Bishop Philip North will be the next Bishop of Blackburn

Bishop Philip currently serves as the Bishop of Burnley within the Diocese of Blackburn so will lead the whole diocese in his new role, succeeding Julian Henderson who retired last […]
Safe Spaces Service Update

Safe Spaces, the free national support service for victims and survivors of church-related abuse, will increase operational hours under a newly appointed independent provider, First Light, who take over the […]
Diocesan Fees 2023

The Diocesan Fees table for 2023 is now available for download and print. Table of Fees 2023
Prayer Diary – January 2023

The Diocesan Prayer Diary for January 2023 is now available online and for download in both Word and PDF formats. January 2023 Prayer Diary (Word) January 2023 Prayer Diary (PDF)
Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at Cathedral Isle of Man

Archbishop of York to Visit the Isle of Man

The Very Reverend Steven Cottrell, Archbishop of York will be visiting the Isle of Man between 16-19 March 2023. A full programme for events during his visit will be released later, […]
Mothers’ Union Advent Service

The annual Mothers’ Union Advent service (and the Feast of St Nicholas) was held on Tuesday 6 December and was attended by the Diocesan patrons – Lady Lorimer and Mrs […]
Appointment of the Archbishop’s Mission Enabler for the North

The Revd Canon Dr Mark Powley, currently the Principal at St Hild College, has been appointed as the Archbishop’s Mission Enabler for the North. This is a new and exciting […]
Bishop’s Letter: Advent and Christmas 2022

I have just looked back to my Advent letter of last year. Dated 1 December 2021, it makes reference to the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 identified at the beginning […]
New Bishop of Beverly Consecrated in York Minster

The Rector of Central Barnsley, Fr Stephen Race has been consecrated in York Minster today. The recording of the service and the order can be found below. Recording of the […]