News & Stories


Bishop's letter in The Times calls for full inquiry into impact of COVID-19 and Government action to tackle racism 

5th June 2020

The Bishop of Loughborough is calling for a comprehensive public enquiry following this week's report highlighting disparities in impact of the Coronavirus, as well as urging the Government to outline what steps will be taken to tackle racial prejudice more widely.


BBC Radio 4 broadcasts Bishop Guli's Lent Talk

9th April 2020

The Bishop of Loughborough's 15 minute Lent meditation was broadcast as part of a series in Holy Week.


Bishop's Lent Pilgrimage around Leicestershire community and social action projects

17th February 2020

Bishop Guli undertaking more than 30 visits and a charity ‘sleep out' as part of a Lent Pilgrimage


Bishops' Lent Appeal to raise funds for Cook and Eat Hubs

10th February 2020

Our Bishops have chosen the Together Leicester Cook and Eat project for this year's Lent Appeal


Bishop's call for European churches to strengthen solidarity

31st January 2020

The Conference for European Churches commits to ongoing cooperation post Brexit and calls for prayers and work towards reconciliation.


Bishiop Guli's latest Radio 4 'Thought For The Day'

20th January 2020

Read the text of the Bishop of Loughborough's most recent BBC Radio 4 Thought For The Day about her prayer, as an Iranian and a Christian, that ongoing responses to the death of Iranian General Soleimani will draw on traditions reflected in Iran's poetry, its rich culture and in the worship of the magi at the feet of the Christ child.


Bishop Guli becomes an Honorary Doctor of Laws

16th January 2020

University of Leicester awards Honorary Degree to Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Loughborough


Bishops' Christmas hopes for everyone to encounter God who journeyed towards us

16th December 2019

Watch Bishops Martyn and Guli's Christmas message


Bishop Guli's newspaper article about our vision for a truly diverse Church

21st October 2019

Bishop Guli has written a feature for the Church of England Newspaper about our vision for real transformation in Diocese of Leicester churches that will see worshippers willing to be changed by encounter with others.


Bishop Guli's Welcome to the Diocese

1st August 2019

In this video, we hear from Bishop Guli about what she is looking forward to as well as the main areas of ministry she will be involved in as the new Bishop of Loughborough.

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