New forms of church attract thousands of worshippers in Leicestershire
2nd October 2019A report assessing the impact of work to develop a wide variety of non-traditional forms of church shows significant growth in worshippers
News & Stories
New Chaplain for Leicester City Women Football Club
26th September 2019Louise Davis has taken up the role of Chaplain to Leicester City Women Football Club and has been getting to know the players and club members in recent weeks. Louise will be a pastorally proactive, spiritually reactive, non-judgmental listening ear for the club, working with everyone from the Under 9s girls to the physiotherapists, while focusing on the first team female players.
Next Archdeacon of Leicester announced
1st August 2019The Church of England's next Archdeacon of Leicester has been named as the Revd Canon Richard Worsfold, currently Area Dean for Leicester and Vicar of the city's Church of the Martyrs.
Bishop Guli's Welcome to the Diocese
1st August 2019In 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.
The first Bishop of Loughborough consecrated at Canterbury
1st August 2019History was made when the Archbishop of Canterbury consecrated the first Bishop of Loughborough, the Rt Revd Guli Francis-Dehqani, at Canterbury Cathedral.
Persian woman appointed as first Bishop of Loughborough
31st July 2019The Revd Canon Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani has been appointed as the first Bishop of Loughborough.
Revd Claire Wood announced as new Archdeacon of Loughborough
31st July 2019As Archdeacon of Loughborough, Claire will work to support churches across the western half of the Diocese of Leicester, an area which includes Loughborough, North West Leicestershire, Market Bosworth and Hinckley.
Bishop Christopher announces retirement
26th July 2019Bishop Christopher has today announced that he will retire at the end of May 2017.
Bishop Martyn greets the diocese
26th July 2019The Rt Revd Martyn Snow, travelled through county and city on his first day as Bishop of Leicester Designate.
Welcome to the New Bishop of Leicester
26th July 2019The new Bishop of Leicester is to be the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, currently Bishop of Tewkesbury. The announcement was made on the website of 10 Downing Street this morning.
