Chaplains

There are many chaplains working across the diocese in various settings.

• Click here to read news stories of the work of chaplains around the diocese

• Bishop Martyn recorded a video conversation with Noel Reyes from the Leicestershire Filipino Chaplaincy during the spring Corona virus lockdown, about his experiences working in a care home during lockdown and the work of his church and the Filipino Chaplaincy in Leicestershire in supporting each-other, carerers and the NHS here.

• A national Church of England service was recently (October 2020) streamed online with the theme of Chaplaincy in Care Homes. You can watch it here.

• Click the links below to read reflections from some of our hospital chaplains during the Covid-19 pandemic 

  • Revd Sarah Wright - based at Bradgate Mental Health Unit and Glenfield Acute Hospital

  • Revd Sonya Ratten - based at Leicester Royal Infirmary

  • Revd Mark Burleigh - Head of Chaplaincy & Bereavement Services

Please find details of chaplains below:

University Chaplains:

University of Leicester:
Revd Luke Briggs
Mrs Ros Henwood (rfh7@le.ac.uk)

Loughborough University:
Revd Chris Taylor

De Montfort University:
Christian Faith Adviser: Revd Canon Dr Johannes Arens (johannes.arens@leccofe.org)

School Chaplains: 

Leicester Community College: Revd Jane Sharp
Loughborough Schools Foundation: Revd Elizabeth York

Sports Chaplaincy: 

Leicester City Women Football : Miss Louise Davis
Sports Chaplain at Loughborough University Chaplaincy: Revd Tony Johnson

East Midlands Airport Chaplain:

Revd John Dawson (due to retire 12 February 2021)

Prison Chaplains:

Chaplaincy Advisor, National Offender Management Service:  Revd Helen Dearnley (helen.dearnley@justice.gov.uk)
HMP Gartree:  Revd Emma Higgins
HMP Leicester: Mrs Helen Stokes

Religious and Spiritual Care for Hospital Patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland: 

Ecumenical and multi-faith Chaplaincy Teams serve the local hospitals. The Chaplains named below are able to refer patients of whatever denomination or faith to the most appropriate colleague in their team. Many have answerphones for leaving messages for Chaplains and give information about contacting on-call Chaplains in an emergency. 

University Hospitals of Leicester:

Referrals may be phone to the chaplains' office on each site: 
Glenfield Hospital: 0116 258 3413
Leicester General Hospital: 0116 258 4243
Leicester Royal Infirmary: 0116 258 5487
Referrals for any site can be emailed to: chaplaincy@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
See www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/chaplaincy for more infomation. 

Community Hospitals & Mental Health Services:

Jane Richards, Chaplaincy Secretary: 01509 56 4218 chaplaincy@leicspart.nhs.uk

The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice - LOROS

Revd Andrew Martin: 0116 231 8411/ andrewmartin@loros.co.uk

Filipino Community Chaplain:

Revd Canon Herbert Fadriquela (fatherherbert@yahoo.com)

The Deaf Community Chaplain: 

Revd Susan Leighton

Trinity Hospital Chaplain:

Revd Canon Barry Naylor (canonbarrynaylor@gmail.com)

Launde Abbey Chaplain:

Revd Canon Helen Newman

Acting Chaplain to Belvoir Castle

Revd Simon Shouler

If you need to contact any of the chaplains above that don't have an email address listed please email communications@leccofe.org