Let's Celebrate Easter online together
Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 03/04/2020 - 16:06
Special Easter messages from Bishop Nick will be broadcast on our website and social media platforms throughout Holy Week together with a raft of ideas and resources for online worship. A new Easter...
Ad Clerum - Bishop Nick (18 March 2020, Coronavirus)
18 March 2020
To all Clergy in the Diocese of Leeds
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In a rapidly changing environment, advice regarding the...
Slogans trump facts in political messaging warns Bishop Nick
Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 14/02/2020 - 06:42
Slogans and shallow messaging on social media are harming scrutiny of big political issues, argues Bishop Nick Baines in the Church Times. Writing in this week’s edition, he warns against a trend to...
Faith leaders and young people come together to learn about Holocaust
Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 06/02/2020 - 16:14
Faith leaders and young people from across the diocese have gathered to learn from the events of the Holocaust. The visit to the Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre in Huddersfield was attended...
Bishop Nick to speak on faith and politics in Bradford
Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 05/02/2020 - 15:29
The Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds, will be speaking on faith and wisdom in politics at an upcoming event at Bradford Cathedral. Bishop Nick’s address will be entitled ‘Waiting for a Miracle...
Bishop Nick's Christmas Day message of hope and vulnerability
Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Thu, 19/12/2019 - 14:28
Bishop Nick has filmed a Christmas Day video message for our website and social media platforms with the following message: "I recently went to see an exhibition at the Royal Academy in London and...
Bishop Nick gives lecture on the ways ecclesiastical law enables the church
Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Tue, 23/07/2019 - 14:02
The Bishop of Leeds was the speaker at a recent meeting of the Ecclesiastical Law Society held at Church House in Leeds, chaired by Professor Mark Hill, The Chancellor of the Diocese. It formed part...
What is the Will of the People asks Bishop Nick at Harold Wilson Lecture
Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Wed, 10/07/2019 - 10:19
Bishop Nick has given a high profile lecture on how the numbers add up regarding Brexit. Addressing the question “the will of the people?” he has given the annual Harold Wilson Lecture at...
‘A momentous and uplifting occasion’ - 25 years of the Ordination of Women celebrated by the Diocese of Leeds
Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Mon, 17/06/2019 - 11:32
People from across the diocese packed Ripon Cathedral to mark the Silver Anniversary of the ordination of women as priests in the Church of England. The special service was presided over by the Rt...
