News & Stories


Remembrance Sunday 2024

11th November 2024

Across the diocese, our churches and schools have been holding services and taking part in civic and community events to mark Remembrance Sunday.

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An Act of Solidarity in the City

1st October 2024

Christians from the Diocese of Leicester were recently involved in an act of solidarity to offer support and loving service to asylum seekers living in their local community.

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Bringing Communities Together Across Difference in Hamilton

31st July 2024

Up and down the diocese our worshipping communities are running holiday play schemes, cafés, craft events and camps, making vital connections between church and children and offering loving service to the community.

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An Evening of Interfaith Learning

11th July 2024

Sparkenhoe East Deanery Synod recently welcomed special guests, in partnership with the St Philip’s Centre, to an evening of interfaith encounter at St Philip and St James Church in Ratby.

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Revd Dr Sarah Siddique Gill Appointed as Leicester Cathedral’s Canon Missioner

7th July 2024

The Very Revd Karen Rooms, Dean of Leicester, and the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester, are delighted to announce that the Revd Dr Sarah Siddique Gill, currently Vicar of the United Benefice of St. Stephen with St. James, Blackburn and Assistant Archdeacon in the Diocese of Blackburn, has been appointed as the new Canon Missioner for Leicester Cathedral.

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Tea and Theological Discussion With Leicester's Diverse Faith Communities

1st December 2023

Bishop Saju visited Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurudwara in Leicester, together with Tom Wilson from the St Philip’s Centre.

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Celebrating Corpus Christi and a multicultural Church Sharing service

15th June 2023

Bishop Saju has been out in the diocese presiding over our richly diverse worshipping communities


Bishop Saju visits Avanti Fields School

14th November 2022

Bishop Saju recently visited Avanti Fields secondary school in Hamilton for a question and answer session with year ten students, as part of their study of Christianity.


Bishop Saju visits Abrahamic communities in Leicester

28th April 2022

Bishop Saju had a day of Abrahamic interfaith activity.

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