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Bishop Philip Listens to the Stories of Seafarers at Southampton Docks
On his journey meeting representatives from the diocese on being announced as the next Bishop of Winchester, Philip Mounstephen visited Southampton docks. There he joined in the ministry of...
School Children Give Bishop Philip a Thumbs Up
The next Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen, was announced on Thursday 6 July at St Mark’s Church of England School, with pupils from year 3 up...
Announcement: New Bishop of Winchester
The next Bishop of Winchester will be the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, currently Bishop of Truro, Downing Street has announced today. Bishop Philip will serve as the 98th Bishop of...
Ordinations 2023
New Deacons Check out the rest of the new Deacon photos from 2 July on our Flickr account. New Priests You can find more photos of these Priests being...
PRESS RELEASE: 18 New ‘Revs’ to be Ordained at Winchester Cathedral This Weekend
This Saturday 1 July and Sunday 2 July, in four separate services at Winchester Cathedral, 18 people will be made deacons (new vicars), along with 16 being ordained as...
A Tale of Two Callings: Ordinands Called to Different Ministries
Rhiannon Wilmott will be serving her curacy at St Paul’s Winchester having trained for ordination through the Winchester School of Mission. She generously shared her story about hearing the...
New Deacons and Priests in the Diocese of Winchester
On 2 July, 18 men and women within the Diocese of Winchester will be made deacons at Winchester Cathedral, along with 16 being ordained as priests. Meet the ‘new...
Churches Supporting People with Dementia
Across the diocese, there are some incredible examples of church communities offering companionship, support and care to people with dementia, with many churches teaming up with Christian organisations like...
Taking Church Outdoors Into the Community
What better time and place to appreciate God’s creation than outdoors, when the sun is shining? Churches from across the Diocese of Winchester have been taking advantage of the...