Serving about 631,000 people living in a geographical area of more than 1,400 square miles, the communities of the diocese are served by 443 parishes within 106 benefices and 16 deaneries.
There are 480 church buildings of which 457 are listed, around 117 stipendiary clergy and 44 self-supporting ministers, some 150 Lay Licensed Ministers, including Readers and a few Licensed Lay Pastors and Local Evangelists and about 500 commissioned lay assistants (Lay Elders) in the parishes.
The Revd Justin Gau is the Chancellor of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. He was appointed as the Chancellor in 2020. As well as being in Orders himself, he is a Barrister, practising from chambers in London. He is also the Chancellor of the Diocese of Bristol. He is an experienced ecclesiastical lawyer and judge.
James Hall is the Registrar of the Diocese. He was admitted as a Solicitor in 1979, and has been the Registrar of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich for 30 years.
Kevin Wilson is the Deputy Registrar. Kevin is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer, who has recently completed the Canon Law LLM Course at Cardiff University.
Angie Long is the Registry Clerk