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
Innovation Funding supports church that has doubled in seven years
24th January 2023
A Wolverhampton church that draws together multiple communities will develop its journey of discipleship and mission and be able to foster its intercultural activities....
LLF - a message from bishops in the Diocese of Lichfield
20th January 2023
A letter to clergy and lay ministers in our diocese following this morning's College of Bishops' response to Living in Love & Faith....
Bishop Clive to retire
6th January 2023
The Bishop of Wolverhampton, the Rt Revd Clive Gregory, has announced that he is to step down....
Chad Blog
'Head to Heart' resource for families living through dementia
30th January 2023
This resource is born of personal experience. My dad died in 2018 and he was diagnosed with dementia ten years earlier. He’d been a solicitor in Birmingham and spent his working life making incisive, head-level connections. The journey of the last decade of his life was a journey from head to heart....
Wellbeing
A range of resources and support for ministers and diocesan staff.