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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We are starting a new process across the diocese to learn from the experiences of recent months as we seek to be Shaped By God Together.

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If you would like to share anecdotes of lockdown, good or difficult, for the Shaped By God Together process click here.

Please be aware that St Martins House will be closed throughout the national lockdown in England. If you need to contact any diocesan staff please do so by email, as they will be working from home, and they will be unable to answer calls on their normal telephone numbers.

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• Leicester Cathedral
• Community of the Tree of Life

• Diocesan Board of Education
• Launde Abbey

• St Martins House
• St Martins Lodge
• Christian Resources Leicester

• St Philip's Centre
• Together Leicester