St Oswald's Guiseley achieve Silver Eco Church Award
First published on: 28th March 2025St Oswald’s Guiseley are celebrating achieving their Eco Church Silver Award.
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Lessons learnt and new ways ahead at our Synod
First published on: 24th March 2025Safeguarding, Barnabas and lessons learnt from legal actions were on the agenda for the 30th Diocesan Synod which met online last Saturday.
Bishop Nick announces his retirement with thanks to all in our diocese
First published on: 24th March 2025The Rt Revd Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds announced his retirement in an Ad Clerum to clergy this morning and will end his ground-breaking role at the end of November this year.
How to help a changing world become better, asks Bishop Nick
First published on: 22nd March 2025The world is changing, but stay focussed on the Kingdom of God, was the core message of Bishop Nick’s wide-ranging Presidential Address to our 30th Diocesan Synod.
New Bishop of Wakefield enjoys first day in diocese
First published on: 21st March 2025Our new Bishop of Wakefield enjoyed a grand tour of the varied area where he will serve everyone, following the Downing Street announcement of his appointment.
Holy Nativity Mixenden visits Park Lane Academy careers fair to talk vocations
First published on: 21st March 2025One of our Huddersfield area churches has been helping local pupils learn more about what it means to work in the Church.
Lead bishops for racial justice have been appointed by the Church of England
First published on: 21st March 2025The Bishop of Kirkstall, Arun Arora of our diocese, and the Bishop of Croydon, Rosemarie Mallett, have been appointed by the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London as the first joint lead bishops for the Church of England on racial justice.
The Ven Malcolm Chamberlain to be Bishop of Wakefield
First published on: 19th March 2025The Venerable Malcolm Chamberlain, Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham, will be the new Bishop of Wakefield in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds, Downing Street announced today.
Clergy-run charity helps asylum seekers enjoy the Dales
First published on: 14th March 2025A charity run by two of our clergy which encourages social and spiritual growth through outdoor pursuits has just returned from a weekend in the Dales with people seeking asylum.
St Mark's Harrogate become third church in diocese to get Eco Church Gold Award
First published on: 12th March 2025St Mark’s Harrogate have become the third church in the Diocese of Leeds to achieve their A Rocha Eco Church Gold Award.
