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From the 1860s onwards a steadily increasing number of British dioceses, especially in the Church of England, began issuing publications containing a variety of news, comment and educational articles relating to their work. Similar examples were eventually added by a number of Roman Catholic dioceses and by various ecclesiastical denominations overseas. ==Early examples== The earliest regular example was seemingly the ''Diocesan Magazine'' introduced about 1867 in the Anglican diocese of Lichfield (also incidentally the centre for some of the earliest parish magazines). This was during the episcopate of bishop John Lonsdale. However it seems mainly to have been a localised version of a separate magazine, ''Mission Life''.〔''Derby Mercury'', 22 Jan 1868, page 6 (reviews): ''"Lichfield Diocesan Magazine", No V, January (): Derby, Bemrose & Sons; "Mission Life", January (); London, Rivingtons. These works are nearly identical in their contents; certainly identical in their aims. The "Diocesan Magazine", as the title explains, is more closely connected with our diocese than the general contents of "Mission Life". Both are cheap and, as we believe, as reliable as they are interesting. They record much valuable work in a very interesting style and we should be sorry to miss them.'' No complete surviving copies of this early diocesan magazine are known to exist in any repository. Copies of ''Mission Life'' 1866-1869 and a new series 1870-1886 are held by the British Library.〕 There had previously been a short-lived ''Oxford Parochial Magazine'', but this had been neither published by nor centred on the diocese.〔Croft, P., The Parish Magazine Inset, 1993, ISBN 1-873529-60-0〕 During the Victorian era such publications were frequently named as the Diocesan Gazette or simply as the Diocesan Magazine. From the early 20th century many dioceses began to produce shorter monthly news bulletins or leaflets, often designed for possible inclusion as an insert within the local parish magazine. These could either replace the older magazines (sometimes being quite similar to some of the less ambitious gazettes) or alternatively might be ancillary to them. Occasionally the introduction of a new diocesan gazette might attract scepticism or controversy: in London diocese there were complaints of early high-handed techniques being used in efforts to increase their circulation.〔Morning Post, 14 Feb 1887: ''An effort is now being made, with the Bishop’s direct sanction, to compel every clergyman in the diocese not only to subscribe himself to the newly established Diocesan Magazine but also to act as its agent … surely Sir, if the Diocesan Magazine supplies a real need it will soon make its way and does not require to be pushed in such a manner as this''.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diocesan magazines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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