We pray to be generous and visible people of Jesus Christ

Welcome to the Diocese of Ely

The Right Reverend Sarah Clark was welcomed and installed in a ceremony at Ely Cathedral (click here for photos from the service) on Sunday 21 June 2026 after becoming the seventieth Bishop of Ely in a legal ceremony on 17 April 2026.

This website offers resources, guidance and inspiration to all those in the Diocese, helping us to grow a confident Christian presence in every community in our region.

Our church communities exist to serve their parish in all kinds of loving ways. That love is inspired through our Christian faith. Church schools exist to provide education like any other school, but have distinct values drawn from the Christian faith.

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Appointment of an Interim Assistant Archdeacon, Archdeaconry of Cambridge

10th September 2026

The Revd Nick Moir, Incumbent of Fen Ditton, Horningsea and Teversham, and Rural Dean of Cambridge North, has agreed to serve as an Assistant Archdeacon focusing on the Archdeaconry of Cambridge. This is a 9-month time limited role.

Vocations Newsletter - September 2026

4th September 2026

This special Vocations focused mailing is full of information for all those discerning, enabling and encouraging vocations in the life of the church.

Generosity Week 2026

3rd September 2026

Generosity Week often takes place in the Harvest season, so that as we thank God for his generosity to us, we also have the opportunity to think about how we might respond to that generosity.

Generous giving: video resource

2nd September 2026

This short video animation was produced by a benefice in our diocese to use for encouraging generous giving. They freely offer this video resource for use to others in the Diocese of Ely.

Free Faith Security Training from the Home Office

26th August 2026

Faith Security Training is a new training scheme available from the Home Office for faith communities in England and Wales.

Resources and Events for Creationtide 2026

21st August 2026

Creationtide, or the Season of Creation, is the period in the annual church calendar, from 1 September to 4 October, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life.
Friday 11th September
Saturday 12th September
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Sunday 13th September
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Monday 14th September
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Tuesday 15th September
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Wednesday 16th September
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Friday 18th September
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Saturday 19th September
10:00am - 4:00pm -
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Sunday 20th September
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Finance Assistant, Ely Diocesan Board of Finance

The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance is seeking a Finance Assistant (full time, 35 hours per week) to join their Finance Team. Closing date for applications is Noon, Friday 18 September 2026.

Vicar of St Ives, Cambridgeshire

We are a modern, inclusive church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, within a beautiful market town, 15 miles north of Cambridge.

Vicar of The Staughtons and Hail Weston (0.6 fte), nr. St Neots, Cambridgeshire

We seek a new vicar for this established benefice; someone who can build on strong foundations. This will be a part-time (3 days per week, plus Sunday duties) position.

Rector (designate) for The Paxtons with Diddington, Southoe and The Offords

The role of Rector (designate) for The Paxtons with Diddington, Southoe and The Offords is an opportunity to lead 5 rural churches with a vision to grow in faith together, to be at the centre of village life and to share the message of Jesus.

Rector for the Benefice of Whittlesey, Pondersbridge & Coates, Peterborough

The role of Rector of the benefice of Whittlesey, Pondersbridge and Coates is an opportunity to lead 4 diverse but interconnected churches with a desire to grow in mission and grace. We serve 18000 people in this fenland town and surrounding communities within 4 miles of Peterborough.

Rector, The Orchard Welle Benefice, Cambridgeshire (0.6fte)

Situated in the South of Wisbech Lynn Marshland Deanery in the Diocese of Ely, the newly formed Orchard-Welle benefice comprises a group of five parishes serving a population of around fifteen thousand people in a mixture of large & small Fenland villages. The area is semi-rural, with open fields and big skies and is criss-crossed by the waterways which characterise the Fens.
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