The Diocese of Southwark is one of the 42 dioceses of the Church of England, which is how the Anglican (Episcopalian Church) is known in England. We are in the Province of Canterbury and are part of the worldwide Anglican Communion which has nearly 70 million members. The Diocese of Southwark is twinned with three Anglican Dioceses in Zimbabwe. The Croydon Episcopal Area is twinned with Central Zimbabwe Diocese, the Woolwich Area with Manicaland and the Kingston Area with Matabeleland.  (Southwark Cathedral is twinned with a fourth - Masvingo and Rochester Diocese is twinned with the fifth – Harare.)
Our Diocesan vision is:

To serve our communities
Share our faith, with great joy and gladness
Be the church: a people with hearts on fire, loving God, walking with Jesus and led by the Spirit.

The Diocese, which was founded in 1905, covers South London and East Surrey. The area of London north of the River Thames is served by the Diocese of London
The Diocese is divided into three Episcopal Areas - Croydon, Kingston and Woolwich - each with an 
area Bishop, two Archdeacons and a team of clergy and laity who carry out various roles related to vocations, Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns, women’s ministry and Readers.