Welcome

We are the Church of England Diocese of Leicester. Our vision is the Kingdom of God.

We are a family of more than 18,000 Christians who worship in church buildings, houses and schools, as well as community and outdoor spaces. We believe in encouraging every Christian to live out their faith in everyday life, as they pray, tell others about God, and demonstrate God’s love for the world in their actions. With over 320 churches, 234 parishes, almost 100 schools and academy trusts, and a rapidly growing number of fresh expressions of Church, we are proud to be a rural diocese with urban heartlands.

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News and Stories

Lifting Shame, Tackling Poverty

12th March 2026

The Bill to remove the two-child limit in Universal Credit was debated in the House of Lords today (12 March 2026). The Rt Revd Martyn Snow, Lord Bishop of Leicester, addressed the House with a speech highlighting how the limit deepens both material poverty and the sense of shame experienced by families, reinforcing harmful assumptions about their responsibility and worth. He called for cross‑party collaboration on how to end the policy and address the wider structural and emotional impacts of poverty on people’s lives.

Sisters Shining a Light on the Unseen Women of the Bible

10th March 2026

As a source of study and reflection during Lent, the ‘Sisters’ of the Church of the Martyrs in Leicester are concentrating on stories of the ‘unseen’ women of the Bible, shedding light on the lives and characters of women often overlooked in Scripture, but deeply significant in God’s redemptive plan.

Could God Be Calling You to Chaplaincy?

12th March 2026

What if your ministry, the outworking of the life of Christ, wasn’t just inside a church building… but in the heart of everyday life? In workplaces, schools, universities, prisons, hospitals, airports, the armed forces, even alongside civic leaders - chaplains bring hope, faith, and presence where it matters most.