Ten years later the deanery of Bridgenorth was allotted to Hereford, and in the same year all peculiar and exempt jurisdiction was abolished, so that the archdeacons had power to visit every church in the diocese; the number of canons of Lichfield was reduced from six to four.
In the meantime James Bowstead (1840-1843) and John Lonsdale (1843-1867) became bishops. The latter was one of the greatest bishops the diocese has had, and his work, like that of Ryder, lives in the increased power of the Church in the diocese. He was succeeded by another great bishop, George Augustus Selwyn, who, as bishop of New Zealand, had organised the Church in those islands.
The next bishop, William Dalrymple Maclagan (1878-1891), is now Archbishop of York. It was during his rule, in 1884, that the new diocese of Southwell was formed and Derbyshire was taken from Lichfield.
The present bishop is the Hon. Augustus Legge.
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DIMENSIONS OF THE CATHEDRAL
| Feet | |
| Length, total (interior) | 370 |
| " of Nave | 140 |
| " of Transept | 149 |
| Width of Nave and Aisles | 68 |
| Height of Vault | 57 |
| Area | 27,720 sq. feet |