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Comprehensive Safeguarding Review published
Winchester Diocese welcomes the publication of the PCR2 (Past Cases Review 2). Its aim was to identify both good practice and institutional failings in the Church of England in...
St Luke’s Stanmore and the Diocese of Winchester
For a number of years, it has been apparent that St Luke’s Church, on Mildmay Street in Stanmore, is suffering from a number of major building defects. A report...
Images from Services of Commemoration from across our Diocese on the death of Her Majesty the Queen
Winchester Cathedral © Harvey Mills 2022 St Mary’s, Southampton St Michaels, Basingstoke © Harvey Mills 2022
Bishop Debbie’s Sermon from Evensong at Winchester Cathedral – 11 September 2022
In 2002, her late Majesty said the following words: ‘I know just how much I rely on my faith to guide me through the good times and the bad....
Announcement
Today we join with the whole nation and friends across the world in expressing our sorrow at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Amidst the pain and grief...
Foodbank Founder and Civil Servant among 17 new clergy ordained at Winchester Cathedral
A foodbank founder and Civil Servant were among 17 new members who joined the Diocese of Winchester’s team of clergy on Sunday as they were ordained as deacons in...
Local Southampton MP visits Bitterne church after major renovations
A Southampton MP and the Mayor of Southampton attended a Community Open Day at the newly renovated Holy Saviour Church in Bitterne. The new extension recently opened after extensive...
Bishop of Southampton relaunches Hampshire church after major renovations
A church in Hampshire reopened to the public on Monday for the first time in three years, following a significant renovation project. The launch of the newly revitalised St...
Archbishop of Canterbury visits Winchester Cathedral
At the invitation of the Dean and Bishop Debbie, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, paid a pastoral visit to Winchester Cathedral on Sunday to commission...