Diocese of Manchester

News from the Diocese of Manchester. The diocese covers most of Greater Manchester, as well as areas of Lancashire and Cheshire. 

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Church Times Cricket Cup: battling to a win, despite absences — and the M62

THE first round of the 2019 Church Times Cricket Cup is under way, in its 69th season

17 May 2019

Peterloo: The story of the Manchester massacre, by Jacqueline Riding

David Walker reads a study, 200 years on, of the Peterloo massacre

17 May 2019

Letting sheep graze on consecrated ground is not disrespectful, diocesan Chancellor rules

IN A rural churchyard, it is not disrespectful to allow a limited number of sheep to graze in a controlled manner on consecrated ground, the chancellor of the diocese of Manchester has ruled

15 Feb 2019

Homelessness crisis is severe, say charities

08 Feb 2019

Homelessness in Manchester at peak levels, says bishop

04 Jan 2019

Churches offer shelter at night as winter sets in

14 Dec 2018

Falafel stall is a dream — ‘a gift from Jesus’

23 Nov 2018

Bishop Lane celebrates the legacy of women’s suffrage, 100 years after women secured the vote

23 Nov 2018

Violence in prisons rising, figures show

02 Nov 2018

‘Men in Sheds’ project to tackle loneliness among winners of outreach awards

19 Oct 2018

BBC documentary highlights church debt work

05 Oct 2018

Winners of first Church Times Green Health Awards announced

02 Oct 2018

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