Welcome to the Church of England in a large area of the Midlands which has a population of over 2 million, including Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, the Black Country and northern Shropshire. Lichfield is a vibrant and diverse diocese, a mixture of urban and rural with almost 600 churches and over 200 Church schools. Thank you for visiting our website. Read more.
The Rt Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave
Bishop of Lichfield
Lichfield Diocese News
Have a calm, bright and joyful Christmas
20th December 2024
Christmas Message 2024 from the Rt Revd Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield
Racial Justice and Bishop Selwyn… what we can learn from history!
9th December 2024
Bishop Michael recently hosted the first Selwyn Lecture since before the Covid 19 pandemic, based around three perspectives on racial justice. The final one, offered by the Bishop of Lichfield, drew on his recent brief sabbatical in New Zealand which afforded him the opportunity to study the ministry of the Rt Revd George Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand, and the 90th Bishop of Lichfield, after whom these lectures are named.
£2million church repairs on knife edge
9th December 2024
Uncertainty over a government grant scheme that has run for over twenty years and could end in weeks is threatening completion of more than £2m of repairs to a Hanley church.
Chad Blog
A Gospel of Songs
26th November 2024
Christmas and New Year are on the horizon – but for the church, a new year has just started. The next twelve months at church will be full of readings from Luke’s Gospel.
Wellbeing
A range of resources and support for ministers and diocesan staff.