaneries within the diocese. Archdeaconry of Wilts Deanery of Bradford Deanery of Calne Deanery of Devizes Deanery of Marlborough Deanery of Pewsey Archdeaconry of Sarum Deanery of Alderbury Deanery of Chalke Deanery of Heytesbury Deanery of Salisbury Deanery of Stonehenge Archdeaconry of Dorset Deanery of Milton and Blandford Deanery of Poole Deanery of Purbeck Deanery of Wimborne Archdeaconry of Sherborne Deanery of Blackmore Vale Deanery of Dorchester Deanery of Lyme Bay Deanery of Sherborne Deanery of Weymouth and Portland Sarum Use The Sarum Rite (more properly called Sarum Use) was a variant of the Roman Rite widely used for the ordering of Christian public worship, including the Mass and the Divine Office. It was established by Saint Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury in the 11th century and was originally the local form used in the Cathedral and Diocese of Salisbury; it later became prevalent throughout southern England and came to be used throughout most of England, Wales, Ireland and later Scotland until the reign of Queen Mary. Although abandoned after the 16th century, it was also a notable influence on the pattern of Anglican liturgy represented in the Book of Common Prayer. Occasional interest in and attempts at restoration of the liturgy by Anglicans and Roman Catholics have not produced a general revival, however. References Church of England Statistics 2002 External