On 2 March 2026, the College of Canons gathered in Ely Cathedral to elect the Right Reverend Sarah Clark as the next Bishop of Ely, following her nomination by the Crown.
If you're involved in a Friends, Action, or Project group at your church, Samuel Pedlar, our Church Buildings Support Officer, would love for you to be in touch!
The Growing Younger Team are here to support you with your mission and ministry with Children and Young People.
The latest Living Ministry report, 'Fearfully and Wonderfully Made': Understanding the Wellbeing of Disabled and Neurodivergent Clergy, has been published.
The Diocese of Ely is aware of reports regarding the Bishop of Lincoln, The Rt Revd Stephen Conway, who served as Bishop of Ely until his departure in May 2023.
The Barnwell Sports Programme (which ran from 2021-2024) set out to explore how sport could become a space where young people encounter God and grow in faith.
Each year on the fourth Sunday of Lent, countries around the world celebrate Mothering Sunday. Mothering Sunday this year is celebrated on Sunday 15 March 2026.
Sunday 8 March 2026 is the Day of Reflection across the UK for the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter to the Diocese, The Rt Revd Dr Dagmar Winter, The Bishop of Huntingdon and currently Acting Bishop of Ely, has announced that the Diocese of Edinburgh (Scottish Episcopal Church) has published that its Synod has elected her to be the next Bishop of Edinburgh.
Do you have a role in one of our unlisted/ungraded churches here in the Diocese of Ely?
Deepening Roots of our Life in Christ. A day of refreshment for busy ministers, Clergy and LLMs in the Diocese of Ely and beyond.
Throughout the 27th January (2026), Bishop Sarah travelled across our Diocese, visiting schools, churches, businesses and community groups, meeting clergy, lay ministers and diocesan staff - listening to local stories and seeing at first-hand the breadth of ministry and mission taking place.
A group of eight curates and clergy from the Diocese of Ely visited our link Diocese of Kigali in Rwanda, visiting local churches, communities and experiencing life in Kigali.
Ely Cathedral and the Diocese of Ely are delighted to be hosting a Racial Justice Conference, with the support of the Racial Justice Unit. The conference will look at how remembering the stories of our past can help to shape how we live together today and how we reimagine the stories of our future.
Across the Diocese, churches are embracing the challenge of growing younger, and the Launchpad program is proving to be a powerful catalyst for change. Designed to support parishes in developing children and youth ministry, Launchpad is helping churches take small, intentional steps that lead to lasting transformation.
The Rev'd Fiona Brampton, Chaplain at Little Gidding, has organised a series of Quiet Days throughout 2026.
Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE will today (Wednesday 28 January) become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul's Cathedral. She is the first woman to hold the office in its 1,400-year history.
We are delighted to share the announcement from Downing Street that His Majesty the King has approved the nomination of the Right Reverend Sarah Clark, Acting Bishop of Durham and Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow in the Diocese of Durham, for election as Bishop of Ely.
On Thursday 22 January the Government announced a 1.5 billion GBP package of funding for cultural organisations to restore national pride.
Did you read the special Vocations edition of the Ministry Mailing?
