News & Stories


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.


The first Bishop of Loughborough consecrated at Canterbury

1st August 2019

History 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 2019

The Revd Canon Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani has been appointed as the first Bishop of Loughborough.

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