Diocese of Norwich

Who we are

The Diocese of Norwich is the Church of England across the areas of Norfolk and Waveney.

Supporting churches

Resources, training and practical advice for all who serve in our churches and local communities.

Supporting schools

Professional advice, training and resources for all who serve in our schools and academies.

How churches are responding to COVID-19

Stories of hope from across the Diocese about how people are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing God's love in their local communities.

Local live streams

Churches across Norfolk and Waveney are live streaming services, hosting virtual groups, and sharing content digitally. Join a community near you.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for parishes

Read the regularly updated Church of England guidance for all churches.

Bishop's Lent Appeal 2021

This year as a diocese we will be joining together to give towards the Archbishop of Canterbury's 'Together in Unity' appeal to support churches and communities around the world during the pandemic.

Think safeguarding

Advice on staying alert, particularly in the current lockdown: reach out, recognise, record and report.

Connect! booklet series

Explore the relationship between Christian faith and some of the most pressing issues of our time.

You are warmly invited to subscribe to a new project for Lent 2021. Every day from Ash Wednesday (17 February) until Holy Saturday (3 April) Susanna Gunner will explore a single word, offering one or two ideas for us to mull over each day.

Living in Love and Faith

A comprehensive set of resources about matters of identity, sexuality and marriage.

Bishop Jonathan bids a fond farewell

As the Rt Revd Jonathan Meyrick retires as the Bishop of Lynn this weekend, he looks back on some highlights and memories of his time with us.

Engaging the community in Badersfield

Though it was a Christmas like no other, members of the church in Badersfield still made the season special for families in their community.

Pyjamas for young carers

Over Christmas, some of our churches got together to give a great gift to some of the incredible young carers in North Norfolk. The Revd Tony Lynn and Paddy Seligman explain.

Filling the Gap in the Aylsham & District Team of Churches

The Filling the Gap project has had an impact in many areas of the diocese. Liz Dawes has told us more about how this has happened for families in the Aylsham area.

Life, Death and Christian Hope: an e-learning course for Lent 2021

Wed 17 Feb - Sun 28 Mar

Join this flexible, home-based, tutored, online course and explore the themes of life, death and hope that are at the very heart of our faith. This course is open to all.

Facilitator Peter Nicholls offers the following description of the way the course will be run and outlines its content:

John Wesley is reported as saying: “Our people know how to die well.”

This course may help you to prepare for a Christian death, but that’s not the only reason for signing up! The subjects are fundamental aspects of Christian understanding at the core of what we believe, giving us confidence to live as Jesus lived. And even if our own death is, we pray, a long way off, most of us encounter people who may not be so far away or who have lost loved ones and are asking deep questions, craving a Christian answer. One might even say a “true” Christian answer, free from some of the doggerel that can inhabit bereavement cards.