On 20 October 2022, Downing Street announced the appointment of the Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, currently Bishop of Ripon, as the next Bishop of Newcastle. Bishop Helen-Ann and her husband, Myles, spent the day touring the Diocese.
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Students from Duke’s Secondary School in Ashington planted a tree last month, gifted to them at STEM Fest Net Zero
Downing Street has announced the appointment of the Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, currently Bishop of Ripon, as the next Bishop of Newcastle. The appointment was approved by Her Late Majesty The Queen.
As the new academic year began, so did a new phase of chaplaincy at Northumbria University. It is a quiet, new start taken in stages as the space in the university used by chaplains, faith groups, meditators and seekers moved from a rather out-of-the way location to a much more central space
On Thursday 14th July, four vicars from our link diocese, Møre in Norway, came to visit.
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Blanchland Community Development Organisation is thrilled to acknowledge a National Hewritage Fund Grant grant of £98,900 towards the second stage of The Blanchland Abbey Project, the ‘6 As of Blanchland’
Following the success of last year's first event, Newcastle Diocese Generosity Week returned on Sunday 25 September 2022. This time, it has a distinctly local flavour.
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The iconic Lindisfarne Gospels underwent a 130-mile journey this September, travelling from Gainford in County Durham to Lindisfarne, Holy Island
A season of celebrations is taking place to mark the creation of the Lindisfarne Gospels on Holy Island around 1300 years ago.
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The Very Revd Geoff Miller, Dean of Newcastle, has today announced that he will retire in November.
Bishop Mark joined with other faith leaders to pay tribute to The Late Queen Elizabeth II before the start of the Great North Run
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We join with the whole nation, and friends across the world, in expressing our sorrow at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
On Friday 15 July, Revd Canon Rob Saner-Haigh was consecrated as the new Bishop of Penrith at York Minster.
On Saturday 2 July and Sunday 3 July, eight new Deacons and five new Priests were ordained to serve in the Diocese of Newcastle.
On Friday 15 July at York Minster, Revd Rob Saner-Haigh will be consecrated as the next Bishop of Penrith
A new initiative focused on survivors of faith-based abuse and those who support them is being launched by the Diocese of Newcastle.
Exhibition in Exile is an exhibition of cartoons by renowned cartoonists on immigration, refugees and asylum seekers accompanied by a panel discussion, music performance by migrant community groups and art workshops.
The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell arrived at Holy Island on Saturday after completing a 60-mile pilgrimage along St Cuthbert’s Way.
A group of around 100 people, passionate about the rural church, gathered at the Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre on Hadrian’s Wall for a conference on all things rural church.
Congratulations to our 13 ordinands who will become deacons and priests this Petertide
Parishes and churches across the Diocese celebrated in style this year, as the nation commemorated The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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A Newcastle vicar and voluntary ambulance responder has been awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal
We are extremely pleased to announce that the Reverend Canon Rob Saner-Haigh, currently Residentiary Canon Director of Mission and Ministry in Newcastle Diocese, is to become the next Bishop of Penrith
The BBC’s flagship religious show visited St Andrew’s Corbridge as part of an episode exploring Northumberland’s Christianity
A retired Cumbrian headteacher has set himself the unique challenge of cycling to every St Paul’s Church in the country to help restore a historic organ
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A new Priest in Charge has been appointed to the churches of North Tyne and Redesdale
A North Tyneside church which runs a vital community baby bank has launched a fundraising appeal for a new heating system
Our friends at Northumberland Church of England Academy Trust (NCEAT) are on the lookout for professionals from a wide range of industry sectors to get involved in the governance of the Trust as it embarks on one of its most exciting chapters to date
Bishop Mark visited Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond to celebrate the opening of their Centenary Exhibition.
Bishop Mark attended the installation of the new High Sheriff of Northumberland, Colonel James Royds and Canon Alan Hughes as his Chaplain
