diocese of bristol: events and training
Stoke Gifford
The Diocese of Bristol is the Church of England across Bristol, South
Gloucester, North Wiltshire and Swindon. There are 30,000 people worshipping
regularly in more than 200 churches, led by hundreds of clergy serving within
seven deaneries. Around 15,000 children and young people attend our 72 church
schools, while chaplains serve in institutions across our region. Our bishops
lead and oversee the Church in the Diocese of Bristol. Rt Revd Vivienne Faull is
the 56th Bishop of Bristol and was consecrated Bishop at a service at St Pauls
Cathedral in July 2018. She was installed as the 56th Bishop of Bristol at
Bristol Cathedral on 20 October 2018 and introduced as a Lord Spiritual at the
House of Lords on 23 October. Rt Revd Dr Lee Rayfield, the Bishop of Swindon,
supports the role of the Diocesan Bishop. He works across the diocese alongside
his community leadership role in Swindon. We are shaping a new vision and set of
priorities for the coming years in a 12-month process called Transforming
Church. Together. We want to understand what we do well, what we can change for
the better and how to create a positive way forward together. Between February
and April 2021 we will be talking and listening to lots of different people,
from both inside and outside the church. As part of the Church of England, we
are participating in the Renewal and Reform Programme in a variety of ways.
