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Did you know the Diocese has...?

  • 327 churches including the Cathedral

  • 327 Parishes, joined to form 123 Benefices

  • 140 full-time parish clergy

  • 32 unpaid clergy

  • 150 Readers

  • 4,000 people attend churches regularly

  • 99 Church of England schools

  • 1 City Academy, sponsored jointly with Samworth Brothers

    And did you know...?
  • Chaplains work in hospitals, prisons, colleges and universities, with HIV/AIDS, in industry and with the disabled

  • St Philip’s Centre for Study and Engagement in a Multi-Faith Society provides training for Christians, other faiths and civic partners

  • Launde Abbey is the Diocesan Retreat House at East Norton, welcoming thousands of people each year to a place of prayer and Christian hospitality

  • Street Pastors provides late night support to people in the City Centre

  • The Welcome Project offers practical help and support to asylum seekers and refugees

  • Rural Officers link those living and working in the countryside with support services

 

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