NEWS / At its meeting on 4 December the Dioceses Commission unanimously agreed with a proposal received from the Archbishop of Canterbury to fill the vacant see of Maidstone. 

General Synod has given its support to a proposal from the Diocese of Leicester to request HM The Queen to create a new See to be called the Bishop of Loughborough.

Andrew Norman will be the new Suffragan Bishop in Europe, Downing Street has announced.

Karen Rooms to be the next Dean of Leicester.

The Ministry Experience Scheme in the Diocese of Leicester.

Proposals affecting the benefices of Leicester Forest East; and St Crispin Braunstone Town with Thorpe Astley in the diocese of Leicester.

This consultation expires on Monday 7th October 2024.

Following the resignation of the former Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Jonathan Goodall, in September last year, a consultation on the way forward for the see has received a number of calls to consider relocating the post to be rooted in an individual diocese and diocesan college of bishops.

Liturgical resources for Creation and the Environment.

The Dioceses Commission exists to help resolve issues regarding Diocesan boundaries in partnership with others, and to encourage shared working across boundaries.

The Season of Creation, or Creationtide, is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1st September to 4th October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life.

Theme for 2024 - To hope and act with creation

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