Bishop Paul | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

Hunslet Gathering commissioned by Bishop Paul

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 13/10/2021 - 14:48

A new church community has been commissioned in Hunslet, looking to embrace the diverse cultures and aspirations of the local community. The Hunslet Gathering was commissioned by the Rt Revd Paul...

Bishop Paul to retire from his Leeds Area role in the New Year

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 01/10/2021 - 11:01

The diocese is to bid farewell to the Rt Revd Paul Slater, Bishop of Kirkstall, who announced his retirement today. Bishop Paul took on his role, which covers the Leeds Episcopal Area, as Bishop of...

Diocese of Leeds launches new toolkit to help churches reach carbon net zero

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 15/09/2021 - 15:52

The Diocese of Leeds is pleased to share its toolkit for churches as part of its strategy for achieving carbon net zero by 2030: Saving Creation. The toolkit invites churches to start on the pathway...

Saving Creation - Strategic Action to Combat Climate Change

Join us on the journey to become a carbon net zero church. We invite you to start on this pathway by using the new Churches Toolkit that can be accessed on our website at https://www.leeds.anglican.org/environment/saving-creation

Bishop Nick

Bishop Paul

environment

Rosh Hashanah greetings shared with our Jewish friends by our six bishops

Submitted by jack.bacon on Fri, 03/09/2021 - 16:32

To mark the Jewish celebration of Rosh Hashanah, our six bishops have sent their greetings in a message to our Jewish friends. The marking of their religious New Year involves the traditional eating...

26 prayers for the planet ahead of COP26 climate talks

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 17/08/2021 - 11:37

The Climate Emergency has prompted the publication of 26 prayers dedicated to the environment by Leeds-based priest Revd Jon Swales. An Associate Priest at Leeds St George, Revd Jon has long been a...

Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends across our diocese and beyond

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 17:45

A goodwill message to mark the end of Ramadan has been sent from our six bishops to Muslim people across our large and diverse diocese and is printed in full below: To Muslim friends, colleagues and...

Our bishops send greetings for Vaisakhi 2021

Submitted by jack.bacon on Mon, 12/04/2021 - 10:56

Our six bishops have offered a greeting to our Sikh friends and communities for this year's Vaisakhi. The full greeting can be read below. Picture courtesy of Michael Clark. "To Sikh friends,...

Our six bishops join virtual community service for Great Get Together

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 19/06/2020 - 14:39

All our six bishops will be taking part in the first-ever national Virtual Community Service from Batley tomorrow morning to celebrate the Great Get Together weekend, with the aim of b ringing...

Remembering the Sri Lanka terror attacks one year on

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Tue, 21/04/2020 - 09:03

A year ago, on Easter Sunday morning, the world woke up to the horrific and tragic news that bombs had taken the lives of 253 people attending churches or in hotels across Sri Lanka. On the first...