Central to the delivery of the Plan is the evolution of the Diocese’s 11 deanery communities into 11 parishes, with three deaneries due to be constituted as parishes this Autumn 2025.
May 2025 Canon Kieron O’Brien highlights the progress of the Pastoral Plan across our Diocese. Read more
The Council of Priests represents the body of priests in the Diocese and assists Bishop Richard in matters of governance, acting as a consultative body. At a meeting held earlier this month, Council members voted in favour of canonically establishing three new parishes: Brighton & Hove, Guildford, and Weybridge. This marks a significant and unprecedented stage in the development of the Pastoral Plan, with each of the three communities preparing to become a single parish under the care of a Moderator and priests working in solidum with him.
As society becomes more secular our parishes must be ever-clearer beacons of light guiding people to Christ. The new Plan highlights how our community of faith can embrace this important time of renewal, forging diocesan parishes into communities of saints and strong, lively, and welcoming schools of discipleship.
The Pastoral Plan is available to read in two formats below: the full version [18 pages] and an abridged version [10 pages], with hard copies available to read in each parish.
Watch the Unfolding the Pastoral Plan webinar held on 10th January 2024
Read the full version of ‘The Word Who is Life: The Call to Mission’ 2024 here
May 2024 Canon Kieron O’Brien, the Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Planning has issued an update on the progress of the Pastoral Plan across our Diocese. Read the update here
Diocesan Pastoral Plan March update 2024
Read the Abridged Pastoral Plan here
Writing in the new Pastoral Plan for the Diocese “The Word Who is Life: The Call to Mission” (7.4), Bishop Richard asks that every parish provides times of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, leading to monthly Holy Hours. To support this, the diocesan Formation team is providing regular resources – including suggested scripture readings and intentions.