In all our communications, we want to share news of God at work and support the vision of the Diocese.
We help churches, groups and other people across the Diocese with everything from crisis media relations and press releases to social media, website and leaflet advice. We can offer communications training, media training and come and talk to churches and deaneries.
If you have a story to share from your church or community, please do get in touch.
We encourage parishes to give their communications the maximum effectiveness their resources permit. At its simplest, every parish should ensure its A Church Near You page is up to date. This website is scoured by search engines and links directly into the diocesan website. It is the most common source of information about churches for visitors and newcomers. To amend data at ACNY you need to register and then login to amend your entry.
We respond to enquiries from the media for the Diocese and on behalf of parishes.
We manage diocesan communications channels including this website, our social media and various internal communications tools.
Email: comms@lichfield.anglican.org
Communications Team
Arun Kataria
Director of Communications
Mobile: 07930 826182
Email: arun.kataria@lichfield.anglican.org
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Director of Communications Arun joined the diocese in 2024 after in a career spanning nearly three decades in Church of England roles, including the Church Commissioners, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishops Council and as Director of Communications for St Albans Diocese. |
Simon Jones
Office: 01543 306097
Mobile: 07973 625665
Email: simon.jones@lichfield.anglican.org
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Creative Media Producer Simon joined the diocese in 2012 after career as a sound recordist in broadcasting and corporate video production. He takes particular responsibility for video and audio production, most in-house graphic design, this website and the Chad Blog. |
Social MediaA number of departments also have social media channels focussing on their areas of work. |
Internal CommsPrimarily for sharing news, stories and information with church leaders including Wardens, PCC members, Treasurers, lay ministers and clergy 1) The BulletinOur fortnightly email newsletter carries news particularly relevant to church officers, PCC members and clergy. It is free to sign up using the form below: 2) The Chad BlogThe Chad Blog is a place of reflection on topics not necessarily tied to particular events from people around the diocese - lay and clergy as well as Diocesan officers and bishops. It incorporates the monthly reflection from one of our Bishops or other senior clergy that has been know for many years as the Bishops' Pastoral Letter. Parish magazine editors can get each month's Pastoral Letter in advance by emailing the Comms Dept, stating which parish they edit for and asking to be added to the distribution email - that way they will receive it as soon as it is available. 3) Parish Magazine ArticlesWe distribute two articles each month for parish/village magazine editors to use - one focussed on churchyard and ecological topics from our colleague Narriet Carty at Caring for God's Acre, and a second from a diocesan officer. Editors are invited to contact Simon Jones for inclusion in that circulation. 
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