In Norfolk and Waveney, there are church communities across 20 deanery areas.
With over 650 church buildings, the Diocese of Norwich has one of the highest numbers of heritage buildings in the UK. Over 90% of which are Grade listed buildings, many are hundreds of years old with ancient stories to tell. All our church buildings regularly used for prayer and worship can be found through A Church Near You.
Church buildings which are redundant, closed, run by preservation trusts or are now ruins can be found on the Exploring Norfolk Churches website. You can also find information, pictures and trails to go on in Norfolk and Waveney.
The most important part of our churches are the people who serve in them, from clergy and lay ministers, to Parochial church council members and volunteers. Serving their local parishes and communities week in, week out and living out their Christian faith in this way.
Do you look after a church building?
You can find the church building information pages here.
Churches of Note
The Diocese of Norwich is also home to Norwich Cathedral, Great Yarmouth Minster, King’s Lynn Minster, St Benet’s Abbey and Wymondham Abbey, as well as the shrine at Walsingham and the shrine to St Julian of Norwich.
Great Yarmouth Minster
Bishop of Norwich designated St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth a Minster Church in 2011.
King’s Lynn Minster
King’s Lynn Minster is situated in the historic surroundings of the Saturday Market Place in the heart of King’s Lynn.
St Benet’s Abbey
St Benet’s Abbey was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict, situated on the River Bure within the Norfolk Broads.
Walsingham Shrine
Situated in North Norfolk, the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is a place of Christian hospitality for all.
Wymondham Abbey
Wymondham Abbey is a magnificent Norman church, established in 1107, as part of a monastic foundation.