Four cathedral choirs, an eight-piece brass ensemble and modern worship band, will be leading worship at the inauguration service for the new diocese on Pentecost Sunday in York Minster. The format...

Bishop Tom Butler, Acting Bishop of Bradford, has condemned recent actions by the far right group, ‘Britain First’ in a speech at a gathering of councillors, civic leader, community and faith leaders...

News Release History has been made this Easter, 2014 with the creation of the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales, the first new diocese in the Church of England since 1927, and, at 2,630 square miles, one of the largest dioceses in England by area. With a population of 2.3 million people served by 656 Anglican churches, it includes the cities of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield as well as North Yorkshire towns such as Skipton, Catterick, Harrogate and Settle.

Poppies will be grown in churches and church schools across the new Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales as a joint act of remembrance for the centenary of World War One. Poppy packets are being...