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The Bishops of Worcester and Dudley
The diocese is led by the Bishop of Worcester, supported by the suffragan Bishop of Dudley.
Bishop John's Lent appeal for 2024
Bishop John’s Lent Appeal this year will be for the Friends of the Holy Land.
Martin Gorick officially becomes Bishop of Dudley
Martin will be consecrated as Bishop of Dudley on Tuesday 28 January at Southwark Cathedral.
Bishop John leads pilgrimage to Canterbury
This weekend, Bishop John and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, Bernard Longley are leading an ecumenical pilgrimage to Canterbury with a group from the two dioceses.
Bishop Graham welcomes new scheme from Christian Aid
Bishop Graham has welcomed a new globaljustice scheme launched this January by Christian Aid in partnership with theChurch of England which aims to empower a new generation of children to speakout against poverty and injustice.The scheme, GlobalNeigh
An open letter from Bishop John
Bishop John has written an open letter to the Diocese, setting out why he believes that the celebration and honouring of monogamous, faithful same-sex relationships by the Church would be consonant with the scriptural witness.
Bishop John visits Harvington CE First School
Bishop John recently visited Harvington CE First School and joined in with their ‘climate day’ as they tidied the school grounds.
Bishop John celebrates 10 years!
Bishop John has celebrated 10 years as the Bishop of Worcester in a special service in Worcester Cathedral.
Documents
MDR 1 - Ministerial Development Review Scheme Guidance
Summarises the MDR Scheme made by the Bishop of Worcester following guidance approved by the Archbishops’ Council in January 2010 under the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009.
Eucharistic Assistants Letter from Bishop 2017
The Bishop\'s letter setting out the change of policy.
Videos
New Year Message
"If ever we needed a Happy New Year this is it!" Watch a new year message from Bishop Martin.
Bishop John's Lent Appeal 2021
Bishop John’s Lent Appeal this year will be for the Diocese of Peru where the Coronavirus pandemic has hit the people extremely hard. To find out more: www.cofe-worcester.org.uk/lent-appeal
Bishop Martin 3 March 2021
Tomorrow is World Book Day and can you guess which book the Bishop of Dudley might be talking about in this week's video reflection?
Easter Message 2021
"The death of Jesus, is at the heart of the Christian Festival of Easter; but death does not have the last word." Watch Bishop John's Easter message for 2021.
Bishop Martin 19 May 2021
The Bishop of Dudley reflects this week on Pentecost, the birthday of the church. Pentecost is celebrated on the the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) from Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.
Bishop Robert 26 May 2021
Today we celebrate the life and witness of Augustine of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of the English Church and patron saint of the Anglican Communion. This week's video reflection comes from Bishop Robert Paterson.
Bishop John 23 June 2021
In this week's reflection Bishop John talks about the #CathedralsCycleRoute, a relay which journeys round all 42 English cathedrals. The Bishop will be cycling the Hereford to Worcester leg next week. Find out more: www.cyclinguk.org/cathedrals-cycle-route-challenge #CCR
John Fitzmaurice 30 June 2021
"Ordained ministry has at its core the call to enable the church to better be the church." In this week's video Director of Ordinands and Vocation, John Fitzmaurice, reflections on ordained ministry. This coming weekend, Bishop John and Bishop Martin will ordain 9 new priests and 5 new deacons in Worcester Cathedral. We will be live streaming the services on our Facebook page. Please pray for those who are ordained, and especially for those to be ordained this weekend.
Stuart Currie 21 July 2021
In this week's video the Bishop's Chaplain, Stuart Currie reflects on Michael Ramsey, the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury - his holiness, his intellect, his passion for Christian unity and commitment to social justice, and his wise and sometimes pithy sayings!