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Welcome to Lichfield Diocese

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

Pope Francis RIP

21st April 2025

On learning of the death of Pope Francis, the Rt Revd Dr Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield, has made a statement.

Seeking the Kingdom - on foot

23rd April 2025

From 3 - 12 April, as part of his Lenten Observance, Bishop Michael will be walking though all four archdeaconries of Lichfield Diocese. On each of these ten days he will stop in the evening to join a parish for prayer and Bible study. He will take as his subject one of the ten goals in the Diocesan Strategy, ‘Seeking the Kingdom’ on each day.

Assistant Archdeacons of Lichfield Appointed

31st March 2025

Bishop Michael has appointed two Assistant Archdeacons of Lichfield. They will take up these temporary roles from Wednesday 26th March.

Events

Monday 28th April
12:30pm - 1:30pm -
Churchwarden Cafe: How to complete the Energy Footprint Tool
Tuesday 29th April
12:00pm - 1:30pm -
Pioneering Parishes: Culture Change & Practice
2:00pm - 5:00pm -
Wolverhampton Area Mission and Pastoral Committee

Vacancies

Rector: Stone S.Michael and S.Wulfad with Aston S.Saviour

List B Casework Officer (part time)

Rector: Llanyblodwel, Llanymynech, Morton and Trefonen

Chad Blog

Stop to move forward

23rd April 2025

The world is a busy place. And Our lives at church can be no different and it can be hard to find the time, or the energy to stop and think about anything, let alone our ‘calling’. We all have one. Even serving coffee is one.  Helen Scheven from our Vocations team writes on slowing down and taking stock during Easter week in our latest Chad Blog.

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The Bulletin

The Bulletin is our fortnightly news email for anyone involved in the running and leadership of churches, schools, chaplaincies and Fresh Expressions in the Diocese of Lichfield.

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Wellbeing 

A range of resources and support for ministers and diocesan staff.

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