In Service - Revd James Pickersgill, Bishop's Chaplain
13th October 2025In this video we invite you into Revd James Pickersgill’s world as Bishop’s Chaplain and loving servant to the diocese.
News & Stories
Revitalising Ministry in Broom Leys
13th October 2025It was a joyful service of welcome and commitment to shared ministry in the Benefice of Broom Leys, as the Revd Steve O’Rourke was licensed Vicar of St David’s Church.
Have You Pledged to Make the Great Switch?
9th October 2025The Season of Creation may be over, but there’s still time to make the Great Switch. By taking this small, but impactful step towards our net zero carbon mission, your church can reduce its environmental impact.
A Harvest of Harmony in Soar Valley - Parishes Unite in Choral Praise
8th October 2025It was a harmonious sharing of musical gifts as neighbouring parishes from the north of the diocese recently came together in joyful fellowship to celebrate Harvest Choral Evensong.
Collation and Installation - Welcoming the New Archdeacon of Leicester
9th October 2025The collation and installation of the new Archdeacon of Leicester was held on Thursday (2 October) during evensong at Leicester Cathedral. Family, friends, colleagues and church communities came together in celebration and support for the new ministry of the Reverend Richard Trethewey during a service of welcome and commissioning.
Encountering God’s Love in the Outdoors
6th October 2025Launde Abbey was host to the 2025 Outdoor Worship Leicestershire (OWL) Conference, which saw more than 120 people - adults and children - come together to Pray and Play in Creation through a variety of diverse and creative workshops.
The Heart of Pastoral Care: Celebrating and Commissioning Chaplains
6th October 2025It was an afternoon of prayer and praise, recognition and respect, as the Diocese and Cathedral came together to celebrate the vital ministry of chaplains who serve faithfully across our hospitals, schools, prisons, universities, and many other community spaces within the Diocese of Leicester.
A Transformative Visit to Tanzania: Faith, Learning, and Connection
6th October 2025In September, a diverse team made up of ordained, licensed, and lay members from the Diocese of Leicester, embarked on the first intercultural and intergenerational visit to our link dioceses in Tanzania - a journey that proved to be both formative and deeply moving.
Bishops in the Diocese of Leicester Welcome the Next Archbishop of Canterbury
6th October 2025In recognition of the announcement of the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, bishops in the Diocese of Leicester made the following statements:
The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE to be Archbishop of Canterbury
3rd October 2025His Majesty The King has approved the nomination of the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally, as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, Downing Street has announced.