The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022
First published on: 7th March 2023The legal age of marriage has increased to 18
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Office move to St John's House, Bury
First published on: 9th February 2023We have recently moved into our new offices.
Bishop David’s duty week in the House of Lords
First published on: 6th February 2023Last week (30th January – 2nd February 2023) Bishop David was the duty bishop in the House of Lords.
Farewell service for Bishop Mark Ashcroft
First published on: 30th January 2023On Saturday, a service was held at Manchester Cathedral to bid farewell to Bishop Mark Ashcroft.
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CCJ National Campus Leadership Programme Launched in Manchester
First published on: 6th September 2022In collaboration with St Peter’s House, Manchester, the Council of Christians and Jews is delighted to announce the hire of two new managers for its flagship Campus Leadership Programme, now based in the heart of Manchester’s higher education institutions.
New offices for Manchester Diocese
First published on: 21st July 2022At a meeting this week, Bishop’s Council agreed plans for the refurbishment of St John’s House, Bury, which has been chosen as the new office base for the Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) and the Diocesan Board of Education (DBE).
General Synod election results
First published on: 14th October 2021The votes for the election of members to General Synod have now been counted and verified.
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Appointment of Independent Reviewer for Past Cases Review
First published on: 5th November 2020The diocese has appointed an Independent Reviewer, Suzanne Cottrell, to ensure that safeguarding cases have been identified and dealt with appropriately, in the next stage in the PCR2 process.
Clergy Discipline Measure
First published on: 25th April 2020The Diocese of Manchester complies with the guidance issued by the Clergy Discipline Commission for publishing notices of penalties imposed upon its clergy.
Financial Update from the Chair of the Board of Finance
First published on: 13th February 2020The Chair of the Board of Finance, Phillip Blinkhorn, sets out the thinking behind the budget for 2020 - 2022. During 2019 it became clear that our diocesan plan, agreed in October 2018, to return to a break-even position by 2021 would not be achieved.