In these difficult circumstances, the Diocese of Leeds has published a short FAQ to help parishes help the church to learn about how we have done in 2020. After the publication of the Statistics for...

A report on the Church of England by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) has been welcomed by the Diocese of Leeds, which had already begun to expand its support for survivors. The...

A new Safeguarding Training Officer has joined our diocese and will help guide people through a specially developed online learning course launched this month. Alex Robertshaw-Seery will oversee the...

People across the diocese took their next steps in their journeys of faith this past weekend, with the ordinations of 13 new deacons and 14 new priests. Multiple socially-distanced services took...

A new service providing vital support for survivors of church-related abuse is now operational. Safe Spaces , commissioned by the Anglican and Catholic Churches in England and Wales, will be run by...

The first-ever online Diocesan Synod took place today with much discussion of the impact of COVID-19 across our region and a shared commitment to the future. In his presidential address to the 116...

Shared work and prayer can help us shape the future of our diocese and care for those in need as we learn to live with COVID-19, writes Bishop Nick. In a letter to clergy sent yesterday, Bishop of...

Ordinations of Deacons and Priests will be taking place in the Diocese of Leeds at the beginning of October. Thirteen Deacons will be ordained at Bradford Cathedral on Sunday October 4, with twelve...

The Diocese of Leeds is in the top three dioceses across the country for using a new online tool to help make our churches carbon-neutral. The Energy Footprinting Tool on the Parish Returns system...

One of our Leeds churches has been bringing church outside to people, thanks in part to a grant from the diocese. St James the Great in Manston has been running ‘Inside-out Church’ in their...