With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we are pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd James Norris, currently Associate Vicar in the Benefice of Holy Trinity Leicester and St John the Divine, as Chaplain to the Bishop of Sheffield in the Diocese of Sheffield.
We are pleased to announce that Jessie Tang will be taking up a new role of Diocesan Intercultural Communities Enabler and Pioneer.
We are pleased to announce The Revd David Cowie, Rector in the Wigston Benefice also as Assistant Area Dean of the Gartree Deanery
It is with sadness that we announce the death of The Revd Peter Taylor, aged 89, on Monday 10 August 2026.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Ven Dr Peter Hooper, formerly Archdeacon for France, Monaco, and Switzerland in the Diocese of Europe, as Associate Priest of Saxelbye with Shoby, in the Diocese of Leicester, subject to the usual statutory Church of England checks and procedures.
We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Tim Madeley, currently Vicar of Christ Church Bushmead & Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of St Albans, as Head of Vocations in the Diocese of Leicester, subject to the usual statutory Church of England checks and procedures.
We are pleased to announce that The Revd Alison Iliffe, Team Vicar of Market Harborough and The Transfiguration, has been appointed also as Area Dean of the Gartree Deanery for a period of 3 years, until 30 September 2029.
Further to the announcement dated 31 July 2026 advising that The Revd Cecilia Adjadje has been appointed as Vicar in the Benefice of Evington, we can now confirm that Cecilia’s service of Collation and Induction will be conducted on Wednesday 28 October.
Further to the announcement dated 10 July 2026 advising that The Revd James Norris has been appointed as Minister (Interim) of the Conventional District of Hamilton, we can now confirm that James’ service of Welcome and Licensing will be on Sunday 6 September.
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that Syd Henderson, Associate Minister in the Benefice of St John Hinckley, has stepped down from his ministry with effect from 30 August 2026.