Latest news, updates and commentary from the Church of England.
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Bishop calls for UK 'net zero' commitment as climate change report published
07/10/2018
NEWS / Church's lead environment bishop describes 'critical risk' to global communities as new report published.
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Bishop Chris Goldsmith to lead Church of England’s Ministry Division
24/06/2019
The Church of England is pleased to announce the appointment of The Rt Revd Dr Chris Goldsmith as its new Director of Ministry.
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Bishop Emma Ineson to take up London role
15/12/2022
Downing Street has announced Bishop Emma Ineson's appointment as the new Bishop of Kensington from spring 2023.
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Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani to lead Church of England drive to tackle housing crisis
20/01/2021
Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani to become the Church of England’s Lead Bishop for Housing to spearhead the Church’s efforts to help ease the UK’s crippling housing crisis.
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Bishop of Birmingham responds to Autumn Statement
23/11/2016
The Bishop of Birmingham, Rt Revd David Urquhart, has issued the following response to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.
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Bishop of Carlisle sets out arguments against assisted suicide
16/01/2015
The Church of England's opposition to a change in the law on assisted suicide remains "absolutely clear", the Bishop of Carlisle says today, as peers prepare to debate Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords.
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Bishop of Chichester statement following article in Brighton Argus
03/02/2016
NEWS / The Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner, has issued the following statement following an article published in the Brighton Argus Newspaper.
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Bishop of Coventry to be Dean of Windsor
20/06/2023
Christopher Cocksworth has been announced by Downing Street as the next Dean of Windsor.
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Bishop of Coventry to lead Further and Higher Education work
03/12/2021
He will help to lead the Church of England's Vision for engagement in Further and Higher Education
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Bishop of Dover to assume interim episcopal oversight in Channel Islands
22/01/2014
NEWS / The Bishop of Dover, the Rt Revd Trevor Willmott, is to assume interim episcopal oversight of the work of the Church of England in the Channel Islands on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury, to whom the Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Tim Dakin, delegated the oversight of the Islands.
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